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Tencent Music Posts 7.3% Q1 2026 Revenue Jump, Points to Triple-Digit Live Growth and Continued Superfan Expansion
A live performance from Jay Chou, whose Children of the Sun is said to have generated about $14.7 million on Tencent Music during Q1 2026. Photo Credit: GEM_Ady Amid a continued SVIP expansion and a triple-digit revenue boost on the concerts side, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has reported nearly $1.2 billion in Q1 2026 revenue.
Tencent and City University of Hong Kong Launch “WeTech Academy Principals’ AI Open Class x Tencent AI Campus Tour”
Tencent has partnered with the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) to host the inaugural “WeTech Academy Principals' AI Open Class x Tencent AI Campus tour”, where the Tencent WeTech Academy 2026 Talent Development Program is officially announced. The initiative leverages Tencent's technology ecosystem to make AI education more accessible...
Tencent reportedly tests QClaw AI agent with one-click OpenClaw deployment
Tencent is internally testing an AI agent tool called QClaw that allows users to control computers through natural language commands, according to people familiar with the matter. The product focuses on one-click deployment, packaging the open-source framework OpenClaw into a local startup bundle so users can launch it quickly without complex configuration...
Tencent weighs investment in Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery deal
Tencent is considering investing several hundred million dollars in Paramount Skydance Corp.’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, according to people familiar with the matter. The Chinese company would participate as a passive financial investor, the people said. Tencent had previously been included in Paramount’s December offer with a $1 billion equity commitment...
Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu Q4 earnings reveal what AI ambition costs
Alibaba Cloud revenue grew 36% YoY as AI product revenue posted triple digit growth for a 10th straight quarter Tencent spent RMB 18B on AI in 2025 and plans to double that in 2026 Baidu AI powered business now accounts for 43% of core revenue , up from 26% a year ago Alibaba and Baidu
Tencent Esports announce 10-year deal with Olympic Council of Asia
Last Updated On January 22, 2026 Image credit: Tencent Esports Tencent Esports has announced a ten-year strategic partnership with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). As a result of the deal, the esports branch of the tech conglomerate becomes the official esports technology partner of the OCA. According to a release , the partnership aims
Tencent makes minority investment in France’s Drama Studios
The studio says the money is being put towards expansion and speeding up development on hyper-realistic shooter Unrecord Image credit: Drama Studios Chinese tech and entertainment giant Tencent has purchased a minority stake in French developer Drama Studios. No figure has been put on the deal, but the games firm says that this money will
Sony and Tencent settle lawsuit over “slavish clone” of Horizon: Zero Dawn
Terms not disclosed, case dismissed with extreme prejudice Image credit: Polaris Quest Japanese giant Sony and Chinese tech and entertainment firm Tencent have settled their legal dispute over the alleged similarities between the former's Horizon franchise and the latter's Light of Motiram. As spotted by The Game Post, the two companies have reached a settlement
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Amazon expands media footprint with iHeart sales deal and new TV outcome tool
Amazon is pushing deeper into the middle of TV and audio ad deals, rolling out a new measurement tool for streamers while tapping iHeartMedia’s 1,000-plus sellers to put its streaming inventory on more media plans. In the past week, iHeartMedia has expanded its relationship with Amazon Ads to resell inventory across Twitch, Amazon Music, Fire
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The Download: Europe’s heat wave hits the grid, and IBM’s chip targets Moore’s Law
Plus: Anthropic says Alibaba “illicitly” extracted Claude’s capabilities . This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Europe’s extreme heat is shutting down power plants Europe is in the middle of a record-breaking heat wave, and the grid is
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IBM has unveiled chip technology that could help extend Moore’s Law another decade
IBM has built a new prototype chip with around 100 billion transistors on an area the size of a fingernail, which is twice the density of the company’s previous state-of-the-art technology announced in 2021. The design could pave the way for faster and more energy efficient computers for years to come. For more than half
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Finland drives AI growth amid low take-up concerns
Survey reveals concerns over the take-up of artificial intelligence technology in Finland By Gerard O'Dwyer Published: 25 Jun 2026 12:15 Finland plans to ramp up funding for advanced technology-specific research and development projects and key state industrial development agencies in a bid to bolster innovation and use of artificial intelligence (AI) among Finnish enterprises. The
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Angelina Jolie Says She Hasn’t Dated Since Her Divorce and Is Ready to “Live Again”
These days, Angelina Jolie is primarily interested in rediscovering what she feels she has lost along the way: parts of herself that, amid personal trials, motherhood, and transformations, have remained in the shadows for years. “Life has broken me a little,” said the Oscar winner in an interview with Yahoo Entertainment. “I have to live