The tech giant’s effort to get users comfortable with artificial intelligence seems awfully creepy Microsoft recently held its annual Build developer conference, in which it placed a focus on its AI chatbot called Copilot, and how it is hoping to support consumers in becoming more comfortable with using artificial intelligence on a regular basis. To do this, the company has decided to let Copilot remember everything a user does on a computer. The goal is to support the user in knowing what to do next. While some responses have been…
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QR codes offer Tencent a fresh opportunity in Southeast Asia
The quick response barcodes offer a new way for the Chinese company to expand in mobile payments. Tencent is looking to QR codes as a strong opportunity to expand its mobile payments system throughout more of Southeast Asia, using its WeChat Pay. The Chinese giant’s digital wallet is already ubiquitous domestically Tencent spoke at the edge of the Money 20/20 conference this year on the subject of technology in Asia. There, a company exec said that by linking QR code mobile payment systems cross-border, WeChat Pay – called Weixin Pay…
Read MoreAnother WWE QR code was recently revealed
A recent WWE Backlash Broadcast gave viewers another barcode to scan A recent WWE Backlash Broadcast has revealed another QR code as a part of its campaign that has also included several mysterious glitches. The latest barcode indicated that a reveal could be approaching The QR code and glitch additions have been showing during the WWE’s Backlash. The most recent appeared between matches while Michael Cole, WWE announcer, was talking about Lyon, France, the event’s host city. B-roll of the French countryside was playing when the barcode suddenly displayed on…
Read MoreThreads app now has more daily users than X
Zuckerberg’s microblogging application is now more popular than former Twitter Meta’s newest social media platform, the Threads app, has recently overtaken X (formerly known as Twitter) in terms of its daily active users in the United States. The achievement was initially noted in December 2023 It was the Apptopia data intelligence firm that first observed that the Threads app had more daily active users (DAUs) than the X social media platform. “Threads DAUs in the US passed X in December 2023 and it has not looked back,” said Apptopia vice…
Read MoreApple ordered to remove WhatsApp from the App Store in China
The iPhone maker has removed the popular messaging application from the shop in the country Apple has announced that it has been required to remove the WhatsApp messaging application by Meta from the App Store in China in order to comply with regulations issued by Beijing. The Threads application was also required to be removed Both WhatsApp and Threads were taken down from the App Store when Apple received an order from Chinese authorities to do so. Officials from the country cited national security concerns without any additional details regarding…
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