China's Tencent says trialling own AI reasoning model alongside DeepSeekOn Monday, Tencent said in a post on WeChat -- the social media platform it owns -- that selected users of its Yuanbao chatbot may address ...
17 Feb, 2025, 02.50 PM IST
China central bank approves Tencent's Tenpay capital boost to $2.1 billionThe approval will make Tenpay the non-bank payment institution with the highest registered capital in China, Chinese state-backed media out...
15 Mar, 2024, 09.25 PM IST
China's Tencent Music beats revenue estimates on paid subscriber growthThe company's social entertainment services posted a nearly 50% drop in revenue as Beijing's crackdown on online gambling continues to cast...
14 Nov, 2023, 04.16 PM IST
TikTok prohibited in US' Maryland due to 'national security threat'. Details hereMaryland issued a ban on using TikTok and other Chinese and Russian apps within the state government, citing persistent cybersecurity conce...
07 Dec, 2022, 11.11 PM IST
China allows Tencent to publish app updates again after suspensionTencent confirmed that the nine apps had been reviewed and given the green light by regulators to resume regular updates in the app stores.
17 Dec, 2021, 10.34 AM IST
China tech crackdown: Tencent to allows WeChat users access to rivals' linksWeChat will implement the changes in phases—starting with allowing users to access links in private, one-to-one chats once they upgraded to...
17 Sep, 2021, 05.23 PM IST
China criticizes US order against dealing with Chinese appsTuesday's order escalated a conflict with Beijing over technology, security and spying accusations that has plunged U.S.-Chinese relations ...
06 Jan, 2021, 05.58 PM IST
China's Alibaba to shut down Xiami music app next month"Due to operational adjustments, we will stop the service of Xiami Music," the online music arm of the Chinese e-commerce giant said on Tue...
05 Jan, 2021, 03.47 PM IST
Flipkart to close eBay.in, sell used goods at new bayIn May, eBay had said that it had decided to end its strategic partnership with Flipkart and relaunch eBay India with a differentiated offe...
24 Jul, 2018, 07.27 AM IST
Tencent plans spin-off, US listing of online music businessTencent has the advantage of a fully developed entertainment and content empire.
09 Jul, 2018, 10.26 AM IST
Why Tencent could become an advertising powerhouse like FacebookThe seven main business units of China’s largest company are working to synchronise data and study a billion plus users to deliver precisio...
28 Nov, 2017, 12.05 AM IST
Hike may roll out payments platform ahead of WhatsAppThe app is holding talks with an Indian bank to support the back end of the payments service, one of the people quoted above said. Hike Mes...
17 Apr, 2017, 12.13 AM IST
Tencent unseats Alibaba as Asia's largest internet companyAlibaba surrendered the title of Asia's largest Internet company to Tencent, capping a 10-month slide for the ecommerce giant.
10 Sep, 2015, 10.06 AM IST
After Alibaba Holdings, Tencent makes first investment in Indian firmThe company behind popular messaging app WeChat has been known as a fairly aggressive investor in startups both in China and overseas.
07 Aug, 2015, 12.54 PM IST
- China's Tencent aims to battle US web firms like Google, Facebook in India
Tencent launched its mobile chat service called WeChat in India to compete with What's App and Blackberry messenger.
26 Jul, 2012, 10.04 PM IST
- Microsoft's MSN in tie-up with China's Sina
US software firm Microsoft's online services arm said on Thursday that it has inked an agreement to tie up with leading Chinese portal Sina...
11 Nov, 2010, 04.24 PM IST
- Northgate, China's Tencent in pact for social networking site
Domestic IT firm Northgate Technologies on Wednesday said it will launch a social networking platform for Chinese students in partnership w...
12 Mar, 2008, 04.32 PM IST