Chinese tech firm Tencent Holdings, the country’s most valuable technology giant, beat analysts’ forecasts with a 15 per cent rise in third-quarter revenue, as its artificial intelligence efforts continued to drive growth. Revenue for the Shenzhen-based firm, which runs China’s most popular super app WeChat, reached 192.9 billion yuan (US$27.1 billion), up from 167.2 billion yuan in the same period last year. Net profit increased 19 per cent to 63.1 billion yuan in the September quarter, which...