Microsoft adds xAI's Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini to its Azure AI Foundry service, risking further OpenAI tensions; sources say Satya Nadella had pushed to host Grok
here's why that could be controversial Stephen E. Arnold / Beyond Search : Microsoft: What Is a Brand Name? Swagath Bandhakavi / Tech Monitor : Microsoft to host AI models from Meta, xAI, and others i...
The UFC signs a multimillion-dollar, multiyear sponsorship deal with Meta spanning Meta AI, Meta Glasses, Meta Quest, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads
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Meta and UMG sign a multiyear agreement about AI, monetization, and more for UMG artists and songwriters on Meta's apps, including WhatsApp for the first time
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the announcement says the new agreement “reflects the two companies' shared commitment …
WhatsApp partners with Stripe to let Singapore-based users pay some businesses within chats, after launching merchant payments in India and Brazil
Residents of #Singapore with a local #WhatsApp number can buy and pay directly … Tweets: Stephane Kasriel / @skasriel : 📢 @WhatsApp Singapore users can now pay local businesses for goods and services ...
Meta partners with JioMart, an e-commerce venture between Reliance Retail and Jio Platforms, to launch a grocery shopping service on WhatsApp in India
Meta partners with JioMart, an e-commerce venture between Reliance Retail and Jio Platforms, to launch a grocery shopping service on WhatsApp in India
Meta and an e-commerce venture between Reliance Retail and Jio Platforms are bringing JioMart grocery shopping to WhatsApp …
Uber adds ride booking via WhatsApp in India, starting with the city Lucknow, in a first for Uber and an expansion of WhatsApp's capabilities in the country
on WhatsApp Tweets: Dara Khosrowshahi / @dkhos : Getting a ride in India is now as easy as sending a @WhatsApp message. Thank you @wcathcart and team! ✉️ ➡️🚙 https://twitter.com/... Sri Jalasutram / @...
Uber adds ride booking via WhatsApp in Lucknow, India, a first for Uber and an expansion of WhatsApp's capabilities in the country
- Integration is a global-first for Uber, company says — Users can book a ride with a message on the chat program — Uber Technologies Inc …
How telecom partnerships and WhatsApp's compatibility with cheap mobile devices helped the messaging service become a “utility” in the Global South
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Comments from Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile suggest they have killed their joint Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative, which aimed to establish RCS interoperability
Rich Communications Service, a tech to replace SMS & MMS and make regular text messaging more like Apple Messages or Facebook's WhatsApp. @mikeddano pinged several US players, and they don't sound enc...