US ups pressure on Tencent by designating it a Chinese military company US adds Tencent and others to an entity list composed of companies believed to be related to the Chinese military. TechRadar · Jan 7, 2025
Asian Markets Mostly Up After Tech-fuelled Wall St Rally Eyes were also on the release of closely watched US jobs data at the end of the week after the Federal Reserve scaled back its interest rate cut expectations and took a more hawkish turn. Latin Times · Jan 7, 2025
US adds Tencent to blacklist of firms with suspected ties to Chinese military Pentagon also adds top battery maker CATL to annually updated list The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025
US Adds Chinese Companies To Military Ties List U.S. expands list of Chinese companies with alleged military ties, sparking backlash and calls for reversal. Top News · Jan 7, 2025
Tencent loses billions in market value after the U.S. alleges the video game giant has links to China’s military The Department of Defense accused Tencent and EV battery giant CATL of having ties to China’s military. Tencent calls the decision “clearly a mistake.” Fortune · Jan 7, 2025
Chinese tech giants Tencent, CATL and others protest US listings as army-linked companies The U.S. Defense Department has added major Chinese technology companies including gaming and technology company Tencent, artificial intelligence firm SenseTime and the world’s biggest battery maker CATL to its list of companies it says have ties to China’s military The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025
US Adds Tencent And CATL To List Of Alleged Chinese Military Companies US Department of Defense adds Tencent and CATL to list of firms allegedly working with China's military, impacting their commercial progress. Top News · Jan 7, 2025
Asian Markets Mostly Rise After Tech-fuelled Wall St Rally Most markets rose in Asia on Tuesday following another rally on Wall Street sparked by tech giants as traders try to asses Donald Trump's tariff plans following a report he may take a more targeted approach. International Business Times · Jan 7, 2025
US DoD adds CXMT, CATL, Tencent to list of companies suspected of aiding the Chinese military The U.S. Defense Department adds CXMT, CATL, and Tencent to the Section 1260H. Tom’s Hardware · Jan 6, 2025
Chinese cloud giants bought more of Nvidia's flagship AI chips than anybody else - except Microsoft Tencent and ByteDance seriously outspent the likes of Google, Meta and Amazon. TechRadar · Dec 31, 2024
How do you teach kids in a war zone? An award-winning edtech team explains how to support teachers in a crisis There’s nothing “special” about edtech, says Luke Stannard, a winner of this year’s Yidan Prize for education development. “It’s not magic.” Fortune · Dec 29, 2024
Riot Games' Arcane Netflix Series Reportedly Failed To Make Money Back Despite Critical Success Riot Games' Arcane series reportedly did not become profitable despite its successful two-season run. Player One · Dec 27, 2024
The recipient of The Game Awards' inaugural Game Changer award has a history of helping developers affected by layoffs find new placement in the games industry, but now he is the target of a hate campaign Who is Amir Satvat, a man one interviewee called the "career Santa Claus", and why is he the target of a hateful comment campaign following his receipt of the inaugural Game Changers award? Windows Central · Dec 19, 2024
Xbox fans can relax, as it seems PlayStation won't be buying up one of the industry's best game studios — for now Rumors of a FromSoftware buyout from PlayStation owner Sony have ended, as Kadokawa forges a "strategic alliance." Windows Central · Dec 19, 2024
Al Jazeera · Dec 19, 2024 Two directors of Epic Games, Tencent resign amid antitrust investigation The US Department of Justice says it expressed concerns directors’ positions on two company boards violated Clayton Act.
PC Gamer · Dec 18, 2024 Microsoft is Nvidia's biggest AI chip buyer of the year, and it's not even close. With ByteDance and Tencent coming out ahead of Zuck, Bezos, and Musk's outfits, too Beat that, Blackwell.
PC Gamer · Dec 18, 2024 After being honored at The Game Awards for helping laid-off devs, Amir Satvat says he's received 'countless' hateful messages: 'This can happen to you too when you sacrifice over 2,000 hours of your time to help the industry' The first Game Changers award winner says "disturbing" comments about him and his family have followed his acceptance speech.
Player One · Dec 7, 2024 Ubisoft Shareholders Reportedly in Talks To Progress Buyout Deal The potential buyout of Ubisoft is reportedly progressing as Tencent could choose to increase its stake in the Assassin's Creed creator.
PC Gamer · Dec 6, 2024 Ubisoft buyout talks are reportedly progressing, but there's one small hitch: The Guillemot family wants to stay in charge, but Tencent isn't so sure about that The Guillemots founded Ubisoft in 1986, and they're not ready to let go.
GamesRadar · Dec 6, 2024 Ubisoft reportedly in talks for yet more buyout consideration on the heels of another high-profile flop with XDefiant's pending shutdown It's claimed that Ubisoft's founding family wants to maintain its control over the company
PC Gamer · Dec 6, 2024 Delta Force has a list of tech it'll ban you to the shadowrealm for using, including the usual cheating software but also way weirder stuff like 'USB drives' But that's where I keep all my legitimately acquired media!
Tom’s Guide · Dec 4, 2024 Forget Sora — a new AI video model is one of the best I've ever seen Hunyuan is a new state of the art AI video model from Tencent and is as good as leading players like Runway while also being open-source.
GamesRadar · Nov 29, 2024 Tencent's new Horizon Zero Dawn ripoff is so blatant that even Blizzard's former president is speaking up about it If I had a nickel, etc etc
PC Gamer · Nov 29, 2024 Tencent's big new survival game looks like Palworld wrapped in Horizon Zero Dawn, but it does have an interesting premise: 'Why can't human beings kill God?' Light of Motiram is set in a lush world dominated by mechanical beasts, and yes it looks very familiar.
Windows Central · Nov 27, 2024 Tencent revealed a massive new Intel gaming handheld with a unique feature similar to the Nintendo 3DS The Tencent 3D One gaming handheld is being worked on, and it offers 3D technology and 3D eye-tracking. Learn about its specs and how it compares to other gaming handhelds.