Verizon is discontinuing its Verizon Messages and Message Plus apps in favor of Google Messages, citing the widespread adoption of RCS messaging as the reason. This move follows Samsung’s similar decision and reflects the growing momentum behind RCS as a standard for cross-platform messaging.
Microsoft’s Copilot, an AI-powered assistant, is now available as a bot on Telegram. However, the service is currently unavailable in the EU and has a daily limit of 30 messages. Users will need to verify their phone number to use the bot, which is based on GPT-4, GPT-3.5, and Microsoft’s in-house models. The Copilot bot offers commands for restarting the chat, sharing the bot with friends, and getting ideas for usage. Microsoft plans to expand Copilot’s integration to other messaging apps, including WhatsApp, but details are yet to be announced.
