DeepSeek slated to draw $7 billion in maiden fundraising, sources sayThe fundraising could value the company after the investment at between 350 billion yuan and 400 billion yuan, or between $52 billion and...
03 Jun, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
TIME named him world's most influential 3 times, yet most people don't know Chinese titan Tencent's $63 billion boss - who is Ma Huateng?Ma Huateng, also known as Pony Ma, is the influential co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Tencent, a global tech conglomerate. Despite a low p...
21 May, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
Korean chipmakers face critical trade-offs over China exports post Trump-Xi talksKorea's chip industry faces a dilemma as US-China talks on tech exports and rare earths unfold. While potential sales in China beckon, manu...
15 May, 2026, 12.19 PM IST
Sunil Bharti Mittal announces succession plan: Meet the GenNextAirtel founder Sunil Bharti Mittal is preparing for a leadership change over the next ten years. His three children, Kavin, Shravin, and Ei...
14 May, 2026, 08.52 PM IST
Tencent revenue and profit miss on higher AI investmentTencent Holdings announced first-quarter results below market expectations. Revenue and net profit missed forecasts. Gaming revenue saw gro...
13 May, 2026, 06.49 PM IST
DeepSeek could be valued at up to $50 billion in first fundraising: SourcesChinese AI firm DeepSeek is seeking a massive valuation of up to fifty billion dollars in its first funding drive. The company aims to rais...
06 May, 2026, 08.52 PM IST
China’s Meta backlash renders Manus model ‘officially dead’Beijing's order for Meta to unwind its $2 billion takeover of AI startup Manus signals a new era of regulatory scrutiny for China's tech in...
29 Apr, 2026, 11.05 AM IST
Blocking of Meta's AI startup buy raises risk for cross-border China tech dealsChina has blocked Meta's acquisition of AI startup Manus. This move signals increased risk for global investors in advanced tech firms link...
28 Apr, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
Chinese billionaire overhauls AI startup after warning on ManusFollowing Meta's Manus acquisition fallout, MiroMind founder Chen Tianqiao is implementing strict firewalls between his Chinese and US busi...
28 Apr, 2026, 05.31 PM IST
Tencent, Alibaba in talks to invest in DeepSeek at over $20 billion valuation: ReportChinese tech giants Tencent and Alibaba are reportedly in talks to invest in AI startup DeepSeek. The company is aiming for a valuation exc...
22 Apr, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
China’s Netflix expects AI to create bulk of shows in five yearsIQiyi Inc. is set to transform its operations, anticipating AI will generate most films and shows within five years. The company is launchi...
20 Apr, 2026, 04.41 PM IST
Tencent denies report it will sell down Didi, Meituan stakesTencent Chief Strategy Officer James Mitchell said last month that a Reuters report it intends to sell all or much of its stake in food del...
20 Sep, 2022, 05.13 PM IST
Tencent plans to divest $24 billion Meituan stake: sourcesTencent, which owns 17% of Meituan, has been engaging with financial advisers in recent months to work out how to execute a potentially lar...
16 Aug, 2022, 12.09 PM IST
Tencent buys stake worth $264 million in Flipkart from Binny BansalThe transaction was completed on October 26, 2021 and was shared with the government authorities at the beginning of the current financial ...
12 Jun, 2022, 02.16 PM IST
Tencent to give $16.4 billion JD.com stake to shareholders as dividendTencent will distribute $16.37 billion worth of its JD.com stake to shareholders, slashing its holding in China's second-biggest e-commerce...
23 Dec, 2021, 10.19 AM IST
Tencent to invest $70 billion in 'new infrastructure'The announcement comes after call by Beijing last month for a tech-driven structural upgrade of the world's second-largest economy through ...
26 May, 2020, 01.21 PM IST
A company's 60,000% runup leads to one of the biggest VC payoffs everThe stake Naspers bought for just $32 million in 2001, when Tencent was an obscure Web firm in a nation where few people used the Internet,...
23 Mar, 2018, 10.41 AM IST