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TikTok’s new CEO brings Hollywood connections, ByteDance loyalty
OK picked an insider to lead its newly created US business, choosing an executive with deep ties to the entertainment world and history…
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TikTok owner ByteDance on track for US$50 billion profit in 2025
BYTEDANCE is on track for profits of roughly US$50 billion in 2025, capping a record year for a Chinese social media leader making major…
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Chinese regulators block ByteDance from using Nvidia chips, The Information reports
The reported ban underscores Beijing’s efforts to reduce reliance on US technology Chinese regulators have barred TikTok-owner ByteDance…
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ByteDance to get about 50% of TikTok US profit under Trump deal: sources
TikTok’s Chinese parent company will likely get about half of the profit from the platform’s US operation even after it sells majority…
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ByteDance chip design staff suddenly find out they report to Singapore unit: sources
Chip design workers at Chinese tech giant ByteDance, many based in Beijing or Shanghai, unexpectedly found out last week that they are…
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TikTok owner ByteDance sets valuation at over US$330 billion as revenue grows: sources
ByteDance, the owner of short-video app TikTok, is set to launch a new employee share buyback that will value the Chinese technology giant…
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Tesla upgrades EV voice assistant system with AI from DeepSeek and ByteDance
Tesla is rolling out an upgraded voice assistant system for its electric vehicles (EVs) in mainland China, adopting artificial…
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TikTok bidders talk directly with White House, not ByteDance: report
Trump has expressed interest in the US government owning a stake in the app that is used by nearly half of all Americans PARTIES…
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ByteDance plans US$20 billion capex in 2025, mostly on AI: sources - The Business Times
BYTEDANCE, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has earmarked over 150 billion yuan (S$27.9 billion) in capital expenditure for this year, much of…
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TikTok owner ByteDance, DeepSeek lead Chinese push in AI reasoning - The Business Times
TIKTOK owner ByteDance on Wednesday (Jan 22) released an update to its flagship AI model aimed at challenging Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s…
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The Supreme Court upheld the TikTok ban. Here's what happens now
The Supreme Court has paved the way for TikTok to be banned in the U.S. on Sunday. The high court on Friday upheld a new law that requires…
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Supreme Court upholds law that could force TikTok to shut down in U.S.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that calls for the shutdown of the U.S. operations of social media app TikTok due to…
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'TikTok refugees' unexpectedly turn to Chinese alternative as ban looms
TAIPEI, Taiwan — TikTok users concerned about a looming ban are finding solace in a strange place. Days ahead of a Supreme Court decision…
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Apple in talks with Tencent, ByteDance to roll out AI features in China: sources
APPLE is in talks with Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance about integrating their artificial intelligence (AI) models into iPhones sold in…
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Supreme Court to hear TikTok case before ban deadline
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear TikTok’s challenge to a law that would ban the popular social media app next month unless it…
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Fact Check: Did anti-TikTok congressman invest $1.1M in Meta?
Social media giant TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance have faced a recent setback after losing an appeal to delay the…
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TikTok asks Supreme Court to temporarily halt a law that would ban the app in the U.S.
TikTok has filed for an emergency reprieve with the U.S. Supreme Court to buy more time before a nationwide ban on the social media app is…
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ByteDance seeks $1.1 million damages from intern in AI breach case, report says
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's ByteDance is suing a former intern for $1.1 million, alleging he deliberately attacked its artificial…
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China's bottled water billionaire lashes out at Pinduoduo, ByteDance
One of China’s richest people has taken aim at tech firms ByteDance and Pinduoduo for allegedly harming him and Chinese brands. Zhong…
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China’s richest man berates PDD, ByteDance for months of misery
CHINA’S richest man lashed out at two of the country’s biggest tech giants for fanning online vitriol targeting him earlier this year and…
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China's second-richest man demands apology from ByteDance founder over online attacks
China's second-wealthiest man on Wednesday made a surprise demand that the country's richest man, founder of ByteDance, apologise for the…