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Tencent targets Southeast Asia as launch pad for AI agent WorkBuddy amid tough local market

Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings is using Southeast Asia as a launch pad to take its “cost-effective” artificial intelligence tools global, fronted by its workplace assistant WorkBuddy, amid cutthroat competition at home. The company was targeting existing regional customers of its cloud computi…

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  1. 2026-10-29 07:30 · South China Morning Post Tech
    Tencent targets Southeast Asia as launch pad for AI agent WorkBuddy amid tough local market

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