Alibaba Adds Tencent’s WeChat Pay on E-commerce Apps
On Wednesday, Alibaba announced that it would introduce Tencent’s WeChat Pay as a payment option on its primary e-commerce platforms, Taobao and Tmall, marking a significant shift in its payment strategy. Previously, these platforms predominantly promoted Alipay, operated by Alibaba’s affiliate Ant Group, also founded by Jack Ma. An Alibaba spokesperson expressed to CNBC the […]
Starlink Reverses Course, Complies with Brazilian Block Order: Regulator
Elon Musk’s satellite broadband company, Starlink, announced on Tuesday its compliance with a Supreme Court order from Brazil to block the social media platform X, reversing its previous stance communicated to Brazil’s telecom regulator Anatel. Initially, Starlink declared it would not comply with Justice Alexandre de Moraes’ directive to block X, leading to a freeze […]
Google, X Trail in Handling Non-consensual Explicit Images: Lawmakers
Google, X, and Discord are highlighted among major tech companies that could enhance their efforts to tackle the increasing issue of non-consensual explicit images online, as pointed out in a recent letter from senators. This letter criticizes these firms for not participating in two initiatives designed to facilitate the removal of such images and videos […]