The astounding success of super apps like WeChat in China suggests that this model could potentially gain ground in the West as both consumers and businesses increasingly gravitate towards comprehensive platforms that cater to their multifaceted needs.
WeChat Pay launched the 'Learn First, Pay Later' feature. As long as your WeChat Pay score exceeds 600 points, you can 'attend classes first and pay later'.
On November 15th, Tencent Holdings Ltd. released its third-quarter financial report, showing a revenue of 154.63 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10%, and a net profit (Non-IFRS) of 44.92 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 39%.
On November 11th, Tencent held its 25th anniversary celebration, with Pony Ma and other Tencent executives having an internal communication with employees.
Tencent's self-developed 'Tencent Hunyuan AI Large Model' has entered the internal testing phase. Several Tencent employees have reported receiving internal emails inviting them to experience the Tencent Hunyuan AI Large Model through webpages or mini-programs. Multiple Tencent business units have also integrated the Tencent Hunyuan AI Large Model for testing.
Tencent has reportedly made its first investment in large-scale AI models, contributing to a new $250 million financing round for startup MiniMax, which values the firm at over $1.2 billion.
A screenshot of a WeChat conversation involving Tencent CEO Pony Ma went viral today, trending on Weibo and sparking discussions among industry insiders and netizens alike. According to the chat record, Ma shared an article titled “Discussing Layoffs” in a WeChat group, and noted, “The challenges of the upcoming environment seem quite large, you should […]
Mogo Auto, a company offering autonomous driving technology and operation services, has successfully raised 580 million yuan ($83 million) in C2 round financing.
Tencent Cloud publicly announced its digital human production platform on April 25th. The platform boasts several features, including small training samples, high production efficiency, and automated production.
Parallel Nebula Investment Limited (PNI) has distributed approximately 51 million Class B shares of Kuaishou at the request of certain external capital partners. PNI is an investment vehicle indirectly controlled by Tencent Plus Partners (TPP), which is under Tencent.
Tencent showcased its vehicle-cloud integration technology and advances in smart driving maps, cockpit interaction solutions and more on the Tencent Intelligent Mobility Ecosystem Day on April 17.
Tencent's game "Return to Empire" is now eligible for promotion through traffic acquisition strategies on ByteDance's platforms, including TikTok's sister app Douyin, news and information content platform Toutiao, and streaming platform Xigua Video.
On March 29, Tencent's two social platforms - WeChat and QQ - experienced a crash. Although the issue was resolved later that day and WeChat had previously experienced minor faults before this incident occurred, Tencent still issued severe punishment for it.
On April 10, Wang Xiaochuan, the founder of Chinese search engine Sogou, announced his foray into large-scale models by co-founding an artificial intelligence company called Baichuan Intelligence with former Sogou COO Ru Liyun.
On April 10, news about Jay Chou, a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper, actor and television personality suing Chinese technology company NetEase for unfair competition went viral on Weibo, a Twitter-like platform.
ChatGPT is sparking an entrepreneurial movement in China, attracting a steady stream of new members. Some of them come from major companies such as Alibaba, Kuaishou, Bytedance, Tencent and others.
On March 30, Yao Tianheng, Vice President of Tencent's Content Platform Department, announced the launch of an intelligent creation assistant called "Zhiying". This tool provides content creators with a range of intelligent creation tools to enhance efficiency and quality in their work.
