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title: "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)"
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published_at: "2026-10-29T06:15:01.000Z"
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summary: "Tencent Cloud CEO Dowson Tong is shifting the company's AI focus toward businesses and betting on its Claude Cowork-style assistant WorkBuddy, following Pony Ma's criticism of Tencent's AI efforts as a leaky ship this summer."
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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 \(Bloomberg\)

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**Published:** 2026-10-29T06:15:01.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** agent

## Summary

Tencent Cloud CEO Dowson Tong is shifting the company's AI focus toward businesses and betting on its Claude Cowork\-style assistant WorkBuddy, following Pony Ma's criticism of Tencent's AI efforts as a leaky ship this summer\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261029/p9>)