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MEA flags Chinese livestreamers for allegedly passing off Dhaka as Delhi
India has condemned the actions of foreign content creators misrepresenting conditions in New Delhi with footage from Dhaka. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal expressed concern over the distorted portrayal of living conditions. Reports revealed Chinese livestreamers broadcasting from low-income neighborhoods while claiming they were in India's capital. Authorities have been urged to take action against those involved in these misleading activities.
150 Chinese vloggers on mission to defame India? Concerns raised after allegations of passing off Bangladesh slums as Delhi
Chinese vloggers are reportedly filming in poor neighbourhoods of Dhaka and passing off the footage as scenes from New Delhi while making disparaging remarks about India's living conditions. A Prothom Alo investigation identified livestreamers in Uttara and Tekpara, but their wider motive remains unclear, with one streamer describing the activity as product promotion.
Elon Musk announces $1 tipping feature for X Money
When users press and hold the Like button, they will be able to tip a creator or another user whose posts they appreciate and want to support. The transaction would be processed via X Money. The feature will make it easier for users to send small payments to other users without leaving the platform.
DeepSeek partners with Huawei to develop chip programming tools, reducing reliance on Nvidia
Chinese AI firm DeepSeek said on Wednesday it has partnered with Huawei Technologies to develop programming tools for Huawei's Ascend chips, the latest sign of Chinese tech firms deepening ties as they seek alternatives to the Nvidia ecosystem.
Lessons from Chinese AI Firms on Owning Customers’ Habits
As U.S. AI firms compete in an escalating race for superior models, bigger benchmarks, and more advanced features, Chinese companies are pursuing a fundamentally different strategy: embedding AI into users’ everyday habits. The authors argue that this “habit moat” approach may prove more durable than competing on raw capability alone. Whereas Western firms position AI as a destination consumers consciously visit, companies like Alibaba integrate AI into existing routines such as shopping, payments, food delivery, and travel booking, reducing friction until using AI becomes automatic behavior. Once AI capabilities become “good enough,” marginal technical improvements matter less than becoming the default path through recurring customer tasks. The authors outline four strategic imperatives for Western leaders: focus on behavioral cues rather than feature gaps, subsidize customer behavior instead of subscriptions, embed AI invisibly into existing workflows, and optimize for repeat usage rather than first-time adoption. The central warning is stark: AI may not replace employees first—it may instead capture the critical customer moments businesses currently own.
Global AI trade roars back as Meta’s personal agent fuels optimism
Global AI stocks and chipmakers rallied following the strong debut of Meta's Muse AI agent. The surge boosted semiconductor shares like Samsung, SK Hynix, and MediaTek. Easing geopolitical tensions and lower oil prices further lifted market sentiment across Asian markets and US tech stocks. Shortest Generic
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Alibaba launches Wan3.0 AI video model after $10 billion share sale
The new model can generate 30-second videos from documents, spreadsheets, slides and web pages, Alibaba Cloud said in a post on the WeChat platform. Alibaba said Wan3.0 had been used in short drama and film production, advertising and marketing, tourism promotion and music video creation since a public beta version was launched on August 6.
Tencent tests AI assistant for its super app WeChat in China
Known as Weixin in China, the super app has made the new AI assistant available to a small number of users, according to a statement from WeChat on Monday. Users are able to interact with the service, named Xiaowei, via text or voice, and the tool can help them complete various tasks by tapping into mini-apps, WeChat added.
Russia sees China's WeChat, Douyin as models for its homegrown Max messenger
The Kremlin is pushing Russians to use Max instead of Telegram, currently the country's most popular messaging app, but is facing stiff resistance from users, who argue that Max lags far behind its rival in terms of functionality.
Tencent integrates OpenClaw into WeChat for Chinese users
With this, users in China can now interact with WeixinClawBot as a built-in AI contact that can receive messages, respond, and possibly carry out tasks through chat. WeChat is known as Weixin in Chinese. Developed by Peter Steinberger, OpenClaw is an open-source AI assistant designed to function as a proactive personal agent, linking AI models with users’ everyday applications. The tool has seen rapid global adoption, especially in China.
