Chinese tech giant Tencent on Thursday released a new AI model that it says can answer queries faster than global hit DeepSeek's R1, in the latest sign the startup's domestic and overseas success is putting pressure on its larger competitors in China.

Ma Huateng founded Tencent with friends in 1998. Following Tencent's latest rally, Ma has reclaimed his position as China's richest man. However, his wealth still

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When Chinese President Xi Jinping gathered two dozen of the nation’s business leaders for a summit last week, one of the surprise attendees was a little-known, 34-year-old robot pioneer.

Chinese technology giant Tencent on Feb 17 said it had started trialling its own artificial intelligence reasoning model after integrating DeepSeek into some of its products, saying the move would make responses "more 'human'".

Recent Chinese technology breakthroughs are more "micro- and innovation-driven in nature," wrote analysts at Goldman Sachs.

Tencent, a Chinese tech behemoth, has shown a new AI model and claims that it can answer questions more quickly than DeepSeek's highly regarded R1. This undersc

BEIJING (Reuters) -- Chinese tech giant Tencent on Thursday released a new AI model that it says can answer queries faster than global hit DeepSeek's R1, in the latest sign the startup's domestic ...

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BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese tech giant Tencent on Thursday released a new AI model that it says can answer queries faster than global hit DeepSeek's R1, in the latest sign the startup's domestic ...