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Jack Ma-backed Ant group set for high-stakes overhaul of billion-user app

Hangzhou-based Ant will roll out a design that lets users ask the Alipay AI to book a car ride, order coffee or arrange takeout — by typing or speaking their requests.

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What happened Hangzhou-based Ant will roll out a design that lets users ask the Alipay AI to book a car ride, order coffee or arrange takeout — by typing or speaking their requests.
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Japan TimesNews report · Jun 14, 8:40 AM

Jack Ma-backed Ant group set for high-stakes overhaul of billion-user app

Hangzhou-based Ant will roll out a design that lets users ask the Alipay AI to book a car ride, order coffee or arrange takeout — by typing or speaking their requests.

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Bloomberg - TechnologyNews report · Jun 14, 8:00 AM

Jack Ma-Backed Ant Group Set for High-Stakes Overhaul of Billion-User App

Ant Group Co. is testing an overhaul to its Alipay super app that would introduce an AI agent interface, a major escalation in its battle for users with archrival We Chat.

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