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OpenClaw has gone viral in China in a way it hasn't elsewhere. Government subsidies, cheap local AI, and widespread job anxiety all help explain why.

TechRadar

These 3 Stocks Just Rewarded Investors With Big Dividend Bumps

Micron, Williams Sonoma, and Tencent are issuing hefty dividend increases. For MU, its return to dividend boosts is nearly four years in the making.

MarketBeat

Tech Brief (March 23): ByteDance Sells Game Studio to Saudi Wealth Fund

Tencent merges AI Lab into Hunyuan team, XPeng posts first-ever quarterly profit

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Tech Brief (March 19): Nvidia Restarts Production of H200 Chips for China

Tencent annual profit rises 16%, Alibaba Cloud raises prices for AI computing and storage products

Caixin Global

Chinese government cracks down on in-office OpenClaw use over potential security risks

Chinese cybersecurity authorities warn that rapid OpenClaw adoption in workplaces could expose sensitive systems through automation errors, prompt injection attacks, and malware.

TechRadar

‘Raise a lobster’: How OpenClaw is the latest craze transforming China’s AI sector

The OpenClaw craze aligns with China’s embrace of open-source AI, a strategy that has helped build labs’ reputation among the developer community.

Fortune

Apple cuts China App Store commission fees after government pressure

The move, which lowers fees to 25%, is a breakthrough for Chinese developers Tencent and ByteDance

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Tech Brief (March 12): MIIT Warns of Security Risks in OpenClaw

China’s auto sales plunge 23%, Huawei tests HarmonyOS version of OpenClaw

Caixin Global

Tech Brief (March 11): The Alibaba Engineer Behind Qwen Who Walked Away

TikTok clears Canadian national security review, Tencent moves to bring OpenClaw into WeChat

Caixin Global

Cinema 4D is coming to iPad – and it's bringing an AI 3D generator

3D model generators are the new AI battleground.

Creative Bloq

US government reportedly debating whether to force Tencent to give up its US-based game holdings

The process began during the first Trump administration, and is apparently now picking up steam.

PC Gamer

Trump administration weighs forcing China's Tencent to sell its stakes in Epic Games, Riot Games, and Supercell — meetings held over security risk ahead of China summit with Xi Jinping

The Trump administration is actively debating whether to allow Chinese tech giant Tencent to keep its ownership stakes in several major gaming companies, including Fortnite creator Epic Games.

Tom’s Hardware

RIP Highguard: In a better world, an FPS is allowed to be unpopular

Highguard was not a dead game, it's being murdered.

PC Gamer

Michael Burry Says China Tech Stocks Need Re-evaluation as Cayman Island Shell Trap Looms

Michael Burry voiced concerns about the structural integrity of Chinese tech stocks, claiming that the majority of investors don't really own the companies they think they are betting on.

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Ex Highguard developers blame "hubris" for the game's failure in new report, with studio leaders convinced they had another Apex Legends on their hands

Only about 20 developers are left at Wildlight, reportedly

PC Gamer

Highguard developers were surprised by layoff notices, new report says: They thought they'd have at least a few months to work on it but when Tencent ended funding, there was nothing left

Some of Highguard's woes are the result of bad luck, but it sure sounds like a lot of the damage was self-inflicted.

TechRadar

Ubisoft appoints three Assassin's Creed veterans to oversee the franchise at newly formed Vantage Studios

Ubisoft has named three experienced Assassin's Creed developers to lead the franchise at the company's newly formed Tencent-funded subsidiary, Vantage Studios.

Windows Central

Tencent just killed a fledgling AAA open-world game studio before it could even release anything — "I am genuinely heartbroken"

Game publisher Tencent has shut down TiMi Montreal, a fledgling studio that hadn't even released its first game — a AAA open-world title — yet.

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GamesRadar

After working on a "AAA open-world" for 5 years, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag director's studio reportedly shut down by Tencent without releasing a single game

TiMi Montreal was said to be working on an original, multiplatform IP

GamesRadar

Highguard drama prompts Palworld lead to confirm that, no, the hit survival game has no secret investors: "We are 100% independent and self-funded"

After reports claimed Highguard was partially made with Tencent money

GamesRadar

Highguard was reportedly secretly funded by Tencent, and if that kind of backer can't offer more than two weeks of life I don't know what hope a multiplayer FPS has in 2026

The runway keeps getting shorter

Operation Sports

Ubisoft Unions Urge Leadership Change, Call for Yves Guillemot’s Resignation

The workers have spoken.

Windows Central

Gaming stocks tank as investors panic over Google’s Genie 3 AI — but should they?

Companies like Tencent, Take-Two, and others lose billions over Google's Genie 3.0.

Tom’s Hardware

Chinese firms Bytedance and Tencent reportedly offer massive 150% pay increases and 35% bonuses to entice AI talent — salaries and increases also expected to balloon in 2026

Tech companies are spending more on AI-focused employees even as the rest of the industry is laying off hundreds of thousands.

International Business Times UK

Hilarious Clone Of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Recalls Other Blatant Chinese Rip-Offs

Gamers are mocking a Chinese clone of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, with many noting it's far from the first time a similar copy has appeared.

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