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TikTok Pulling Plug on Streaming Music Service
Social Commerce // September 24, 2024

TikTok says its streaming music service won’t be around for much longer. “We are sorry to inform you that TikTok Music will be closing on 28 November 2024,” the video sharing media platform said in a post on its website. “We would like to thank...

China’s AI Price War May Spark Global Tech Showdown, Industry Insiders Say
artificial intelligence // August 23, 2024

Chinese tech giants are slashing prices on artificial intelligence (AI) models, and Silicon Valley is feeling the heat. The fierce competition, initially triggered by companies like Baidu in China, is reshaping the global AI landscape. As prices plummet, businesses worldwide could gain unprecedented access to...

Chinese Tech Giants Embrace AI for Online Interactions
artificial intelligence // August 16, 2024

China’s leading technology companies are swiftly incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into their services, a move that’s transforming how millions interact, learn and work online. Integrating AI, particularly in social media, education and workplace tools, significantly shifts China’s digital economy. As Baidu, Tencent, ByteDance and Alibaba...

Report: Apple Tells WeChat Parent Tencent to Eliminate Payment Loopholes
Apple // August 02, 2024

Apple is reportedly pressuring the makers of China’s most popular apps — WeChat and Douyin — to stop allowing in-app creators to steer users to payment systems outside the Apple platform. The iPhone maker has threatened to reject updates to WeChat from Tencent Holdings and...

Interviews & Exclusives
TikTok Divesture Aftermath Focuses on Potential Suitors

April 24, 2024
The clock is running out on TikTok’s U.S. ambitions. President Joe Biden on Wednesday (April 24) signed a bipartisan measure that gives TikTok’s owner, Chinese tech giant ByteDance, nine months to a year to sell the video-sharing social media platform or see it banned in the U.S. Biden’s action followed the measure’s passage in the […]

Oracle Looks Victorious As Clock Tick-Tocks Down On Deadline For A TikTok Sale

September 14, 2020
Oracle appeared to win the TikTok “sale or no sale” negotiations Sunday night, as several sources reported it had been chosen over Microsoft for U.S. control of the controversial social...

Quick Reads
China Turns to Silicon Valley to Bolster Homegrown AI Firms

November 19, 2024
Chinese tech giants are reportedly using Silicon Valley to recruit for their AI projects. Companies such as ByteDance and Alibaba have recently begun expanding their offices in California as they seek to poach workers from American competitors for their generative artificial intelligence (AI) efforts, the Financial Times reported Tuesday (Nov. 19). This push is happening […]

TikTok Pulling Plug on Streaming Music Service

September 24, 2024
TikTok says its streaming music service won’t be around for much longer. “We are sorry to inform you that TikTok Music will be closing on 28 November 2024,” the video...

Report: Apple Tells WeChat Parent Tencent to Eliminate Payment Loopholes

August 02, 2024
Apple is reportedly pressuring the makers of China’s most popular apps — WeChat and Douyin — to stop allowing in-app creators to steer users to payment systems outside the Apple...

House Committee Votes to Aid Defense of TikTok Ban

July 11, 2024
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee reportedly voted Thursday (July 11) to give the Justice Department a transcript of a closed-door hearing about threats posed by TikTok. The release of the transcript...