Microsoft (MSFT.O) and Qualcomm (QCOM.O) officially previewed a portable device designed for on-device mobile agent interaction.

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A Tencent source said the launch timing for a WeChat AI agent is uncertain and will depend largely on the pace of regulators' approval. With WeChat's roughly 1.4 billion users, the compliance review could be more stringent than for other products. Tencent had no comment. Media reports that the project is an internal top-priority, highly classified initiative in preparation since at least 1H 2025 were confirmed by a Tencent source.