Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-212 days agoTelegram and xAI agreed a one-year deal to integrate Grok into the chat app; Telegram will get $300M in cash and equity from xAI and 50% of subscription revenue.programming.devimagemessage-square143linkfedilinkarrow-up1475arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1457arrow-down1imageTelegram and xAI agreed a one-year deal to integrate Grok into the chat app; Telegram will get $300M in cash and equity from xAI and 50% of subscription revenue.programming.devPro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-212 days agomessage-square143linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefrostysauce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoWhat do people use bots for in Telegram?
minus-squarelepinkainen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 days agoAnything really, it’s really simple to whip up a bot for anything. On par with Discord, maybe even a bit easier. We have a family channel with bots that do calendar notifications and connect to home automation systems. But I think you can do full on stores with payments using Telegram bots, never tried nor been in channels that do it.
minus-squarefrostysauce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoInteresting. I’ve not used Telegram before, I thought it was just for messaging.
What do people use bots for in Telegram?
Anything really, it’s really simple to whip up a bot for anything. On par with Discord, maybe even a bit easier.
We have a family channel with bots that do calendar notifications and connect to home automation systems.
But I think you can do full on stores with payments using Telegram bots, never tried nor been in channels that do it.
Interesting. I’ve not used Telegram before, I thought it was just for messaging.