9 d. ago Hong Kong’s HKChat app raises AI expectations as 90,000 join app in debut week

Hong Kong’s first locally developed artificial intelligence chatbot, HKChat, has raised expectations that it could compete with more popular and established AI apps, as it racked up around 90,000 users in the city within a week of its low-key release. HKChat is focused on providing information on local services, including real-time bus arrivals, as well as the city’s weather, laws and regulations. It was the top-ranked free app on Apple’s Hong Kong App Store on Sunday, according to data from app...

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9 d. ago Hong Kong’s HKChat raises AI expectations as 90,000 users join app in debut week

Hong Kong’s first locally developed artificial intelligence chatbot, HKChat, has raised expectations that it could compete with more popular and established AI apps, as it racked up around 90,000 users in the city within a week of its low-key release. HKChat is focused on providing information on local services, including real-time bus arrivals, as well as the city’s weather, laws and regulations. It was the top-ranked free app on Apple’s Hong Kong App Store on Sunday, according to data from app...

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2 w. ago Alibaba bets on ‘everything app’ Qwen to define AI era for global consumers

Alibaba Group Holding’s new multipurpose artificial intelligence consumer app, Qwen, has the potential to become China’s “super-app” in the AI era in the same way Tencent Holdings’ WeChat defined the mobile internet age, analysts say. Powered by Alibaba Cloud’s own model series of the same name, Qwen quickly jumped to fourth overall on Apple’s app store for free apps in Hong Kong and fifth in mainland China on its second day of beta testing. The app, billed as “the best personal AI assistant”,...

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2 w. ago Alibaba revamps chatbot amid US ‘panic’ over firm’s AI progress

Alibaba Group Holding has begun a revamp of its artificial intelligence chatbot in a move to match OpenAI’s ChatGPT, according to app store information and media reports, as some observers see “panic” in Silicon Valley over the Chinese tech giant’s rapid AI progress. The new chatbot app, Qwen, an upgraded and renamed version of the previous app, Tongyi, became available on Android and Apple app stores on Friday. Alibaba dubbed the updated app the “most powerful official AI assistant for its...

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3 w. ago China Forces Apple to Remove Two Popular Gay Dating Apps from App Store

China Forces Apple to Remove Two Popular Gay Dating Apps from App Store  Gaye Magazine

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3 w. ago Apple removes gay dating apps from Chinese App Store at Beijing's request

Apple removes gay dating apps from Chinese App Store at Beijing's request  CNBC

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3 w. ago Apple pulls gay dating apps from China App Store after directive from Beijing

Apple pulls gay dating apps from China App Store after directive from Beijing  Malay Mail

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3 w. ago Apple removes popular gay dating apps from China's App Store

Apple removes popular gay dating apps from China's App Store  Mashable

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3 w. ago China forces Apple to remove the most popular gay dating apps

China forces Apple to remove the most popular gay dating apps  9to5Mac

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3 w. ago China forces Apple to pull certain dating apps from the App Store

China forces Apple to pull certain dating apps from the App Store  PhoneArena

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