Everything app: Payments system is Elon Musk’s first step in making Twitter an ‘everything’ app | – Times of India

Everything app: Payments system is Elon Musk’s first step in making Twitter an ‘everything’ app | – Times of India

Elon Musk has reportedly asked employees at Twitter to work on a payments system with support for crypto functionalities. This system is said to start with fiat currencies but will also be able to accommodate cryptocurrencies in the future. Citing sources, The Financial Times said that Musk instructed developers to build the platform’s payments system. … Read more

Tencent Is Betting Big on WeChat Channels to Challenge TikTok’s Dominance

Tencent Is Betting Big on WeChat Channels to Challenge TikTok’s Dominance

On a hot summer’s day last year, the 90’s boy band Backstreet Boys clambered on to a stage in Pennsylvania and belted out hits as 44 million viewers tuned in from thousands of miles away for the online concert hosted by China’s WeChat Channels. The show is just one of many events held by WeChat … Read more

Covid-19: Why this Foxconn announcement is the biggest proof that China is opening up – Times of India

Covid-19: Why this Foxconn announcement is the biggest proof that China is opening up – Times of India

Foxconn, the company that assembles Apple’s iPhones, has announced easing of Covid-19 restrictions at its Zhengzhou factory in central China. The Covid-19 restrictions led thousands of workers to protest and quit, which eventually slowed the production at the iPhone city. Multiple reports cited a statement on one of its official WeChat as saying that the … Read more