Reuters, TOKYO, June 17 – A government panel said Japan intends to encourage competition in the smartphone app payments market, which is currently dominated by Apple (AAPL.O) and Google, by prohibiting big app store operators from pressuring software developers to adopt the operators’ own payment systems. Major providers of smartphoneRead More →

(Reuters) Google, an Alphabet firm, announced the debut of two new capabilities for advertisers on Wednesday. These features will use artificial intelligence to locate the most effective ad placements for companies across all of Google’s services. Since Google and other businesses created innovative chatbots that can engage people in open-endedRead More →

After a 10-month ban, India has cleared the comeback of popular mobile game Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) for a trial period, according to South Korean game creator Krafton on Friday. According to a Krafton Inc (259960.KS) spokesperson, South Korea’s foreign affairs and cultural ministries met with their Indian counterparts toRead More →

Google said on Wednesday that it is expanding the use of artificial intelligence throughout its platform by bringing Bard, a competitor to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT, to 180 countries. Executives at Google’s annual developers conference in Silicon Valley said that generative AI will also be used to boost the internet giant’s dominantRead More →

(Reuters) – Airwallex, an Australian fintech startup, said on Tuesday that it has acquired Chinese company Guangzhou Shang Wu Tong Network Technologies in order to get an online payment business licence in China. The Tencent-backed company also announced that it has become a third-party payment provider in China, giving itRead More →