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Apple and Tencent have reached a deal allowing Apple to handle payment processing for in-app purchases within WeChat’s mini-games and mini-apps, securing a 15% commission, according to Bloomberg.
Developers will now be required to follow Apple’s compliance standards, including stricter oversight of content accessible to minors. The commission is notably lower than the typical 30% fee in the App Store, creating a new revenue stream for Apple while relieving Tencent of payment-processing responsibilities.
Tencent President Martin Lau described the company’s relationship with Apple as “very strong.” WeChat serves over one billion users in China, and Tencent’s revenue from social features and mini-games reached $4.5 billion in the third quarter.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has presented U.S. President Donald Trump with two traditional wooden ayvans featuring intricate Uzbek woodcarving craft. According to The New York Times, the structures have already arrived in Washington, D.C., and assembly has begun in West Potomac Park, where Trump plans to establish the "National Garden of American Heroes."
U.S. Department of the Interior spokesperson Cathy Martin stated that park visitors will be able to view the ayvans starting this autumn. Uzbekistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Furkat Sidikov shared on X (Twitter) that the gift serves as a symbol of friendship and strategic partnership between the two nations. The report also highlights other notable foreign gifts received by Trump, including a luxury aircraft from Qatar and a pair of cheetahs from Saudi Arabia.
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