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Blizzard Entertainment Acquires This Boston-Based Studio For Undisclosed Terms

Activision Blizzard, Inc's (NASDAQ:ATVI) Blizzard Entertainment closed the acquisition of the Boston-based studio Proletariat. The financial terms of the transaction remain undisclosed. The acquisition will help better serve players in the multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft. "Over the next two years, we plan to hire hundreds of the best developers to…

Tencent, Other Chinese Companies Follow Western Counterparts In Laying off Staff As Economic Slowdown Weighs

Tencent, Other Chinese Companies Follow Western Counterparts In Laying off Staff As Economic Slowdown Weighs

Chinese tech giants like Tencent Holding Ltd (OTC:TCEHY) and TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd implemented fresh layoffs affecting thousands of employees in their latest round of cost-cutting, the Wall Street Journal reports. The job cuts added on to the tens of thousands of employees already axed by Chinese internet companies since late 2021 after the domestic regulatory crackdown crushed the…

Here's Why Kanzhun, Full Truck Alliance Shares Are Trading Higher Today

Here's Why Kanzhun, Full Truck Alliance Shares Are Trading Higher Today

The app of online recruitment services company Kanzhun Ltd (NASDAQ:BZ) and two apps of the logistics platform Full Truck Alliance Co Ltd (NYSE:YMM), namely, Yunmanman and Huochebang announced the resumption of new user registrations, Reuters reports. The apps were under review by China’s cyberspace regulator. The Chinese government recently expressed support for the domestic tech industry, which had…

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Tencent Targets Metaverse After Overseas Opportunities, EV To Drive Growth

Tencent Holding Ltd (OTC:TCEHY) acknowledged setting up a unit focused on exploring the space to tap multiple opportunities in extended reality (XR) technologies in the next 4-5 years, Reuters reports. Gaming chief Steven Ma disclosed that Tencent had set up an XR business line to combine hardware and software, betting on most…

Meta's Biggest Rival Posts Visible Success On Gaming Foray Despite Bigger Rivals Like Tencent, NetEase

TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd's gaming foray exudes promise as spending across its mobile titles grew over the past year, according to Sensor Tower. The report highlighted TikTok owner generated $1 billion of player spending across its mobile games as of the year ended June 20, 2022, up 16% year-on-year. ByteDance had set…

Alibaba, Other Chinese Stocks Brace For Uncertainty As US Looks To Monitor, Restrict Investment In China

Congress pushed a ruling proposing screening investments in rival countries like China to protect U.S. technologies and rebuild critical supply chains, the Wall Street Journal reports. The action would require American companies and investors to disclose new outbound investments with a new interagency panel to review and block investments on national…

Tencent Stops Assuring Pay Hike On Promotion As Part Of Its Cost Cutting Measure

Tencent Holding Ltd (OTC:TCEHY) stopped guaranteeing a pay raise upon promotion amid a more comprehensive cost-cutting drive, Reuters reports. However, Tencent assured an annual salary review to consider an individual's contribution and performance. The policy change reflects the changing circumstances of China's technology giants, hit hard by a bruising regulatory crackdown and a slowing…

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Chinese Social Media Weibo Bans Another Business Leader After He Questions China's Zero Covid Policy

Chinese Social Media Weibo Bans Another Business Leader After He Questions China's Zero Covid Policy

Weibo Corp (NASDAQ:WB) banned Trip.Com Group Limited (NASDAQ:TCOM) co-founder and Chair James Liang for alleged violation of laws, Reuters reports. The social media company neither elaborated on the violation nor cited the reasons behind the ban. Liang had recently questioned the wisdom of the country's zero-COVID strategy as the country's Presidential election draws closer. Also…

DiDi Investors To Vote On US Delisting

DiDi Investors To Vote On US Delisting

DiDi Global Inc (NYSE:DIDI) shareholders will vote to delist from the NYSE to get its services back on to Chinese app stores for the first time in almost a year. The plan to delist comes almost a year after the company pushed ahead with a $4.4 billion initial public offering in the U.S.…

Tencent Misses Q1 Revenue As Regulatory Crackdown Takes Its Toll

Tencent Misses Q1 Revenue As Regulatory Crackdown Takes Its Toll

Tencent Holding Ltd (OTC:TCEHY) reported first-quarter FY22 flat revenue growth year-on-year to 135.5 billion yuan ($20.1 billion), missing the consensus of 141 billion yuan as China started approving gaming licenses. Revenues from VAS were stable Y/Y at 72.7 billion yuan. Domestic Games revenues decreased by 1% Y/Y to 33.0 billion yuan due to the…

Alibaba, Other Chinese Stocks Pop As China's Top Economic Official Expresses Support For Digital Platform Ahead Of 2022 Election

Alibaba, Other Chinese Stocks Pop As China's Top Economic Official Expresses Support For Digital Platform Ahead Of 2022 Election

China's top economic official offered an unusually public show of support for digital platform companies hinting toward possible ease in the ongoing crackdown, Bloomberg reports. The latest comments may inject much-needed confidence into the capital markets. Tencent Holding Ltd (OTC:TCEHY) and Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) combined lost over $1 trillion in market value post…

Alibaba, Tencent To Post Lack-Luster Quarterly Results As Domestic Regulatory Crackdown Takes A Toll

Alibaba, Tencent To Post Lack-Luster Quarterly Results As Domestic Regulatory Crackdown Takes A Toll

Fastest growing companies like Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) and Tencent Holding Ltd (OTC: TCEHY) are struggling to keep up with even the most staid utilities amid

Chinese Analyst Who Projected Bearish Reports On Alibaba And Other Chinese Stocks Returns To Twitter

Chinese Analyst Who Projected Bearish Reports On Alibaba And Other Chinese Stocks Returns To Twitter

The former China strategist at Bocom International Holdings was active again on Twitter, Inc (NYSE:TWTR) with a forecast on the Nasdaq index, just days after he exited the state-owned brokerage following a ban by Chinese social media, Bloomberg reports. Hong Hao posted a chart on Twitter that compared the Nasdaq's bubble in 2000 to its…

Here's How 2022 Chinese Election Could Act As Tailwind For Alibaba And Others

Here's How 2022 Chinese Election Could Act As Tailwind For Alibaba And Others

Chinese President Xi Jinping reached out to the domestic private sector amid the growing economic challenges, the CityToday reports. Jinping highlighted the importance of private capital to economic development while emphasizing their adherence to the regulatory norms at a recent Politburo meet. The private sector generated over 50% of China's tax…

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Read About Tencent's Latest Move At Battling Misinformation

Tencent Holding Ltd's (OTC:TCEHY) popular messaging service WeChat will begin revealing users' locations when they post on the platform, Reuters reports. Recently, a popular social media platform, Weibo Corporation (NASDAQ:WB), introduced the same settings permanently after more than a month of testing. The new setting aimed to combat misinformation related to recent "domestic and overseas hot-topic…

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