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TikTok's next move after ByteDance deal to avoid a US ban

TikTok has finally chosen a path that keeps the app alive in the United States, agreeing to carve out its American business ...
Forbes

With Trump’s TikTok Ban On Hold, ByteDance Is Quietly Launching AI Apps

Last year, most lawmakers deemed the Chinese tech giant ByteDance a national security risk and banned its apps. Now, under a Trump reprieve, it’s shipping new apps anyway. In 2024, Congress passed a ...
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TikTok avoids US ban as ByteDance hands control of US operations to Oracle-led group

TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, has signed binding agreements to transfer control of the app’s U.S. operations to a new investor-led entity, marking a major step toward avoiding a nationwide ban ...
DMR News

TikTok Agrees To Partial U.S. Divestment As ByteDance Retains Minority Stake

TikTok has reached an agreement to divest part of its U.S. operations to a group of American investors, ending years of ...
Wired

ByteDance’s Other AI Chatbot Is Quietly Gaining Traction Around the World

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has built what is currently the most popular AI chatbot in China: Doubao. Launched in 2023, the app has risen to the top of the country’s generative AI market, ...
GeekWire

ByteDance lays off 65 Seattle-area workers

ByteDance, the Beijing-based parent company of TikTok, is laying off 65 workers based in Bellevue, Wash., according to a new filing with the Washington state Employment Security Department. ByteDance, ...

ByteDance to spend $14 bln on Nvidia AI chips in 2026, SCMP reports

Investing.com-- China’s ByteDance is planning a sharp increase in spending on artificial intelligence chips next year, with a budget of about 100 billion yuan ($14 billion) earmarked for purchases ...
Time

ByteDance’s AI Videos Are Scary Realistic. That’s a Problem for Truth Online.

This week, OpenAI released its latest AI video generation model, Sora 2, advertising it as a "big leap forward" for the space. As Sora hits the public, it will have to compete for market share in a ...
Wired

ByteDance and DeepSeek Are Placing Very Different AI Bets

The diverging path of China’s two leading AI players shows where the country’s artificial intelligence industry is headed. Save this story Save this story Go high or go wide? DeepSeek and ByteDance, ...
Business Wire

ByteDance Purchases more than 100,000 Units of Rubicon Carbon’s Flagship Product, The Rubicon Carbon Tonne

ByteDance secured access to premium credits at today’s prices, reducing exposure to future cost spikes and supply issues, which will be essential in achieving its 2030 carbon neutrality target.
Business Insider

I worked at Baidu, ByteDance, and Microsoft. Now, I've raised millions to build robotic pets.

He Jiabin, now 35, built smart backpacks in college — a project that launched him into China's Big Tech scene. He worked at Microsoft Research Asia, Baidu, and ByteDance before deciding to leave Big ...