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Tencent super app WeChat strikes fine balance as everyday tool and public-service platform

Super app WeChat, operated by video gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings, continues to strike a delicate balancing act…

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China’s leading apps, including WeChat and Taobao, test proposed national cyber ID system

Chinese internet users can apply for a virtual ID, according to the regulation, “on a voluntary basis” to verify their…

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Key antitrust allegations against Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook in US House panel report

Apple works to create high switching costs for users, producing a lock-in effect that lets it exert monopoly power over…

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Tencent, Microsoft, Amazon pitch AI tools for video game developers at ChinaJoy expo

Citing an example, Chen said large language models – the technology underpinning GenAI services like ChatGPT – have helped shorten…

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Alibaba antitrust investigation: what is the ‘picking one from the two’ practice that triggered an official probe?

Chinese regulators have long warned about the practice, although until the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced its probe…

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Tech war: Huawei faced difficult days as global smartphone sales plunged, executive says

“My team wasn’t able to start operations,” Yu said. “As the global leader in 5G technology, we didn’t even have…

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Twitter chief defends Trump ban, but says it sets a ‘dangerous’ precedent

Trump’s access to social media platforms he has used as a megaphone during his presidency has been largely cut off…

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Tesla faces a new foe as China’s search engine Baidu allies with Volvo’s owner Geely to make electric cars

China’s leading search engine, Baidu, has entered the fray to take on Tesla and a clutch of domestic smart electric…

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Powering the Quantum Internet of the Future

By Leah Burrows, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences June 23, 2024 The device uses a…

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Internet disruptions halt e-registration of properties

RAWALPINDI: The computerised registration system of properties in the offices of tehsil and property registrar has halted due to the…

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