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TikTok trackers found on multiple US government websites

Tracking pixels belonging to TikTok, Tencent, Alibaba, and Russian-owned Kaspersky were all found.

TechRadar

China wants AI to rival ChatGPT. Censorship makes that tricky

Chinese firms including Baidu and Alibaba are racing to roll out versions of the chatbots taking tech world by storm.

Al Jazeera

‘Political propaganda’: China clamps down on access to ChatGPT

Leading tech firms reportedly ordered to remove workarounds allowing access to US-based service

The Guardian - UK

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Is VR Gaming in Trouble? Not at All, Even if Tencent Is Withdrawing Its VR Plans

Tencent is reportedly axing its VR plans, but with Meta and PlayStation pouring huge sums of money into VR, the future of VR gaming has little to worry about.

Inverse

Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse ambitions could get a big boost as Tencent discusses selling the Meta Quest 2 headset in China

Facebook has been blocked in the country for 14 years.

Fortune

Microsoft Could Give Up Call of Duty To Keep Candy Crush

The biggest FPS franchise in gaming might not be what Microsoft is after in the Activision Blizzard deal.

Inverse

Chill pervades China's tech firms even as crackdown eases

A grinding crackdown that wiped billions of dollars of value off Chinese technology companies is easing, but the once-freewheeling industry is bracing for much slower growth ahead

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How will China respond to ChatGPT?

Fortune

China Approves 88 Games in January, Including Titles by Tencent and NetEase

China's video games regulator on Tuesday granted publishing licenses to 88 online games, including titles belonging to Tencent Holdings Ltd , NetEase Inc and miHoYo. Shenzhen-based Tencent, the world's largest gaming company, received at least one game license for a mobile game named "Yuanmengzhixing", the list published by the National…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China to take ‘golden shares’ in tech firms Alibaba and Tencent

Move marks shift in focus by Beijing as it tries to extend influence and keep sector in check

The Guardian - UK

China’s government to take golden shares in Alibaba, Tencent

BEIJING: Chinese government entities are set to take so-called “golden shares” in units of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd, suggesting Beijing is moving to ensure greater control over key players in the world’s largest internet arena.

The Times of India

Weekly Must-Read: China Wraps Up Two-Year Tech Crackdown

Central bank and banking regulator’s Guo Shuqing sends first signal that sector led by Alibaba, Tencent, Didi and Meituan may finally be off the hook

Caixin Global

China Allows Pokemon Game Into The Country As Gaming Crackdown Ends

The video game regulators in China has given a nod for release of 44 foreign video games as the country softens up on licensing.

Zenger

Why 'Call of Duty' game matters to the FTC in Microsoft-Activision deal

Vancouver, Washington, resident Michael Feist has logged nearly 163 hours on "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II" since it was released two months ago.

Tribune News Service

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Asharq Al-Awsat

China Approves 45 Imported Video Games in December

China's online game regulator granted publishing licenses to 45 foreign video games for release in the country on Wednesday, further lifting rigid curbs that have hammered the industry for 18 months. The National Press and Publication Administration approved a total of 45 imported online games including "Pokémon Unite" by Nintendo…

Fortune

Tencent CEO Pony Ma blasts employees for laziness, not cutting costs

Tencent, the world's largest game developer, has had to survive a crackdown in China and a slowing global game market.

InsideEVs

Chinese Multimedia Giant Tencent Invests In E-Bike Company Tenways

Chinese multimedia company known particularly in the world of video games, Tencent has recently made an investment in e-bike company Tenways.

Caixin Global

Weekly Must Read: China’s Halting Steps to Dial Back ‘Zero Covid’

As central authorities cite scientific evidence for easing travel and testing rules, local officials worry about being held accountable for new outbreaks

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Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.25% on Thursday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 0.15%

Reuters

China resumes streaming South Korean content after six-year suspension

A Chinese streaming platform has resumed distributing South Korean content after suspending it for nearly six years, South Korean officials said on Tuesday, in what Seoul called a sign of Beijing's readiness to improve ties.

GamesRadar

10 Games like PUBG to play if you need a new battle royale to conquer

PUBG may have helped popularize the battle royale, but it isn't the only game in the genre worth your time

Bangkok Post

China's economy rotting from the head

China highlights a long-debated question about economic development: Can a top-down autocracy outperform liberal market economies in terms of innovation and growth?

Benzinga

Things Don't Add Up Well in Used Computer Renter's IPO Bid

Key Takeaways: LX Technology, parent of Little Bear Rental, has been approved for a Hong Kong IPO, despite losing over 740 million yuan in the past three and a half years Its major early shareholders, including Tencent, Lenovo and JD.com, have started cutting their ties with the company even before…

Financial Times

What the eclipse of Tencent by a liquor company says about Xi’s China

Kweichow Moutai has overtaken the tech group in market capitalisation thanks to the whims of one man

Asharq Al-Awsat

China's Video Game Firms Welcomed in Europe

China is investing billions in Europe's video game industry, but analysts have warned that there could be trouble along the road unless regulators start to take stricter notice. Europe is embroiled in long-running disputes with Beijing over trade, environment, education, raw materials, intellectual property -- but so far video games…

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