WeChat: Why does Elon Musk want X to emulate China's everything-app? - BBC
Jul 29, 2023 · Earlier this week Elon Musk rebranded Twitter to X - another step in his plan to emulate Chinese mega app WeChat. Mr Musk has long said that he wants to transform his social media firm, which he...
News | WeChat Blog: Chatterbox
Great news for travelers! WeChat now enables users to link their international bank cards directly to their Weixin Pay accounts. This innovative feature offers a seamless, secure payment solution and marks a milestone for international visitors to the mainland of China, minimizes the reliance on large amounts of cash or on physical credit cards.
Chinese super app WeChat gets bigger and more profitable as it …
Aug 17, 2023 · China's super app WeChat continues to get bigger and more profitable as its TikTok -like short video function generates strong advertising revenue and e-commerce sales, according to the latest...
If the US Bans TikTok, WeChat Might Be Next - WIRED
Mar 23, 2023 · US-owned messaging apps, including WhatsApp and Signal, are banned in China, so for Zhou’s mother, WeChat—a social messaging and payments platform owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent—has become a...
U.S. Adds ByteDance Unit, Drops Tencent's WeChat From …
21 hours ago · The U.S. Trade Representative has added an e-commerce platform owned by TikTok's parent to its "notorious markets" list, naming the entity as one of more than 70 online and physical markets ...
Canada bans China’s Wechat from government devices citing ... - CNN
Oct 31, 2023 · Canada has banned Chinese super-app WeChat on official government devices citing cybersecurity risks, following similar action taken against short-form video app TikTok earlier this year.
WeChat: Latest News and Updates | South China Morning Post
Sep 30, 2024 · Originally confined to text messaging, WeChat has grown into an app platform, with gaming, payment, and social networking functions.
WeChat targets deepfake celebrity scams in latest crackdown on …
Dec 16, 2024 · WeChat, the ubiquitous social media app operated by Tencent Holdings, has vowed to crack down on the rising number of advertising scams that use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to...
Huawei, Tencent Near Deal to Exclude WeChat From Revenue …
Jun 19, 2024 · Huawei Technologies Co. is nearing a deal to let Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s WeChat super app operate fully on its Harmony mobile platform without sharing any revenue, a concession designed to defend...
US blacklisting of China’s Tencent stokes fear of tech war escalation
2 days ago · Tencent, operator of super-app WeChat and the world’s biggest video gaming business by revenue, is among five new companies that Washington believes pose a threat to US national security ...