Innovega’s smart glasses aim to improve sight for people with visual impairments Innovega, a company known for its augmented-reality contact lens technology, has turned its focus to a different product for now: smart glasses for people who are visually impaired. Read More
Tencent subsidiary TiMi opens Seattle-area game studio led by Halo, Battlefield vets One of the largest mobile game developers in China has opened an office in the Seattle area. Tencent subsidary TiMi… Read More
Nintendo stock spikes as Switch console goes on sale in China through partnership with Tencent Nintendo stock is the highest its been in 18 months after the gaming giant began selling the smash-hit Switch console… Read More
Nintendo stock spikes after Tencent gets key approval to sell Switch console in China Chinese tech giant Tencent has received key regulatory approvals in its home country that pave the way for it to… Read More
Top Pacific Northwest startup funding rounds of 2017: Remitly, Rover, Vacasa lead the way Plenty of Pacific Northwest startups raised big funding rounds this year to fuel their growth in 2017 and beyond. The… Read More
Chinese tech giant Tencent is poised to be a leader in AI, says head of new Seattle research lab Judging by one of the company’s slogans — “AI in all” — it’s clear that Chinese tech powerhouse Tencent sees giant… Read More
Educational robot maker Wonder Workshop raises $41M from Tencent, Madrona and others Wonder Workshop, which makes robots that teach children computer science concepts, said it has raised $41 million in a Series… Read More
Amazon revealed as investor in Android creator Andy Rubin’s Essential, joining Tencent in $300M round Amazon is among the tech giants backing Essential, the smartphone hardware company founded by Android creator Andy Rubin, as it… Read More
WeChat parent Tencent is opening an A.I. lab in Seattle led by former Microsoft researcher Tencent, the Chinese tech titan behind WeChat and a wide range of other services, plans to double down on artificial intelligence… Read More
Amazon closing in on Flipkart as top India e-commerce site among mobile users, study says Amazon is making a $5 billion play to became the top e-commerce site in India, and it seems the investment… Read More
Starbucks enables social gifting with WeChat in China — is Facebook Messenger integration next? Starbucks today announced new social gifting integrations with the popular WeChat app in China that could pave the way for future… Read More
There’s a new drone in town: Social-friendly Ying, from Qualcomm, Tencent and Zerotech China’s largest Internet service portal, Tencent, is teaming up with chipmaker Qualcomm and drone-maker Zerotech to field the Ying drone,… Read More
