Tencent

Palm Scanning Tech Poses Bigger Risks than Mere Surveillance

Tencent’s announcement yesterday that they intended to take palm scanning mainstream has early adopters swooning about convenience and late adopters frowning about security risks and surveillance. The tech itself was deployed by Kodak forty years ago and companies that use it today include Amazon and duty free retailers in some US airports. But now China-based […]

Initial Thoughts on the Logitech G Handheld Gaming Console 

Logitech G will collaborate with Tencent China to produce a cloud handheld device. They declared that the console would support primary cloud gaming services like Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce Now. The upcoming console will deliver AAA game titles to users worldwide. We will look at the latest and leaked news and details of […]

China Regulator Says Alibaba, Tencent Have Submitted App Algorithm Details

China’s top internet watchdog said on Friday tech giants such as Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group have submitted details of algorithms used in some of their products, complying with a drive by authorities to tighten oversight of platform algorithms. The rules are part of a broad regulatory crackdown by Beijing against its once free-wheeling technology […]

China's Tencent Revises Pay Rise Policy in Memo, Amid Cost Savings Pressures

China’s Tencent Holdings has told staff it will no longer guarantee them a pay raise upon promotion, according to an internal letter seen by Reuters, as it reviews its salary policy amid a wider cost-cutting drive. The Chinese social media and gaming giant told its employees of the policy change on Tuesday, saying the decision […]