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Tencent Signs Trade Deal with UK: eSports Courses to Open at Oxford University

Oxford University, one of the oldest universities in the world, will partner with Tencent to offer eSports courses for the first time.

Inside Look into the WeChat Catfight between Tencent and Toutiao CEOs

Ma Huateng, the CEO of the Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings, was in the news recently for the screen shot of his altercation with Bytedance CEO on the latter’s WeChat Moment.

Ep. 4: Xiaomi’s Record-Breaking IPO and Baidu’s New Finance Spinout

This week on TechBuzz China, our hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu discuss two major stories in China tech. Rui talks about the upcoming initial public offering of Xiaomi, which will be the world’s largest since Alibaba‘s debut in 2014, and Ying-Ying shares the news of Baidu‘s new financial services spinoff

Why We Can’t #DeleteWeChat

Media around the world has buzzed enough about WeChat’s innovative features, yet few had deconstructed WeChat’s success to its basics. Yan and I were reading the recent Facebook scandal and the consequently #deletefacebook movement, suddenly, our thoughts went wild: It is no news that WeChat, China’s biggest social app, is invading our privacy too. Will there ever be a #deletewechat […]

Tencent and WWF Forms Partnership for Environmental Conservation

On April 20 in Shenzhen, Tencent and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) signed a letter of intent to enter a strategic partnership. The two parties will collaborate on “digital-driven ecological protection”

Tencent: QQ International will remain online in Europe

On the evening of April 13, Tencent issued a statement saying that the international version of QQ, a popular messaging app, will remain online in Europe to provide services to users in the region.

China’s Race to Mass Commercialization of Self-Driving Cars

According to “Technology Roadmap of Energy-saving and New Energy Vehicles”, a publication by the Society of Automative Engineers of China, the market share of driver-assist/partially-autonomous vehicles will reach 50% by 2020.

First Tencent Autonomous Vehicle is Spotted on Public Roads

At 10 a.m. on April 3rd, a Tencent autonomous vehicle appeared for the first time on the Fourth Ring Road in Beijing. The autonomous vehicle is a white converted Changan SUV topped with a laser radar (LIDAR) that is possibly the Velodyne 64, and with a modified sensor or LIDAR at the rear.

Tencent CEO: The business opportunities using AI to process big data

Tencent, China’s largest technology company, has recently invested heavily in offline retail.

Tencent’s Q4 net profit rose 105 percent year-over-year, gaming accounted for 37 percent

This is the lowest proportion of game business in total revenue. On March 21, Tencent released its unaudited fourth-quarter comprehensive performance and audited annual comprehensive results as of Dec. 31, 2017.

Ubisoft partners with Tencent to bring top games to China

On March 21, Ubisoft and Tencent have reached a strategic agreement in which Tencent will operate, release and promote Ubisoft’s most successful PC and mobile communications products in the Chinese market. The deal reinforces the link between the world’s leading video game developers and China’s largest online gaming and social networking operators.

Huawei, Xiaomi and 7 other manufacturers launch unified Quick App rivaling WeChat

The rise of WeChat mini-programs, or “sub-applications” within the WeChat ecosystem, puts pressure on Apple and Chinese mobile phone brands.

The Rise of China’s AI as Alibaba and Tencent Fight for the Lead

“China will dominate the field of AI in 2018,” said Amy Webb in the annual Science and Technology Trends Report. Webb is the founder of Future Today Institute and a professor of New York University. Webb predicted that nine tech giants, including Alibaba, will dominate the future of artificial intelligence.

Tencent AI Lab and Nature Research jointly promote interdisciplinary R&D for AI in medicine

At Tencent AI Lab’s second academic forum on March 15, Tencent AI Lab announced a strategic cooperation with Springer Nature’s Nature Research. The partnership will promote the interdisciplinary research of AI in the medical care field and the integration of AI in learning and research.

Baidu Establishes Institute for Quantum Computing

Since the beginning of this year, quantum computing has attracted vast attention, with an increasing number of companies competing for leadership in the field. Today, Baidu announced its establishment of the Institute for Quantum Computing. It plans to establish world-class standards within the next five years and gradually integrate quantum computing into its business.

Four New Great Inventions of China: Over 1B Monthly WeChat Users

On March 5, the first session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) opened in Beijing’s Great Hall of People. NPC members Pony Ma, Wang Yaping, and Xu Liyi were interviewed by media.

Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu and NetEase Rumored to Return to A-Shares through CDR

Beijing-based media group Caixin Global reported that the list of companies issued China Depositary Receipts (CDR) has been released. The companies include BATJ (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, and JD.com), Ctrip, Sina Weibo, NetEase and Sunny Optical Technology.

Bilibili to IPO in US for $400M, 83 Percent of Revenue From Games

On March 2, Bilibili submitted an IPO application (FORM F-1) to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Bilibili plans to list in the U.S. under the symbol “BILI” and aims to raise $400 million.

Alibaba to Purchase Ele.me and Enter Competitive Chinese Food Delivery Market

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is planning to take over food delivery platform Ele.me for $9.5 billion. While Alibaba and ele.me have both declined to comment on “market rumors”, an Alibaba executive confirmed this news to the media without disclosing further details.

2018 World’s Most Innovative Companies: Tencent Ranks Fourth; DJI and Toutiao Listed

Fast Company released the 2018 edition of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Among the top 50 most innovative companies, Apple, Netflix, and Square were the top three. Tencent, which has been on the list for four consecutive years, surpassed Amazon and ranked fourth place in the list.

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