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Tencent’s AI Bot Passes DeepSeek as China’s Favorite on iPhones
Tencent Holdings’s Yuanbao became the most downloaded iPhone app in China this week. It overtook DeepSeek to claim the position. With this, Tencent has stolen a march on rivals like Alibaba and Baidu, which have made bigger bets on AI than the Shenzhen company.
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Viral Video Shows People Scanning Their Palms To Pay At Shop In China
A viral clip showing a unique "palm payment" method in action has taken Instagram by storm. It was shared by Pakistani influencer, Rana Hamza Saif.
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Tencent, Guillemot Family Said to Consider Buyout of Ubisoft After Market Value Dips
After Ubisoft lost more than half its market value this year, Tencent Holdings and Ubisoft Entertainment SA’s founding Guillemot family are considering a potential buyout. The Chinese tech company and Guillemot Brothers have been speaking with advisers to help explore ways to stabilise Ubisoft and bolster its value.
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E3 2023 Has Been Cancelled
E3 2023 has been cancelled, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) confirmed. A report notes that the 2023 edition ‘simply did not garner the sustained interest' necessary to execute the event in a manner that would display the size and strength of the games industry. The news comes after big publishers like Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo ...
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China's New Regulations For Entertainment, Tech Giants' Expansion: Report
China has issued fresh directives to crimp the expansion of the country's entertainment and tech giants, including Alibaba, Tencent and Bytedance, owner of TikTok, a media report said.
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Now, China Orders Gaming Giants To Remove "Effeminate" Gender Imagery
Chinese authorities have ordered gaming giants Tencent and NetEase to end their focus on profits and cut content perceived to be breeding "effeminacy", as Beijing tries to direct youth culture, gender ideals and the reach of big tech.
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China Blocks Didi Chuxing App After Its US IPO
Didi's debut in the US stock market was also the largest one by a Chinese company after Alibaba, debuting with a market cap of $67 billion.
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Mercedes-Benz Collaborates With Tencent Keen Lab To Strengthen IT Security
Tencent Security Keen Lab researchers have been conducting an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of both hardware and software of MBUX Mercedes-Benz User Experience.
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Alibaba Co-Founder Jack Ma’s Double-Whammy Marks End of China Tech’s Golden Age
The full implications of Beijing’s rapid-fire moves against Jack Ma’s Internet empire in recent days won’t be apparent for weeks, but one lesson is already clear: the glory days for China’s technology giants are over.
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China's Geely Teams Up With Tencent On Smart Car Tech
In the latest such partnership in the fast-evolving sector, the companies will jointly develop smart car cockpits to have more mobile and mobility service applications, and explore testing of autonomous driving.
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Alibaba Looking to Invest in Online Fashion Retailer Farfetch: Report
Alibaba is in advanced talks to invest nearly $300 million (roughly Rs. 2,200 crores) in online luxury fashion retailer Farfetch, according to a report citing people familiar with the matter.
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Ant Group, Tencent Payment Platform Restrictions Being Explored by the US: Report
The United States is considering restrictions on China's Ant Group as well as Tencent over concerns their digital payment platforms threaten national security, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
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Trump Imposes US Ban on WeChat, TikTok in 45 Days
US President Donald Trump announced Thursday sweeping bans on U.S. transactions with China's ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok, and Tencent, operator of the WeChat app, starting in 45 days, in a major escalation of tensions with Beijing.
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Tencent Offers to Buy Out Chinese Search Engine Sogou in Over $2-billion Deal
Tencent has offered to buy search engine Sogou in a deal worth over $2 billion (roughly Rs. 14,970 crores), sending the latter’s share price soaring 48 percent in New York.
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Indian Army Asks Personnel to Delete 89 Apps Including Facebook, TikTok, Tinder, PUBG: Report
The Indian Army wants personnel to delete 89 apps, from messaging, to social media like TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, games like PUBG, and all Tencent gaming apps, dating apps like Tinder and even news apps like Daily Hunt. There's a lot of overlap with the government's ban of 59 Chinese apps, but this list is even broader and isn't restricted t...
