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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
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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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