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Trump India ‘dinner and chat’ property offer criticised

Investors in a luxury property development in India are being offered the chance to have “conversation and dinner” with Donald Trump Jr. The eldest son of the US president is visiting India this week and will promote the Trump Towers development near Delhi. Critics say the Trump

Facebook Workplace Chat App Launched for Mac, Windows

HIGHLIGHTS Facebook Workplace Chat is now available on Mac and Windows Facebook Workplace competes with Slack and Microsoft Teams Slack and Microsoft Teams also maintain desktop apps Facebook has quietly launched the desktop app of its team-collaboration service Workplace, called Workplace Chat. It is the latest of Facebook’s

Facebook Testing Bonfire, a New Video Chat App

HIGHLIGHTS Facebook is testing a new video chat app called Bonfire The company may use Bonfire to rival Houseparty app Houseparty co-founder took a jab at Facebook Facebook has confirmed that it is testing a new video chat app called Bonfire, said to rival Houseparty, in Denmark.

Uber Brings In-App Chat to India, Lets Riders Talk to Drivers Without Sharing Their Phone Number

Uber is making it easier and more convenient for drivers and riders in India to communicate with each other and check their whereabouts. The ride-hailing company said on Monday that it has begun rolling out the in-app chat feature in India, allowing the two parties to talk

Australia to Compel Chat Apps to Hand Over Encrypted Messages

Social media giants like Facebook and WhatsApp will be compelled to share encrypted messages of suspected terrorists and other criminals with Australian police under new laws unveiled Friday. It comes after Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull warned encrypted messages were increasingly being used by terrorists, drug traffickers and paedophile rings, calling for

YouTube Testing New In-App Chat Function to Boost Social Activity

Google has never fared particularly well in social. This was highlighted earlier in the week when the search giant announced a new update for Google+ – which reminded many that Google+ actually does still exist. Yet, despite their various attempts and failures in trying to tap into the social realm, that

Microsoft waves magic Wand to make chat bots higher

Microsoft has made every other acquisition, snapping up Wand Labs so as to bolster its chat bot efforts. Wand Labs is a messaging app developer that become based in 2013 and has chops relating ‘conversational intelligence’. you are possibly acquainted with conversation as a Platform, a term

Facebook shows new ways to chat, stream video

Looking for new ways to engage with its audience, Facebook says people who use its Messenger chat service will soon be able to order flowers, shop for shoes and talk with a variety of businesses by sending them direct text messages. And soon, if you haven’t “chatted”

Mobile chat apps Line, Kakao flourishing among young Asians

Forget Facebook and Twitter. Two of Asia’s biggest social media players, Kakao Talk and Line, are growing by making mobile messaging apps an integral part of the lives of young Asians who prefer to communicate more privately instead of shouting out in virtual arenas and risking troubles