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Tencent’s AI Bot Passes DeepSeek as China’s Favorite on iPhones
Tencent Holdings’s Yuanbao became the most downloaded iPhone app in China this week. It overtook DeepSeek to claim the position. With this, Tencent has stolen a march on rivals like Alibaba and Baidu, which have made bigger bets on AI than the Shenzhen company.
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Viral Video Shows People Scanning Their Palms To Pay At Shop In China
A viral clip showing a unique "palm payment" method in action has taken Instagram by storm. It was shared by Pakistani influencer, Rana Hamza Saif.
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Tencent, Guillemot Family Said to Consider Buyout of Ubisoft After Market Value Dips
After Ubisoft lost more than half its market value this year, Tencent Holdings and Ubisoft Entertainment SA’s founding Guillemot family are considering a potential buyout. The Chinese tech company and Guillemot Brothers have been speaking with advisers to help explore ways to stabilise Ubisoft and bolster its value.
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E3 2023 Has Been Cancelled
E3 2023 has been cancelled, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) confirmed. A report notes that the 2023 edition ‘simply did not garner the sustained interest' necessary to execute the event in a manner that would display the size and strength of the games industry. The news comes after big publishers like Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo ...
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China's New Regulations For Entertainment, Tech Giants' Expansion: Report
China has issued fresh directives to crimp the expansion of the country's entertainment and tech giants, including Alibaba, Tencent and Bytedance, owner of TikTok, a media report said.
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Now, China Orders Gaming Giants To Remove "Effeminate" Gender Imagery
Chinese authorities have ordered gaming giants Tencent and NetEase to end their focus on profits and cut content perceived to be breeding "effeminacy", as Beijing tries to direct youth culture, gender ideals and the reach of big tech.
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China Blocks Didi Chuxing App After Its US IPO
Didi's debut in the US stock market was also the largest one by a Chinese company after Alibaba, debuting with a market cap of $67 billion.
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Mercedes-Benz Collaborates With Tencent Keen Lab To Strengthen IT Security
Tencent Security Keen Lab researchers have been conducting an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of both hardware and software of MBUX Mercedes-Benz User Experience.
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Alibaba Co-Founder Jack Ma’s Double-Whammy Marks End of China Tech’s Golden Age
The full implications of Beijing’s rapid-fire moves against Jack Ma’s Internet empire in recent days won’t be apparent for weeks, but one lesson is already clear: the glory days for China’s technology giants are over.
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China's Geely Teams Up With Tencent On Smart Car Tech
In the latest such partnership in the fast-evolving sector, the companies will jointly develop smart car cockpits to have more mobile and mobility service applications, and explore testing of autonomous driving.
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Alibaba Looking to Invest in Online Fashion Retailer Farfetch: Report
Alibaba is in advanced talks to invest nearly $300 million (roughly Rs. 2,200 crores) in online luxury fashion retailer Farfetch, according to a report citing people familiar with the matter.
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Ant Group, Tencent Payment Platform Restrictions Being Explored by the US: Report
The United States is considering restrictions on China's Ant Group as well as Tencent over concerns their digital payment platforms threaten national security, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.
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Trump Imposes US Ban on WeChat, TikTok in 45 Days
US President Donald Trump announced Thursday sweeping bans on U.S. transactions with China's ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok, and Tencent, operator of the WeChat app, starting in 45 days, in a major escalation of tensions with Beijing.
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Tencent Offers to Buy Out Chinese Search Engine Sogou in Over $2-billion Deal
Tencent has offered to buy search engine Sogou in a deal worth over $2 billion (roughly Rs. 14,970 crores), sending the latter’s share price soaring 48 percent in New York.
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Indian Army Asks Personnel to Delete 89 Apps Including Facebook, TikTok, Tinder, PUBG: Report
The Indian Army wants personnel to delete 89 apps, from messaging, to social media like TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, games like PUBG, and all Tencent gaming apps, dating apps like Tinder and even news apps like Daily Hunt. There's a lot of overlap with the government's ban of 59 Chinese apps, but this list is even broader and isn't restricted t...
