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Meta has introduced a wider range of AI glasses in Singapore following its Connect event, including new Meta Glasses designs, a LISA collection and Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3. The new Ray-Bans start at S$669 and promise up to nine hours of battery life, while Meta Glasses start at S$349. Meta also plans to bring its Muse personal AI agent to existing glasses, extending hands-free assistance beyond simple questions to tasks such as planning, shopping and booking.

Tencent has launched TenPayGo, a mobile payment app for travellers visiting China that connects foreign bank cards and digital wallets to WeChat Pay’s vast merchant network. The app also offers QR-code access to public transport in Shenzhen and tools for translating menus. Its simpler email-based sign-up could ease a common difficulty for overseas visitors who do not have a Chinese phone number, as the city prepares to host the Apec leaders’ meeting in November.

OpenAI is rolling out ChatGPT Ads in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan, widening its advertising service across Asia. Eligible businesses can buy ads through a self-service Ads Manager, while larger advertisers can work with OpenAI and agency partners. The company says ads appear only on Free and Go plans, are labelled separately from ChatGPT’s answers, and do not influence those answers or give advertisers access to private convers