Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban: 5 essential reads on the case and its consequences
The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 17, 2025, upheld a law requiring TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the ...
As TikTok faces a ban, creators brace for an uncertain future
"Influencer marketing is not going away, and marketing dollars are not going to stop flowing into the creator economy," Berkowitz said. "But if TikTok is banned, they'll certainly shift that spend to ...
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It’s Not Just TikTok: These Other ByteDance Apps Are Gone Too
TikTok is no longer available in the United States—at least for now. But it’s not the only ByteDance-owned app that’s currently blocked for US-based users. Shortly before the federally ...
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Is CapCut coming back? ByteDance editing app still dark despite TikTok’s return and new Meta alternative
Nearly a day after TikTok was restored to U.S. users in a dramatic game of chicken with the federal government, another popular service owned by China-based ByteDance is still dark. CapCut ...
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ByteDance outpaces Alibaba, Baidu: a deep dive into China's evolving AI chatbot market
ByteDance's Doubao has emerged as a leading contender in China's competitive AI chatbot landscape. In December 2024, Doubao achieved an impressive 29% growth in downloads, reaching 9.9 million ...
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ByteDance launches AI code editor based on Microsoft software as TikTok ban is delayed
The software is distributed by ByteDance’s Singapore-based subsidiary Spring (SG) Pte, the company behind its Cici chatbot that launched in 2023. Like Cursor, Trae is a fork of Microsoft’s ...
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TikTok owner ByteDance plans to spend $12 billion on AI chips in 2025, FT reports
Jan 21 (Reuters) - ByteDance is placing a big bet on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure as the TikTok parent plans to spend more than $12 billion on AI in 2025, the Financial Times ...
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ByteDance Unveils Upgraded Model Behind Its AI Chatbot
TikTok owner ByteDance has released upgrades to its large language model, which powers its AI chatbot, marking the social media giant's latest efforts to lead the global AI race. ByteDance's ...
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TikTok ban fallout: Marvel Snap goes offline amid ByteDance controversy
In a shocking turn of events, the popular digital card game Marvel Snap has been caught up in the United States’ ban on ByteDance-owned apps, including TikTok, as per a report from Forbes.( ...
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CapCut ban update: ByteDance video editor is back for U.S. users, but it’s still not in Apple and Google app stores
The law requiring the ban, called the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, also stipulated that it would be illegal for app stores to host other ByteDance apps ...
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ByteDance launches AI code editor based on Microsoft software as TikTok ban is delayed
ByteDance has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered code editor in competition with American leaders like Cursor and Microsoft's Visual Studio Code, just after US President Donald Trump ...