気が向いた時だけリクエストに応える Wendy’s のボイスアシスタント

カナダの Wendy’s がオリジナルスマートフォン「The Wendy’s Phone」の当たるコンテスト「”Hey Wendy” Wendy’s Phone Twitter Contest」を実施している (特設サイト、 コンテスト応募要項、 Wendy’s Canada のツイート[1]、 [2])。

The Wendy’s Phone は Wendy’s ロゴの入った赤いシンボルカラーのボディーに 6.4 インチ HD+ ディスプレイを搭載。リアカメラはトリプルカメラで、指紋センサーをリア…

Meng and the Michaels: why China’s embrace of hostage diplomacy is a warning to other nations

Analysis: Beijing’s increasingly hardline approach sends a chilling message The release of two Canadian hostages by China has ended a lengthy feud between the two countries, but experts caution the saga foreshadows a deepening rift between the two nati…

TikTok Shopping expands with more partnerships, LIVE Shopping, new ads and more

TikTok is expanding its investment in e-commerce. Earlier this year, the video platform began piloting TikTok Shopping in the U.S., U.K., and Canada, in partnership with Shopify. The deal allowed Shopify merchants with a TikTok For Business account to add a Shopping tab to their TikTok profiles and sync their product catalogs to the app […]

Climate volatility helps agtech platform Semios raise $100M round led by Morningside

One of the greatest challenges for farmers today is the increasing volatility in the climate, leading to unpredictable weather patterns, making growing conditions challenging. If farmers can’t grow crops, then our food security is as risk. Gradually, the field of agtech is attempting to address this issue. There are increasing numbers of FaaS (farming as […]

YouTube will now ban content with vaccine misinformation

YouTube expanded its medical misinformation policies today to include new guidelines that ban vaccine misinformation. The Google-owned video platform had previously banned over 1 million videos spreading dangerous COVID-19 misinformation. Now, YouTube says it will also remove content that spreads misinformation about vaccine safety, the efficacy of vaccines and ingredients in vaccines. The platform previously […]

China roundup: Meng Wanzhou’s release and Huawei’s future

Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. On Friday, Huawei’s chief financial executive Meng Wanzhou was released from house arrest in Vancouver after reaching a breakthrough deal with the U.S. Justice Department. Chinese […]