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What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

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Laifen is sinking serious money into shavers, wagering that innovation will help it trump incumbents like Philips and Braun.

After hair dryers, Laifen targets the other side of bathroom counters with a shaver built from scratch

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Businesses offering bargains came out ahead of their high-end peers, based on Q1 earnings.

Discount coffee, hotels thrive in China's penny-pinching economy

Discount coffee, hotels thrive in China&#8217;s penny-pinching economy

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Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

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ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, showcases locally popular short videos, influencer content, and creative challenges optimized for China’s market.

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Douyin removes 8,000 videos after latest copyright infringement lawsuit from Tencent. The companies have a history of wrangling over intellectual property.

Douyin removes 8,000 videos after latest copyright infringement lawsuit from Tencent

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Jiaxing Li

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Enterprise Services

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

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What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

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Tencent quarterly profit rises, company expects tighter data regulations Tencent Q2 profits surged nearly 30% despite regulatory crackdowns.

Tencent quarterly profit rises, company expects tighter data regulations

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Mengyuan Ge

What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

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Huya’s Q2 Revenue hits USD 458.8 million with monthly active users exceeding 77.6 million . The platform was unable to merge with Douyu in July 2021.

Huya’s Q2 revenue hits USD 458.8 million with monthly active users exceeding 77.6 million

What sets the world’s soundtrack? Follow streaming royalties, label strategies, and genre shifts guiding the global music industry’s rhythm.

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Tencent Music reports strong Q2 results despite antitrust penalty expected to impact Q3 business.

Tencent Music reports strong Q2 results despite antitrust penalty expected to impact Q3 business

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

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Tencent wins copyright infringement case against Douyin. ByteDance has lost another court case against Tencent for hosting videos involving Honor of Kings.

Tencent wins copyright infringement case against Douyin

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

WeChat

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

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How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

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China’s tech giants have started a new proxy war in the food and beverage industry.

Tencent and ByteDance fight for a seat at the dinner table (Part 2 of 2)

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Lin Lingyi

Tencent and ByteDance fight for a seat at the dinner table (Part 1 of 2)

An Honor of Kings tournament in Haikou, Hainan, China, on June 3, 2018. Source: Tuchong.

China has the world’s tightest rules for video games, and they may get even stricter. Tencent has proposed changes to gameplay for Honor of Kings.

China has the world’s tightest rules for video games, and they may get even stricter

State media labels Chinese online games as “opium” and sends shares of gaming companies in freefall.