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2020
Douyu and Huya announce proposed share-swap merger
Douyu and Huya announced that they had received Tencent's non-binding acquisition proposal and merger proposal, and that they had reached a proposed share-swap merger arrangement under which Huya or its subsidiary would acquire Douyu.
2020
Tencent announces investment giving it a majority stake in Baiman Culture
Tencent said that after the additional investment is completed, it will own a majority stake in Baiman Culture, whose IP incubation and operations company will further integrate with Tencent’s New Cultural and Creative ecosystem.
2020
Tencent proposes a Huya acquisition of Douyu
Tencent sent an initial proposal for Huya or its subsidiary to acquire all of Douyu's outstanding ordinary shares in a stock-for-stock transaction. Douyu's board said it planned to review and evaluate the proposal and had not made a decision on a response.
2020
Digital Palace Museum mini program launches
The Palace Museum, Xinhua News Agency's All-Media Editing Center, and Tencent launched the Digital Palace Museum mini program, integrating the museum's online digital services.
2020
Burberry opens social retail store in Shenzhen
Burberry opened its first-of-its-kind social retail store in Shenzhen, combining physical retail with digital features powered by Tencent. The store includes a mini program and an in-store café.
2020
Tencent and CIPSH agree to collaborate on digital culture research
Tencent and the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH) agreed to work together on technology and human sciences and research into digital cultural production, formalizing the strategic cooperation in a memorandum.
2020
Mudanjiang medical insurance bureau and Tencent form strategic partnership
Mudanjiang Municipal Medical Security Bureau and Tencent formed a strategic partnership to jointly advance the city's medical-insurance information systems and develop work across medical-insurance cloud, smart insurance, service insurance and industry insurance.
2020
Tencent makes non-binding offer for Sogou
Tencent made a preliminary, non-binding offer to acquire Sogou’s remaining shares at $9 per ADS. The article reports that the offer was made ahead of publication; the deal had not been completed.
2020
Tencent and CIPSH sign strategic cooperation agreement
Tencent and the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH) signed a strategic cooperation memorandum to promote the integration of technology and humanities and support digital cultural industry and academic research. The work includes research on Tencent’s digital culture business and the impact of “New Cultural Creativity.”
2020
Tencent announces full acquisition of Sogou
The article reports Tencent's proposed full acquisition of Sogou. Sogou said it would appoint an independent committee to discuss and study the offer; Tencent had not responded as of publication.
2020
Tencent makes preliminary offer to acquire remaining Sogou shares
Sogou said Tencent had made a preliminary, non-binding offer to acquire its remaining shares for $9 per ADS. Sogou said it would discuss and evaluate the proposal; the source does not establish that a deal was completed.
2020
BMW and Tencent announce a digital partnership in China
BMW and Tencent announced a digital partnership in China to bring Tencent Xiaochangjing and an in-car version of WeChat to BMW vehicles, expanding the in-car digital ecosystem.
2020
Tencent sues author of Morning Wind QQ Bot
Tencent sued the author of the Morning Wind QQ Bot, alleging illegal intrusion into computer systems; the author was summoned across provincial lines. The report says the case prompted robot developers to shut down services.
2020
Tencent and Zhong Nanshan team make COVID-19 triage model available
Tencent and the Zhong Nanshan team made a deep-learning model for predicting the risk of COVID-19 patients becoming critically ill available through a website service and WeChat mini program; the article says relevant institutions could use it for free.
2020
Beike and Tencent partner to provide property content and services
Beike and Tencent reached a new cooperation under which Beike would provide exclusive property information and service content to several Tencent information-feed products, including QQ Browser, Kuaibao and QQ Kankan.
2020
Tencent launches WeChat Minishop
Tencent launched WeChat Minishop, a tool that allows merchants to build virtual shops within WeChat; merchants were allowed to sign up for a test of the product.
2020
UiPath raises $225 million in Series E funding
UiPath raised $225 million in a Series E funding round led by Alkeon Capital Management, with Accel, Dragoneer, IVP and Tencent participating. The article says funding will go toward research and development.
2020
Tencent launches Light 2.0 program
Tencent AI Accelerator, together with Tencent Science and Technology Association, Tencent East China Headquarters, and Tencent YouTu, launched the Light 2.0 program at the 2020 World Artificial Intelligence Conference Tencent Forum.
2020
Tencent and Lao Gan Ma issue joint response to dispute
Tencent and Lao Gan Ma said they had clarified their misunderstanding. Tencent said it had applied to withdraw its lawsuit and property-preservation application, apologized to Lao Gan Ma, and would improve related processes. The parties said they would explore future formal cooperation.
2020
Tencent launches AI drug discovery platform
Tencent launched its AI drug discovery platform, 云深智药, and opened it to researchers. The article says two tool modules—virtual screening and ADMET property prediction—were available for free, while additional modules were expected to come online during the year.