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Zhang Yiming, TikTok-Parent ByteDance Founder, Is Now China's Richest Person
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is China's richest person, with personal wealth of $49.3 billion, an annual rich list showed on Tuesday, although counterparts in real estate and renewables have fared less well.
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ByteDance's TikTok Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Shift Towards AI Content Moderation
TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including a large number of staff in Malaysia, the company said on Friday. Two sources familiar with the matter earlier told Reuters that more than 700 jobs were slashed in Malaysia.
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"Targets Children": US States Sue TikTok Over Privacy Violations
A group of 14 US states on Tuesday filed lawsuits accusing TikTok of ensnaring young users with addictive features, then harming their minds and violating their privacy.
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ByteDance Unveils Jimeng AI, a Text-to-Video Generation Platform That Could Rival OpenAI Sora
ByteDance, the Beijing-based technology giant known for TikTok, has released an artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-video platform. Dubbed Jimeng AI, the platform allows users to generate both images as well as videos from text prompts. The platform has been released on both Apple’s App Store and Android as mobile apps but is only available to u...
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TikTok Maker ByteDance Launches Text-To-Video AI App Rivaling OpenAI's Sora
The launch of a text-to-video model by the parent of short video app firm TikTok follows a series of similar model releases in recent months in China.
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''China's Kim Kardashian'' Banned From Social Media For Flaunting His Lavish Lifestyle
Profiles of several other influencers who post about their luxurious lifestyles have also been wiped off social media.
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"Make No Mistake, This Is A Ban": TikTok Vows To Fight New US Law In Court
TikTok's CEO vowed Wednesday to fight in the courts to overturn a newly signed US law that could see the popular app banned due to allegations it is controlled by the China government.
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US House Votes To Ban TikTok If It Doesn't Cut Ties To China
The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed a bill that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a nationwide ban in the United States, where it has around 170 million users.
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TikTok Routinely Sent US Data To China, Claims Report. Company Reacts
One of the ex-employees said that TikTok's distance from ByteDance was just for appearances, and that there remained a secret chain of command where US employees continued reporting to Chinese executives.
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TikTok And Its 'Secret Sauce' Caught In US-China Tussle
As a US campaign to sever TikTok from its Chinese parent heads to the Senate, analysts say Beijing's response to a forced sale of the app -- and its 'secret sauce' algorithm -- will be clear: Hands off.
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Amid Ban Threat, TikTok's US Revenue Hits $16 Billion: Report
China's ByteDance-owned TikTok posted revenue of about $16 billion last year in the United States, where the viral video app that has hooked Gen Z users is at the risk of being banned, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
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"Logic Of A Bandit": China Slams US TikTok Vote
China on Thursday slammed the approval of a US bill that would ban TikTok unless it severs ties with its Chinese parent company, vowing that Beijing would "take all necessary measures" to protect the interests of its companies overseas.
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China Says Proposed TikTok Ban Will "Come Back To Bite" US
Beijing warned on Wednesday that a proposed ban on Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok would "inevitably come back to bite the United States".
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Can't Rule Out China Using TikTok To Influence Election: US Spy Chief
China could use social media app TikTok to influence the 2024 U.S. elections, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told a House of Representatives intelligence committee hearing on Tuesday.
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"I'm Singaporean": TikTok CEO Grilled By US Senator Repeatedly Over China Connections
Mr Chew affirmed that he is Singaporean and mentioned that Singapore does not allow its citizens to hold dual citizenship.
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Zhang Yiming, TikTok-Parent ByteDance Founder, Is Now China's Richest Person
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is China's richest person, with personal wealth of $49.3 billion, an annual rich list showed on Tuesday, although counterparts in real estate and renewables have fared less well.
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ByteDance's TikTok Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Shift Towards AI Content Moderation
TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including a large number of staff in Malaysia, the company said on Friday. Two sources familiar with the matter earlier told Reuters that more than 700 jobs were slashed in Malaysia.
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"Targets Children": US States Sue TikTok Over Privacy Violations
A group of 14 US states on Tuesday filed lawsuits accusing TikTok of ensnaring young users with addictive features, then harming their minds and violating their privacy.
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ByteDance Unveils Jimeng AI, a Text-to-Video Generation Platform That Could Rival OpenAI Sora
ByteDance, the Beijing-based technology giant known for TikTok, has released an artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-video platform. Dubbed Jimeng AI, the platform allows users to generate both images as well as videos from text prompts. The platform has been released on both Apple’s App Store and Android as mobile apps but is only available to u...
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TikTok Maker ByteDance Launches Text-To-Video AI App Rivaling OpenAI's Sora
The launch of a text-to-video model by the parent of short video app firm TikTok follows a series of similar model releases in recent months in China.
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''China's Kim Kardashian'' Banned From Social Media For Flaunting His Lavish Lifestyle
Profiles of several other influencers who post about their luxurious lifestyles have also been wiped off social media.
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"Make No Mistake, This Is A Ban": TikTok Vows To Fight New US Law In Court
TikTok's CEO vowed Wednesday to fight in the courts to overturn a newly signed US law that could see the popular app banned due to allegations it is controlled by the China government.
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US House Votes To Ban TikTok If It Doesn't Cut Ties To China
The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed a bill that would force TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a nationwide ban in the United States, where it has around 170 million users.
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TikTok Routinely Sent US Data To China, Claims Report. Company Reacts
One of the ex-employees said that TikTok's distance from ByteDance was just for appearances, and that there remained a secret chain of command where US employees continued reporting to Chinese executives.
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TikTok And Its 'Secret Sauce' Caught In US-China Tussle
As a US campaign to sever TikTok from its Chinese parent heads to the Senate, analysts say Beijing's response to a forced sale of the app -- and its 'secret sauce' algorithm -- will be clear: Hands off.
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Amid Ban Threat, TikTok's US Revenue Hits $16 Billion: Report
China's ByteDance-owned TikTok posted revenue of about $16 billion last year in the United States, where the viral video app that has hooked Gen Z users is at the risk of being banned, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
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"Logic Of A Bandit": China Slams US TikTok Vote
China on Thursday slammed the approval of a US bill that would ban TikTok unless it severs ties with its Chinese parent company, vowing that Beijing would "take all necessary measures" to protect the interests of its companies overseas.
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China Says Proposed TikTok Ban Will "Come Back To Bite" US
Beijing warned on Wednesday that a proposed ban on Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok would "inevitably come back to bite the United States".
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Can't Rule Out China Using TikTok To Influence Election: US Spy Chief
China could use social media app TikTok to influence the 2024 U.S. elections, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told a House of Representatives intelligence committee hearing on Tuesday.
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"I'm Singaporean": TikTok CEO Grilled By US Senator Repeatedly Over China Connections
Mr Chew affirmed that he is Singaporean and mentioned that Singapore does not allow its citizens to hold dual citizenship.
