Tencent | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights

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Tencent is a leading global technology company founded in 1998, focused on enriching the lives of internet users and assisting enterprises in their digital transformation. With a strong presence in online gaming, social networking, e-commerce, and various digital services, Tencent aims to connect people through innovative platforms. Tencent America serves as its U.S. branch, emphasizing video games and entertainment products.

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🛍️ Tencent Product and Pricing News

• Tencent Cloud announced the inclusion of its EdgeOne capabilities, Data Boosting and Rate Limitation, into the 3GPP core standards for mobile communications on April 7, 2025.
• Tencent has introduced 'Hunyuan-T1', the first ultra-large model powered by Mamba from China.
• Tencent introduced AI tools like the chatbot Yuanbao for farming and rural development in China, collaborating with local officials and launching the 'AI Goes Rural' program.
• Tencent launched a 7-day Closed Beta Test for Rust Mobile, a survival game version of Codename: Outpost, requiring players to register in Chinese and complete a complex survey by April 13.
• Researchers from Tencent YouTu Lab, including Yifei Yu, Qian-Wen Zhang, Lingfeng Qiao, Di Yin, Fang Li, Jie Wang, and Xing Sun, have developed a benchmark called Sequential-NIAH to evaluate large language models' ability to extract information from long contexts.

• Junxiang Chen, Wanyun Li, Wenbin Yao, and Yang Zhou from Tencent's WeChat team are working on enhancing video-text retrieval by addressing information mismatches.
• Tencent applied RARE to WeChat Search, Demand-Side Platform, and QQ Browser Search, observing significant benefits during a one-month A/B test with a 20% user sample.
• Tencent ranked #2 on Clarivate's Global Top 100 Innovators 2025 list for its excellence in innovation.

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👔 Tencent CEO, Management and Leadership Team

• Po Yuen Kenny Lam

  
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⚔️ Tencent Alternatives and Competitors

• Ant Group
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• ByteDance
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• Kuaishou
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• Huya
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• SoftBank
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• 360 DigiTech
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• Meituan
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• Pinduoduo
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• iQIYI
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• IAC
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• NetEase
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• Agora
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• Meta
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• Alibaba Group
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• Baidu
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• JumpCrew
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• SenseTime
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• Weibo
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• Google
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• Microsoft
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• WhatsApp

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💼 Tencent Hiring and Layoffs

• Tencent is currently hiring for the position of Senior IT Operations Engineer in the United States.

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🤖 Tencent Developer, Integration and Automation News

• Tencent's cross-border payment platform, Tenpay Global, has partnered with PayPal's Xoom to enable Weixin Pay users in China to receive cross-border transfers.
• Tencent and Ubisoft have made a deal that could positively impact popular gaming franchises.
• Tencent Cloud supports the massive player base of Honor of Kings with TcaplusDB and EdgeOne, offering near-limitless scalability, seamless scaling, automated fault recovery, and high-performance storage.

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📈 Tencent Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News

• Tencent's stock gained 0.8% in Hong Kong as investors focused on potential tariff negotiations between the U.S. and China.
• Ubisoft's stock price fell by 11.80% after announcing a new subsidiary in partnership with Tencent, erasing previous gains.
• Tencent-backed China Ruyi Holdings plans to raise up to $500 million in convertible bonds next week.

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