Gate News message, April 23 — Tencent unveiled and open-sourced Hunyuan Hy3 preview, a hybrid mixture-of-experts language model featuring fast and slow thinking fusion. The model comprises 295 billion total parameters with 21 billion active parameters, supporting a maximum context length of 256K

AI could halve development costs and add about $22B yearly in profits; global game spend rises to $275B (2026). Benefits skew to major publishers; smaller studios risk. AAA savings ~15%; staffing may shift without large job cuts. Abstract: Morgan Stanley's analysis suggests AI tools could cut video game development costs by about half and generate roughly $22 billion in additional annual profit, as industry spend rises to about $275 billion by 2026. Gains would be uneven, favoring publishers with strong IP and distribution networks (e.g., Tencent, Sony, Ubisoft) while mid-tier studios could struggle. Estimated cost savings for AAA publishers approach 15%, and staffing may shift toward senior engineers and portfolio leads, without a broad plunge in developer employment.

Tencent Cloud warns Xinference supply-chain poisoning can exfiltrate secrets: cloud credentials, API keys, SSH keys, and more via affected packages, sending data to C2 servers; urges immediate security audits and updates.

DeepSeek seeks >$20B as Tencent/Alibaba discuss investment; Nvidia warns US chip edge could be undermined by Huawei; AI funding continues to surge with Vast Data's $1B round and OpenAI/Anthropic/xAI investments. DeepSeek aims for a valuation above $20 billion amid talks with Tencent and Alibaba, while Nvidia warns that shifting AI models to Huawei chips could erode U.S. lead. The piece also notes a global surge in AI funding, including Vast Data's $1 billion round at a $30 billion valuation and major investments in OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI.

Gate News message, April 22 — Tencent and Alibaba are in negotiations to invest in DeepSeek, according to The Information. DeepSeek's valuation exceeds $200 billion.

Gate News message, April 21 — Tencent Cloud announced the official open-sourcing of Cube Sandbox, an execution environment foundation designed for AI agents. The sandbox is the industry's first to combine hardware-level isolation with sub-100-millisecond startup times, according to the company. Cub

Tencent has acquired a 3.2% stake in Kazakhstan's fintech and ecommerce firm Kaspi.kz for $518 million, marking its first investment in Kazakhstan. Kaspi.kz dominates digital payments and ecommerce in the region and is highly profitable.

Tencent QClaw launched its overseas beta on April 21, featuring over 80 improvements from the domestic version. Users can earn daily tokens, with the initial launch available in multiple languages across various countries.

Kaspi.kz, a Kazakh fintech firm, announced that Tencent and other investors acquired 6 million ADRs from Barings FinTech Ventures, with additional buyers including Spice Expeditions and U.S. university endowments.

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