Superapp X to be a better WeChat outside China: Elon Musk
In the conversation with the cofounder of Zerodha, Musk also outlined how Tesla, SpaceX and xAI could collaborate on solar-powered AI satellites.
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 Russia has become isolated from the West over its war in Ukraine, it has become increasingly reliant on Chinese money, companies and technology. But it has also faced what the document describes as increased Chinese espionage efforts.
Alibaba's China ecommerce platforms to accept Tencent's Wechat Pay
Alibaba is affiliated with the Jack Ma-founded Ant Group's Alipay, which is WeChat's main rival for online payments in China. Tencent has also been a major investor in other ecommerce platforms, including Alibaba rivals JD.com and PDD Holdings'. Both JD.com and Pinduoduo already offer WeChat Pay as an option.
Australian lawmakers recommend potential WeChat ban on government devices
Tuesday's report contains 17 recommendations including new transparency rules enforceable by fines, expanding an existing TikTok ban on government devices to contractors.
Apple expands retail presence in China, opens store on WeChat platform
The move by Apple comes as Chinese consumers increasingly turn to social media platforms such as WeChat and ByteDance's Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, to shop.
Tencent bets big on WeChat Channels in push to build its own TikTok
WeChat Pay became the second-biggest player in China's mobile payment market within a year of its 2013 launch, behind Alipay which is owned by Jack Ma-founded Ant Group.
China's WeChat shuts Bloomberg's financial news account
Tencent-owned WeChat said it had received "complaints" about Bloomberg's "Daybreak" account, which posts global market updates, reports South China Morning Post.
JD.com to issue shares worth $220 million to Tencent for WeChat access
The deal follows Tencent's sale of a $16.4 billion stake in JD.com to Walmart Inc last year and extends an existing partnership with the WeChat owner.
Elon Musk wants Twitter to be more like WeChat, to allow 'outrageous' comments
Elon Musk told Twitter employees that the platform needs to become more like WeChat and TikTok if it wants to achieve his goal of reaching one billion users.
China weighs Tencent payments overhaul, new license requirement
The potential move would present a fresh hurdle for Tencent, which along with other internet firms was told in 2021 to cordon off financial services from its main business.
China regulators should act further to free up apps' access to rivals' links: State paper
According to the Economic Information Daily, this showed companies could not be relied on to carry out "self rectification", and government bodies should take further actions including taking apps that do not follow the rules offline.
WeChat blocks China Evergrande messaging groups, some users say
Members said they were prevented from sending new messages to the groups. WeChat users reported seeing the error message "limits have been placed on this group because it violates relevant rules and regulations"
China tech crackdown: Tencent to allows WeChat users access to rivals' links
WeChat will implement the changes in phases—starting with allowing users to access links in private, one-to-one chats once they upgraded to the latest version of the app—but it would continue to prevent excessive marketing by rivals.
WeChat and TikTok taking Chinese censorship global, says Australian study
ByteDance’s TikTok often buries or hides words that reflect political movements, gender and sexual orientation or religion in most countries where it operates, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute said in a report.
PhonePe plans to be a super app like WeChat
Over the next two months, PhonePe’s platform will have over 30 major digital merchants map their in-app experience on it.
Capillary Technologies looks to tap instant messaging platforms, in talks with WhatsApp
Capillary is also looking to increase its business from the consumer goods segment where it ventured early this year and has got clients like Marico and Johnson and Johnson.
Chinese army warns officers' wives of secrets leaks on WeChat
Some strangers were found seeking information about the brigade through the chat group, which has more than 50 members including officers.
Flipkart, Jabong bet on instant messaging to acquire customers, facilitate payments
The two companies also partnered with Japanese messaging app Line, which has a feature that allows users to make payments using credit cards.
WeChat ties up with Getit Infomedia for local searches
Instant messaging application WeChat has partnered with local search platform Getit Infomedia, to allow users to search deals .
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