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Agent Universe’s latest venture ditches the leaderboard model in favor of community, credibility, and signal over noise in an era of information overload.

Could Watcha be “China’s Product Hunt” for AI products?

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WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

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WeChat data insights show that it has successfully become a lifestyle app, and have further room for growth in China's rural area.

Tencent releases first WeChat data insights report, revealing growth room in rural area

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Tencent leads one of the largest start-up deals in the news and entertainment space.

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China DealBook: Tencent invests in software crowdsourcing platform CODING; Meituan-Dianping acquires ERP services provider Passiontec

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Deals | China DealBook: Tencent Cloud invests in CODING; Meituan-Dianping acquires Passiontec

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Tencent excellent quarterly results came just in time to bolster investors' confidence.

China’s Tencent spectacular first quarter results allay growing investors’ fears

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Deals | China DealBook: Tencent invests in HuiXiaDan; Alibaba and Ctrip.com bet on restaurant booking app

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Tencent Mobile Internet Business Group gets a huge boost with coveted Shenzhen's automobile road test license.

Tencent’s automatic driving laboratory gets the green light to test self-drive cars in Shenzhen

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Ping An Good Doctor raised $1.1 billion in an HK IPO earlier this month.