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Tencent's AI chatbot dethrones DeepSeek in China's iOS app store amid fierce competition
An artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has displaced DeepSeek as the most downloaded free app in China's iOS App Store. Tencent's Yuanbao took the No 1 spot in the free app list on Monday,
Tencent’s AI assistant surpasses DeepSeek as China’s most downloaded app on iPhones
Tencent Holdings Limited’s Yuanbao AI chatbot passed DeelSeek as the most downloaded app on AppStore in China. Yuanbao integrates Hunyuan artificial intelligence technology alongside DeepSeek’s R1 reasoning model.
Tencent’s AI Assistant Yuanbao Tops China’s App Store, Surpassing DeepSeek and Doubao
Tencents AI assistant, Yuanbao, became the most downloaded free app on Chinas Apple App Store, surpassing DeepSeek in downloads on Tuesday. Last week, it also overtook ByteDances Doubao AI, fueled by Tencents
Tencent’s AI Bot Passes DeepSeek as China’s Favorite on iPhones
Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s Yuanbao AI chatbot passed DeepSeek to become the most downloaded iPhone app in China this week, highlighting the intensifying domestic competition.Most Read from BloombergCuts
Tencent’s Yuanbao tops Apple’s China App Store, surpassing DeepSeek
Tencent’s AI chatbot app, Yuanbao, has climbed to the top of the free app download rankings in Apple’s China App Store as of March 3, surpassing DeepSeek.
Tencent’s AI bot passes DeepSeek as China’s favourite on iPhones
TENCENT Holdings’s Yuanbao artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot passed DeepSeek to become the most downloaded iPhone app in China this week, highlighting the intensifying domestic competition. Read more at The Business Times.
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Tencent’s New DeepSeek Competitor Looks Promising Based on Key AI Benchmarks
See how Tencent’s newest AI platform called Hunyuan Turbo S compared to top competitors, including DeepSeek-R1-Zero.
Tencent Fires Up AI Race With Model It Says Outdoes DeepSeek
Tencent Holdings Ltd. became the latest tech company to unveil or enhance an AI model intended to eclipse DeepSeek, joining a ...
Tencent releases new AI model, says replies faster than DeepSeek-R1
Chinese tech giant Tencent on Thursday released a new AI model that it says can answer queries faster than global hit ...
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Tencent’s New AI Model Takes On DeepSeek R1 in the Battle for Speed and Efficiency
Tencent released its latest AI model, Hunyuan Turbo S, through the Chinese technology company on March 2, 2025. According to ...
Tencent (TCEHY) Slams “Slow Thinking” Rival DeepSeek as it Unveils New AI Model
The AI bragging rights war heated up today as Chinese tech giant Tencent (TCEHY) released a new AI model which it said blew ...
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Faster Than DeepSeek? Tencent Reignites AI War With Hunyuan Turbo S
Tencent's new model doubles response speed while matching top performers like GPT-4o in reasoning tasks, intensifying the AI ...
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Deeper Than DeepSeek: China’s AI Ascendancy
Could this be the start of accelerated AI development in China? Below, I unpack how the country has carefully built up the ...
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Tech5: Tencent challenges DeepSeek with new AI model; end of the road for Skype, BigBasket's IPO plan, and more
The emergence of DeepSeek’s AI in January has sent companies, researchers and engineers around the world rushing to build and ...