Tencent is a Chinese technology conglomerate that operates a wide range of consumer platforms and enterprise services. It connects over a billion users through WeChat and QQ, combining messaging, social features, and mobile payments, while Tencent Cloud offers AI, big data, and cloud infrastructure for businesses. It stands out by blending a huge user base with major investments in gaming studios and an integrated ecosystem that spans media, fintech, cloud, and enterprise tools. Its goal is to create a large, connected digital ecosystem for people and businesses in China and worldwide, using AI-powered products and services.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Shenzhen, China
Founded
1998
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Kunwei Technology, a Chinese ultrasound imaging equipment company, has completed a new funding round of 400 million yuan (approximately $56 million). The round was led by XVC and Sequoia China, with existing investors Sherpa Ventures and Tencent increasing their stakes. Founded in 2019, Kunwei has developed the kOS imaging platform, which combines plane wave technology, SRBF super-resolution beam synthesis, and UP ultra-penetration probes. The company claims this achieves high penetration power with deep-resolution imaging capabilities. Beyond traditional ultrasound applications, Kunwei is expanding into innovative clinical scenarios including cranial, spinal, gastrointestinal, and pulmonary imaging. The funding will support the company's continued development of ultrasound technology and expansion into new medical applications.
Tencent mulls $5 billion bond offering as AI push ramps up. Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) - Tencent Holdings Ltd. is considering an offshore bond sale of as much as $5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, adding to the wave of tech companies seeking debt financing as artificial intelligence needs grow. The notes could be denominated in dollars and offshore yuan and the sale may come as early as this month, the people said, asking not to be identified because the discussions are private. While no details were available on how the money would be used, the development comes after Tencent raised nearly $4.7 billion from the sale of long-dated dollar and yuan securities in June, in its largest debt offering since 2020. Proceeds from that deal were mainly for debt refinancing and general corporate purposes, such as developing AI products and services. The potential bond sale adds to a global fundraising rush by tech companies as they seek to build up their artificial intelligence capabilities, despite rising investor concerns about the sector. Just last month, SoftBank Group Corp. raised the equivalent of $11.1 billion through the one of the largest corporate junk-bond offerings on record in an effort to fund its massive AI ambitions. SoftBank's deal was seen by some as a litmus test for how debt investors are thinking about AI financing amid warnings about the technology's potential risks and the need to impose guardrails around its development. Tencent didn't respond to a request for comment. Global AI-related debt issuance has already topped $575 billion in 2026, according to a recent report by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. credit strategists, despite worries about potential consequences for markets if the technology fails to pay off for firms making the biggest investments. Tencent has around $22 billion of offshore notes outstanding and no public bonds maturing this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. It has one dollar bond due in 2028. The company has been ramping up its AI-related spending as it tries to catch up to rivals such as ByteDance Ltd. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., raising capital expenditures by 176% on AI projects and computing to 52.8 billion yuan ($7.9 billion) in the June quarter. Tencent aims to develop artificial intelligence models akin to the best from DeepSeek or Moonshot AI, such as the Hy4 for later in 2026. It already operates one of the country's largest AWS-like cloud services, offering computing to clients keen to develop their own AI platforms.
PUBG Mobile 4.7 Update to release in November 2026? Check here. 5 Oct 2026, 8:52 PM IST 2 min. read PUBG Mobile players could receive another major update very soon. The PUBG Mobile 4.7 Update is expected to arrive in November 2026, following the game's regular update pattern. Tencent has not announced the official release date of PUBG Mobile 4.7 yet. However, the PUBG Mobile 4.7 Beta is already live, which confirms that the next version is currently under testing. The first beta test started on September 23, 2026. Looking at PUBG Mobile's usual update cycle, November currently looks like the most likely release month. - Advertisement - Discover more Xbox game deals Esports team merchandise PUBG Mobile 4.7 Update expected release date. The PUBG Mobile 4.7 Update is expected to release in November 2026. PUBG Mobile normally releases one major version roughly every two months. Version 4.5 arrived in July, while the current PUBG Mobile 4.6 Update was announced in early September 2026. Based on this pattern, Version 4.7 should arrive around November. However, players should remember that November is only an expected release window right now. Tencent has not revealed an exact date. PUBG Mobile 4.7 Beta is already live. One of the biggest signs that the next update is getting closer is the arrival of its beta version. Tencent officially started the PUBG Mobile 4.7 Beta Test 1 on September 23. The beta is being used to test upcoming changes before they are added to the stable global version. The first beta includes several gameplay improvements. Med Kits, Adrenaline Syringes, Painkillers and Bandages have received changes. A new Battle Ready Kit has also been added to Erangel during testing. Tencent is also testing vehicle camera improvements and a new staged reload system. Under the staged reload change, if a reload is