Author: Jennifer Goula

AI voice transactions more readily available for mobile payments in India

Jennifer Goula
AI voice transactions - Voice technology on phone

The country’s UPI intends to roll out these services more expansively to rural users. The mobile payments system in India has taken off explosively since it first launched in 2016 and is now receiving an AI voice transactions upgrade to broaden access to these services. The service already has about 350 million active users who made almost 10 billion transactions last month. The AI voice transactions feature makes it possible for a consumer to complete digital payments both offline and through their voices. The purpose is to better reach communities…

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Mobile wallets see a decline in top-ups in some regions

Jennifer Goula
Mobile wallets - Bahamas Flag

As popular as these digital payment methods have become, they are declining in the Bahamas. In the Bahamas, the use of mobile wallets has become commonplace, but over the first five months of the year, a declining trend was recorded in top-ups. The decline wasn’t a slight one, it was practically a freefall in the amount of money topped up. During the first five months of 2022, top ups to mobile wallets reached $38.4 million. During the same period in 2023, that figure reached only $7.1 million, a fraction of…

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US Army to begin testing Microsoft mixed reality HoloLens headset

Jennifer Goula
mixed reality - United States Army Plane

The wearable technology has been altered as a specific combat version for the purpose it may be used. The US Army is about to receive an improved version of the mixed reality Microsoft HoloLens headset that it has been testing for some time now, as QR Code Press reported in 2021. The new headset has been designed to overcome several of the challenges identified during initial tests. Among the changes Microsoft has made to the mixed reality headset version meant for the US Army’s testing includes improvements to comfort issues…

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Call of Duty agreement reached between Sony and Microsoft

Jennifer Goula
Call of Duty Agreement - PlayStation controller

It took about 18 months to negotiate, but the companies will keep the popular game on PlayStation. Sony and Microsoft have finally come to a deal regarding Call of Duty after their discussion regarding the game’s future began about a year and a half ago. They have decided that they will keep the game on PlayStation. The companies came to the decision to keep the app on PlayStation after Activision Blizzard is acquired. “We are pleased to announce that Microsoft and PlayStation have signed a binding agreement to keep Call…

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QR code art project by Etstru and Kroppa bring unique design to barcodes

Jennifer Goula
QR Code - Kroppa Etstur QR Project Outdoor

Kroppa used generative AI tech and the stable diffusion model to appeal to potential tourists. Kroppa and Etstur have teamed up to create a collaborative QR code art project to be used for tourism marketing. The barcode art was designed by artificial intelligence and is used on billboards and screens in Istanbul. Kroppa used generative AI technology in combination with the stable diffusion model to create the QR code art. Etstur is a tourism agency that added the barcode to its spots throughout Istanbul, which included billboards, screens, magazines, as…

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