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Bloomberg profiles Tencent Cloud CEO Dowson Tong's AI pivot to enterprise, WorkBuddy

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Bloomberg published a profile of Tencent Cloud CEO Dowson Tong, detailing his strategy to shift Tencent's AI focus toward enterprise customers and bet on the WorkBuddy assistant, described as similar to Claude Cowork. The profile references founder Pony Ma's summer remark calling Tencent's AI effort 'a leaky ship,' framing Tong's move as a response to internal pressure.

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    A profile of Tencent Cloud CEO Dowson Tong, who is shifting Tencent's AI focus toward businesses and betting on its Claude Cowork-style assistant WorkBuddy (Bloomberg)

    Bloomberg : A profile of Tencent Cloud CEO Dowson Tong, who is shifting Tencent's AI focus toward businesses and betting on its Claude Cowork-style assistant WorkBuddy — When Pony Ma called Tencent Holdings Ltd.'s AI endeavor “a leaky ship” this summer, the billionaire founder sent ripples through …

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