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fromEngadget
1 day ago
Tech industry

ByteDance promises to tighten up its new AI video generator after viral Cruise vs. Pitt clip

fromEngadget
1 day ago
Tech industry

ByteDance promises to tighten up its new AI video generator after viral Cruise vs. Pitt clip

fromFortune
1 day ago

Top Hollywood screenwriter warns TikTok's new tool is at the gates: 'I hate to say it. It's likely over for us' | Fortune

"By launching a service that operates without meaningful safeguards against infringement, ByteDance is disregarding well-established copyright law that protects the rights of creators and underpins millions of American jobs. ByteDance should immediately cease its infringing activity," Charles Rivkin, chairman and CEO of the MPA, said in a statement Tuesday.
Artificial intelligence
#ai-generated-video
Intellectual property law
fromBusiness Insider
2 days ago

How Disney picks its AI copyright battles depends on who's ripping it off

Disney is enforcing its copyrights against AI companies using its characters without permission, issuing cease-and-desist notices and pursuing legal action.
Video games
fromKotaku
3 days ago

Saudi Arabia Just Keeps Lining Up Mega Gaming Mergers

Savvy Games Group is pursuing acquisition of Moonton for up to $7 billion, expanding Saudi Arabia's consolidation of major mobile-gaming companies.
Artificial intelligence
fromEngadget
3 days ago

Disney accuses ByteDance of 'virtual smash-and-grab' when using copyrighted works to train its AI

Disney accuses ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 of using a pirated library of Disney characters and sent a cease-and-desist over copyrighted content.
Gadgets
fromTechRepublic
2 weeks ago

TikTok Owner ByteDance Targets 2026 Doubao AI Phone Relaunch

ByteDance will relaunch a revised Doubao AI smartphone in mid-to-late Q2 2026, addressing prior app compatibility limits and securing partner permissions before launch.
#tiktok
fromFortune
3 weeks ago
US politics

Why China's ByteDance could be a big winner in its TikTok deal with Trump | Fortune

fromFortune
3 weeks ago
US politics

Trump thanks Xi, hails himself for closing TikTok deal: 'Long into the future I will be remembered by those who use and love TikTok' | Fortune

fromFortune
3 weeks ago
US politics

Why China's ByteDance could be a big winner in its TikTok deal with Trump | Fortune

fromFortune
3 weeks ago
US politics

Trump thanks Xi, hails himself for closing TikTok deal: 'Long into the future I will be remembered by those who use and love TikTok' | Fortune

#tiktok-divestment
#tiktok-divestiture
#tiktok-ownership
fromDigiday
1 month ago
Venture

After watching X's ownership issues play out, marketers brace for TikTok whiplash in 2026

fromDigiday
1 month ago
Venture

After watching X's ownership issues play out, marketers brace for TikTok whiplash in 2026

#tiktok-sale
Digital life
fromCaixinglobal
3 months ago

Cover Story: China's Micro-Dramas Steal the Show and Momentum Seems Unstoppable

China's micro-drama industry is approaching the 100-billion-yuan ($14.05B) mark after about five years of rapid growth.
Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
4 months ago

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

ByteDance’s Cici is an overseas counterpart to Doubao, region‑locked, heavily marketed in the UK, Mexico and Southeast Asia, and rapidly climbing app-store charts.
Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
4 months ago

How ByteDance Made China's Most Popular AI Chatbot

Doubao reclaimed China's top AI app spot with over 157 million monthly users, surpassing DeepSeek and ranking among the top global generative AI apps.
#tiktok-valuation
fromFortune
4 months ago

TikTok's CEO used to work for Mark Zuckerberg as a Facebook intern. Just one decade later, he's become one of Meta's fiercest competitors | Fortune

Shou Zi Chew may be the CEO of Mark Zuckerberg's biggest competitor, TikTok, but at the start of his career, he worked for Zuckerberg as an intern at Facebook. The Singapore native earned an economics degree from University College London before getting his MBA at Harvard Business School, where during the summer he interned at an up-and-coming company: "It was called Facebook," Chew told Harvard's Business School alumni website.
Social media marketing
#tiktok-acquisition
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

Trump and Xi to meet in South Korea as TikTok deal approved

US president Donald Trump said he plans to meet Chinese Premier Xi Jinping in South Korea next month following a phone call in which the Chinese leader also approved of a deal to take control of TikTok's US operations. Trump wrote on Truth Social the call was "productive" and the approval was "appreciated", adding that he would travel to China next year after the two meet.
US politics
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
5 months ago

Trump announces framework' for deal with China to allow TikTok to keep operating in the US

U.S. and China reached a framework in Madrid to separate TikTok from ByteDance, pending final approval by Presidents Trump and Xi.
Business
fromBusiness Insider
5 months ago

TikTok's parent company ByteDance is valuing itself at $330 billion. One big investor thinks it's worth even more.

Fidelity values ByteDance at over $385 billion, about 17% higher than ByteDance's $330 billion self-valuation.
World news
fromHer Campus
5 months ago

Wait, Is TikTok Coming Back To India?

TikTok was banned in India in 2020, displacing creators and market share to Reels and Shorts amid 2025 rumors of a potential comeback.
Business
fromMyrtle Beach Sun News
5 months ago

This tech giant just surpassed Instagram parent Meta for the first time

Bytedance surpassed Meta in quarterly revenue, driven largely by Douyin's advertising, live-streaming, and ecommerce dominance in China.
Startup companies
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

TikTok owner set to launch share buyback valuing company at $330bn

ByteDance will launch an employee share buyback valuing the company above $330bn and offering employees $200.41 per share amid strong revenue growth.
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