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TikTok owner ByteDance launches new video search tool, eyeing Baidu’s dominance

TikTok owner ByteDance has launched a stand-alone app in China to search for short video content published on Douyin, bringing…

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Chinese chip tool maker AMEC sues US defence department over ‘military company’ designation

Chinese chip equipment maker Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) has filed a lawsuit against the US defence department (DOD) over suggestions…

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Tencent profit jumps 82%, beating estimates after strong video gaming, ad growth

Tencent Holdings saw profit jump 82 per cent in the second quarter, beating analyst estimates, on the back of new…

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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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Tencent beefs up range of content on super app WeChat by adding breaking news alerts

According to screenshots cited in the reports, some WeChat users received breaking news alerts on weather, finance, politics and the…

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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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Opinion | Hong Kong can’t afford to lose out on generative AI

Such decisions were made by those companies themselves rather than the Hong Kong government. Unfortunately, the restrictions may be the…

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AI race: Alibaba, Tencent quickly adopt Meta’s new Llama 3.1 model amid excitement

Alibaba Cloud, the e-commerce giant’s online computing platform, was among the first to include the latest open-source Llama family of…

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China relaxes video gaming rules, as Guangdong allows testing of pre-licensed titles

China’s southern Guangdong province now allows local video gaming firms to test new titles via certain app stores before a…

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US shelves bid to blacklist China’s Ant Group after phone call by Alibaba president, sources say

But the Commerce Department, which oversees the blacklist, shelved the proposal after Alibaba president Michael Evans urged Commerce Secretary Wilbur…

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