Tencent Simplifies Linking International Cards to Weixin Pay

Tencent Simplifies Linking International Cards to Weixin Pay

Tencent has made it easier for visitors to mainland China to register for a WeChat account and to link international cards to Weixin Pay.  In addition, Weixin Pay is exploring interoperability with more overseas eWallets, Tencent said in a Friday (April 12) press release.  Overseas users can register for a WeChat account with an overseas mobile number, fill …

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How OTAs Can Strategically Deploy AI To Enhance Experiences

How OTAs Can Strategically Deploy AI To Enhance Experiences

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You’re reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. In today’s digital-driven world, generative AI is bringing about a wave of change and innovation in the travel industry. It is reshaping the sector and reimaging the functioning of the Online Travel Agencies (OTAs). For OTAs, the …

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Internet Outage: Telecel Ghana Gets New Internet Capacity For Customers   | Technology

Internet Outage: Telecel Ghana Gets New Internet Capacity For Customers   | Technology

Telecel Ghana has multiple sources of internet services through SAT3, WACS, ACE, and submarine fibre links to other international providers. On the 12th of March 2024, Telecel Ghana lost internet capacity provided by WACS subsea cable, and immediately switched to ACE to maintain service. On 14th March 2024, Telecel Ghana lost internet connectivity from its …

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China’s Alipay and WeChat Pay ease the way for foreign travellers to make payments in world’s largest cashless society

China’s Alipay and WeChat Pay ease the way for foreign travellers to make payments in world’s largest cashless society

Alipay’s annual cumulative transaction limit for foreign visitors has also been increased to US$50,000, up from the previous US$10,000 limit, in line with a new People’s Bank of China policy, the group said. 02:40 How mobile payments impact people’s lives in China How mobile payments impact people’s lives in China Tencent on Thursday said foreign …

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Generative AI paints bleak pictures of Great Wall, Taj Mahal and other famous landmarks under climate change

Generative AI paints bleak pictures of Great Wall, Taj Mahal and other famous landmarks under climate change

Extreme weather caused by climate change and pollution could break down parts of the Great Wall of China, dry out the water system that supports Angkor Wat in Cambodia, and destroy other renowned global landmarks, according to images generated by a British start-up using generative artificial intelligence (AI). Utility Bidder, a business-oriented energy consultancy, used …

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Napa’s Internet Marketer Janet Peischel on marketing trends

Napa’s Internet Marketer Janet Peischel on marketing trends

Janet Peischel Register file photo As the year winds down, it’s time to take a look at some marketing trends for the New Year. I’ve been taking a deep dive into artificial intelligence (AI) apps. There are AI websites, presentation apps, image makers and manipulators and content writers. There are AI-driven music, video and art …

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Hello, Love, Goodbye put director on Hong Kong’s radar. Filipino’s new short film shows off city’s artistic side in a ‘romantic light’

Hello, Love, Goodbye put director on Hong Kong’s radar. Filipino’s new short film shows off city’s artistic side in a ‘romantic light’

Shot entirely in Hong Kong, the film – starring Kathryn Bernardo as Joy, a struggling domestic helper, and Alden Richards as a bartender – is the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time, making more than US$17 million worldwide. The film grabbed top spot from another one of Garcia-Sampana’s romcoms, the 2018 hit The Hows of …

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Deep-Sea Tourism or Deep-Sea Science? | Science

Deep-Sea Tourism or Deep-Sea Science? | Science

Chris Klimek Host, “There’s More to That” Today, as in eras past, a lot of wealthy men fancy themselves explorers. The tragic—but, by most accounts, foreseeable and preventable—loss of five passengers and crew on a sub dive down to the wreckage of the Titanic in June got us thinking about what genuine undersea exploration looks …

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