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Empowering everyday innovation: Tencent’s impact in Singapore
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Empowering everyday innovation: Tencent’s impact in Singapore

The company has driven significant developments in the city-state across payments, accessibility, and connectivity.
Samantha Cheh · · 6 min read
Tencent’s Weixin app launches DeepSeek search testing
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Tencent’s Weixin app launches DeepSeek search testing

The DeepSeek integration is exclusive to Weixin and does not extend to its international counterpart, WeChat.
Diya Lal · · 1 min read
Tencent’s financial health in 5 charts
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Tencent’s financial health in 5 charts

Here are five charts, updated every quarter, that present a snapshot of how Tencent’s financials are doing.
Miguel Cordon · · 1 min read
Report: Tencent temporarily halts new sign-ups on Chinese version of WeChat
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Report: Tencent temporarily halts new sign-ups on Chinese version of WeChat

The development comes as Chinese authorities continue to tighten the regulatory net around tech giants in the country, reported Nikkei.
Deepti Sri · · 1 min read

Tencent posts a $5b profit for Q1 2021, boosted by demand for video games

The Chinese tech giant’s profit increased by 22% from the same quarter a year ago.
Deepti Sri · · 2 min read
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How blockchain can help content creators on social media

Those who aren’t big enough struggle and top influencers have little to worry about. But blockchain can help level the playing field.
Kenny Au · · 4 min read

WeChat launched a bullshit detector chatbot, but don’t ask it about politics

Tencent’s got a new rumor-busting AI chatbot for WeChat, but whether it can answer your rumor-related question depends on what you ask.
C. Custer · · 2 min read

WeChat will soon let content creators charge for article reads

Would you pay to read your favorite accounts’ posts on WeChat?
C. Custer · · 2 min read

WeChat is 5 years old. Here’s how it’s grown

The hugely popular messaging app, which is now used in lots of amazing ways in China, was launched on this day in 2011.
Steven Millward · · 11 min read

WeChat tests out banner ads and promoted app installs in article view

China’s favorite mobile messenger adds more ads.
Josh Horwitz · · 2 min read