The rapid embrace of AI in China, its biggest testing ground, may shape how AI is used globallyChina is rapidly adopting artificial intelligence tools. Ordinary citizens and businesses are using AI for daily tasks and work. Chinese co...
06 May, 2026, 09.44 AM IST
Revamped Tata Neu to bet on loyalty, financial services: Tata Digital CEO Sajith SivanandanTata Digital is pivoting Tata Neu from a broad commerce aggregator to a loyalty-led financial services platform, focusing on payments, inve...
21 Apr, 2026, 09.26 AM IST
Russia sees China's WeChat, Douyin as models for its homegrown Max messengerThe Kremlin is pushing Russians to use Max instead of Telegram, currently the country's most popular messaging app, but is facing stiff r...
08 Apr, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
Tencent integrates OpenClaw into WeChat for Chinese usersWith this, users in China can now interact with WeixinClawBot as a built-in AI contact that can receive messages, respond, and possibly car...
22 Mar, 2026, 02.22 PM IST
Tencent seizes momentum in China’s AI race against AlibabaTencent in just the past week introduced several signature products aimed at tapping a national enthusiasm for AI agents like OpenClaw — au...
18 Mar, 2026, 09.14 AM IST
Superapp X to be a better WeChat outside China: Elon MuskIn the conversation with the cofounder of Zerodha, Musk also outlined how Tesla, SpaceX and xAI could collaborate on solar-powered AI satel...
01 Dec, 2025, 10.28 PM IST
Russian intelligence says it collects WeChat data: What does that mean?The disclosure highlights the rising level of concern about Chinese influence in Russia as the two countries deepen their relationship. As ...
08 Jun, 2025, 04.59 PM IST
Elon Musk wants Twitter to be more like WeChat, to allow 'outrageous' commentsElon Musk told Twitter employees that the platform needs to become more like WeChat and TikTok if it wants to achieve his goal of reaching ...
17 Jun, 2022, 12.51 PM IST
China weighs Tencent payments overhaul, new license requirementThe potential move would present a fresh hurdle for Tencent, which along with other internet firms was told in 2021 to cordon off financial...
18 Mar, 2022, 12.28 PM IST
Chinese tech giant Tencent's WeChat app sees downloads surge before U.S. banThe U.S. Department of Commerce issued an order requiring Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to remove WeChat for downloads on national se...
22 Sep, 2020, 10.38 AM IST
China's Tencent rebrands WeChat work app ahead of Trump banTencent, registered the WeCom trademark on Aug. 19, according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
18 Sep, 2020, 03.52 PM IST
US government's court filing says upcoming WeChat 'ban' won't target its usersPresident Donald Trump issued orders on Aug. 6 that targeted WeChat and TikTok as purported national-security threats and imposed a Sept. 2...
17 Sep, 2020, 09.10 AM IST
A US WeChat ban could hurt many in America, not just ChinaFor people in the U.S., WeChat has less functionality than it does in China. But it's what connects immigrants and students from China to t...
19 Aug, 2020, 01.14 PM IST
Trump ban on top messaging app risks snarling global businessThe White House’s vaguely worded edict left a lot of open questions about how broadly the ban would be applied and the full ramifications f...
07 Aug, 2020, 07.16 PM IST
Capillary Technologies looks to tap instant messaging platforms, in talks with WhatsAppCapillary is also looking to increase its business from the consumer goods segment where it ventured early this year and has got clients li...
13 Mar, 2018, 05.17 PM IST
Apple hints at why we even need a smartwatchKevin Lynch went on to demonstrate how apps like Instagram, WeChat, and Uber have been adapted to work on the Apple Watch.
11 Mar, 2015, 02.31 PM IST
'Asian mobile apps challenge tech giants like Apple, Google'Asian-origin mobile apps LINE, YAY & WeChat are posing challenges to technology giants Apple, Facebook, Google and other telecoms carriers,...
04 Nov, 2014, 10.03 AM IST