Tencent releases Hy3-preview, its first AI model developed under former OpenAI researcher Yao Shunyu; the model features 295B parameters, down from HY2's 400B
The model is relatively small with only 295 billion parameters, bucking a recent trend of large models with trillions of parameters
Tencent launches an international beta for QClaw, its OpenClaw-based AI agent, and says the Chinese version, launched in March, reached over 1M users in 10 days
OpenClaw's founder publicly endorsed the product's rollout. — Tencent has launched an international beta for QClaw …
Z.ai prices its most advanced model, GLM-5.1, 8% to 17% higher than GLM-5 Turbo, joining Alibaba and Tencent in raising prices as agentic AI demand surges
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A look at Tencent-backed Even Realities, which makes $600 G2 smartglasses with no cameras; Omdia says AI smartglasses shipments grew 322% YoY to 8.7M in 2025
Alibaba and Tencent lost a combined $66B in market value in ~24 hours after investors punished the two Chinese tech leaders for unclear AI monetization plans
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. lost $66 billion of market value in roughly 24 hours, after the market punished …
Tencent reports Q4 revenue up 13% YoY to ~$28.3B, vs. ~$28.2B est., its fifth quarter of double-digit growth, driven by gaming and ads, as it bets on agentic AI
Tencent Holdings Ltd. posted a 13% rise in quarterly revenue, underscoring solid momentum in its core gaming and advertising units while it ramps up a bet on agentic AI.
Baidu is integrating OpenClaw with its Xiaodu devices to work as voice-controlled remotes, joining Tencent and Alibaba in racing to capitalize on agentic AI
Baidu Inc. is betting on the breakout success of OpenClaw to offset a decline in its core business.
Sources: Tencent is developing a top-secret AI agent for WeChat, and has tested using models from Zhipu, Alibaba, and DeepSeek, to compete with Qwen and Doubao
Tencent Holdings is secretly building a new AI agent for its hugely popular WeChat messaging app, in hopes of leapfrogging rivals …
China's Hang Seng Tech Index, which includes Chinese tech giants like Tencent and Alibaba, is down 28% since October 2025, shedding nearly $600B in market value
Tencent-owned Finnish game company Supercell says it is cooperating with a CFIUS security probe of Tencent's data practices
Supercell Oy, the Finnish game company owned by Tencent Holdings Ltd., said it's cooperating with a US government security probe of its Chinese parent's data practices.