interrupted after the magazine has already been changed, the player may only need to complete the remaining chambering action later. More content is expected to be tested during later beta phases. It is important to note that beta content is not final. Tencent itself says that features available during testing are still under development and can be changed before the final update. PUBG Mobile 4.7 Beta testing schedule. The 4.7 beta testing cycle is expected to continue throughout October. According to the currently available beta schedule, four testing phases are planned. The later phases should give players a much clearer idea about the main themed mode and other features planned for Version 4.7. What to expect from PUBG Mobile 4.7 Update? Tencent has not yet revealed the complete feature list for the stable PUBG Mobile 4.7 Update. For now, the beta confirms testing around consumable changes, the Battle Ready Kit, vehicle camera improvements and staged reloading. More content could appear as the beta moves through its upcoming phases. Players should also avoid assuming that everything found in the beta will automatically arrive in the global version. Features can be changed, delayed or completely removed during testing. When will PUBG Mobile 4.7 release? If Tencent continues its usual two-month update cycle, PUBG Mobile 4.7 should release sometime in November 2026. The ongoing beta testing throughout September and October also supports a November release window. However, an exact date cannot be confirmed until PUBG Mobile makes an official announcement. Until then, players can continue playing Version 4.6 while keeping an eye on the 4.7 beta tests for an early look at what could arrive next. - Advertisement - Aditya Parsutkar is an experienced esports and gaming journalist and currently serves as the Mobile Gaming and Esports Editor at TalkEsport. With over four years in the industry, he has built a strong reputation for delivering timely news, detailed tournament coverage, and insightful analysis across the gaming ecosystem. Before joining TalkEsport, he contributed to prominent media outlets including SportsTiger, InsideSport, and Sportskeeda, where he covered major national and international esports events. His expertise lies in mobile esports, competitive gaming trends, and in-depth editorial coverage of the rapidly growing esports industry. As an editor, Aditya focuses on maintaining high editorial standards, accuracy, and engaging storytelling while leading comprehensive coverage of the gaming and esports space.
China counterattacks Western tech isolationism with global Open Source AI push. * October 3, 2026 * Editorial Staff China is positioning open source technology and multilateral artificial intelligence governance as central pillars of its global digital strategy, framing open collaboration as an antidote to Western containment efforts ahead of the 2026 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit. Speaking at a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday, World Internet Conference Secretary-General Ren Xianliang stated that open source development and shared construction are fundamental to building an integrated digital ecosystem. Ren emphasized that as artificial intelligence rapidly transforms industrial manufacturing, public services, and scientific research, global governance faces a critical juncture to address emerging hazards such as algorithmic bias, data security threats, and technology abuse. Ren noted that open source collaboration has expanded beyond traditional software code into a broader mechanism for technological democratization. He stated that China's push for open source aims to transcend restrictive practices like building "small yards and high fences" or establishing exclusionary technological blocs, advocating instead for the unrestricted flow of innovation resources to benefit developing and developed nations alike. The Wuzhen Summit, which started on Nov. 2 and runs through Nov. 5 in Zhejiang province, will operate under the official theme "Open Source, Openness, Joint Construction, and Sharing: Joining Hands to Build a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace." Li Yanyi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and head of its publicity department, announced at the briefing that Zhejiang is accelerating its buildout as a primary hub for AI innovation and open source deployment. Li outlined key event features for the summit, including a dedicated "AI Wuzhen Dialogue" assembling prominent global open source large language model developers and leading scientists. The summit will also launch an Open Source Theme Ecological Experience Hall and host the "Light of the Internet" Expo, which will gather more than 400 domestic and international technology firms, including Alibaba, Tencent, Huawei, ZTE, Microsoft, and Intel. According to Li, corporate attendees will demonstrate high-performance open source solutions designed for industrial integration. Highlights will include Alibaba displaying its Lingjun Zhenwu M890 supernode instances and Tencent unveiling its next-generation open source large language model, underscoring Beijing's broader ambition to convert open source architecture into scalable commercial and industrial output.
XPENG has raised over $900 million in Series A funding for its robotics division, marking China's largest single-round private investment in the embodied AI sector. The round values the division at more than $6.3 billion, with XPENG maintaining controlling ownership. IDG Capital led the funding, joined by Gaorong Ventures, Tencent and Alibaba. The capital will accelerate development of XPENG IRON, a general-purpose humanoid robot featuring 76 degrees of freedom and 21 per hand. The robot runs on XPENG's proprietary AI hardware platform, powered by three Turing AI chips delivering up to 2,250 TOPS of computing power. Mass production is planned for late 2026, with initial deployments at XPENG stores. Wider deliveries in China and overseas markets are scheduled for 2027.