HONG KONG: TikTok maker ByteDance is about to internally announce on Monday the winding ill of its Nuverse gaming emblem and entire retreat from mainstream video video games, 4 crowd common with the subject informed Reuters. The Chinese language era company has incorrect plan to go back to america$185 billion world video video games marketplace, … Read more
HONG KONG :TikTok owner ByteDance is discussing the sale of its gaming unit Moonton Technology with potential buyers, two years after it acquired the Shanghai-based studio in a deal that valued it at $4 billion, five people familiar with the matter said. Shanghai-based Moonton, which has developed the popular mobile game “Mobile Legends: Bang Bang”, … Read more
HONG KONG : TikTok owner ByteDance said on Tuesday it is not shutting its virtual reality (VR) business Pico and remains committed to the industry for the long term, after reports that the Chinese company plans to gradually wind down the brand. The statement came after Chinese research firm EqualOcean published a report saying that … Read more
As TikTok gets more popular, researchers at leading academic institutions want to study what users are doing there. Publicly, the company says it’s open to this, and is partnering with academics. But researchers said so far, the video app’s rules about data are too burdensome. TikTok is in the process of making its application programming … Read more
TikTok plans to offer steep holiday discounts in a monthlong campaign that will begin in late October, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg. The social media app aims to lure inflation-battered shoppers to its new online marketplace, taking the first shot in a price war with established competitors Amazon.com Inc. and Walmart Inc. TikTok, owned … Read more
Microsoft Corp. and Apple Inc. face fresh investigations from European Union regulators as part of the bloc’s landmark digital markets clampdown, which could end up forcing significant changes in how the firms do business in the region. The likes of Alphabet Inc.’s Google Search, Apple’s App Store and Amazon.com Inc.’s marketplace are among a list … Read more
The world’s biggest digital giants — including Apple, Facebook owner Meta and TikTok parent ByteDance — will face the toughest ever EU curbs on how they do business, according to a list published Wednesday. The European Commission, the EU’s powerful antitrust body, named 22 “core platform” services belonging to six US tech behemoths — Google … Read more
Five Chinese tech firms, including Baidu and SenseTime Group, on Thursday launched their artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to the public after receiving government approval, as China’s government pushes to widen the use of such products amid competition with the United States. Baidu, China’s leading online search provider, said in a statement that its ChatGPT-like chatbot, Ernie … Read more
Five Chinese tech firms, including Baidu and SenseTime Group, on Thursday launched their artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to the public after receiving government approval, as China’s government pushes to widen the use of such products amid competition with the United States. Baidu, China’s leading online search provider, said in a statement that its ChatGPT-like chatbot, Ernie … Read more
Meta Platforms Inc., Google and X, formerly known as Twitter, will need to adhere to strict new content moderation rules in the European Union when a new law governing social media platforms becomes legally enforceable from Friday. Alphabet Inc.’s Google said Thursday that it’s making several changes to comply with the EU’s Digital Services Act, … Read more
Close to half of American adults support a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey that also asked questions about national security concerns and China. TikTok, owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance and used by tens of millions of Americans, has faced calls from US lawmakers for a … Read more
New York City on Wednesday banned TikTok on government-owned devices, citing security concerns, joining a number of U.S. cities and states that have put such restrictions on short video sharing app. TikTok, which is used by more than 150 million Americans and is owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, has faced growing calls from US … Read more