Chinese Tech Giants Reportedly Order Nvidia AI Chips Worth $5 Billion

China’s internet giants are rushing to acquire high-performance Nvidia chips vital for building generative artificial intelligence systems, making orders worth $5 billion (roughly Rs. 41,400 crore), the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Baidu, TikTok-owner ByteDance, Tencent and Alibaba have made orders worth $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,300 crore) to acquire about 100,000 A800 processors from the … Read more

Chinese Tech Giants Reportedly Order Nvidia AI Chips Worth $5 Billion

China’s internet giants are rushing to acquire high-performance Nvidia chips vital for building generative artificial intelligence systems, making orders worth $5 billion (roughly Rs. 41,400 crore), the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Baidu, TikTok-owner ByteDance, Tencent and Alibaba have made orders worth $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,300 crore) to acquire about 100,000 A800 processors from the … Read more

WeChat Needs a TikTok-Style Ban, Australian Lawmakers Suggest

A senate committee investigating how foreign powers use social media to interfere in Australia has recommended a swathe of rules and restrictions for social media platforms, including potentially banning Chinese messaging service WeChat on government devices. Tuesday’s report contains 17 recommendations including new transparency rules enforceable by fines, expanding an existing TikTok ban on government … Read more

WeChat Needs a TikTok-Style Ban, Australian Lawmakers Suggest

A senate committee investigating how foreign powers use social media to interfere in Australia has recommended a swathe of rules and restrictions for social media platforms, including potentially banning Chinese messaging service WeChat on government devices. Tuesday’s report contains 17 recommendations including new transparency rules enforceable by fines, expanding an existing TikTok ban on government … Read more

After Threads, Now TikTok Rivals Twitter With New Text-Only Posts

TikTok, the social platform known for its addictive video content, announced Monday that it will offer text-only posts, becoming the latest tech giant to offer an alternative to embattled Twitter. The text posts on TikTok will most closely resemble similar offerings on Instagram, which earlier this month also launched a challenge to Twitter — which … Read more

TikTok Allows Europe to Access Research Software Ahead of New EU Rules

Short-video app TikTok on Thursday opened up its research software to researchers in Europe ahead of new EU rules requiring Big Tech to do more to police online content. TikTok, owned by Chinese technology conglomerate ByteDance, is one of 19 online platforms and search engines subject to tougher requirements that will kick in from August … Read more

TikTok Agrees to ‘Stress Test’ Ahead of EU Digital Services Act

Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok has voluntarily agreed to a “stress test” to prepare for the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Tuesday. Under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), Alphabet unit Google, Meta and other large online platforms will risk hefty fines if they do not control … Read more

TikTok ‘Stress Test’ Shows App Doesn’t Comply With New EU Rules

TikTok isn’t yet fully compliant with upcoming European Union rules governing content, according to the results of a test conducted by the bloc’s governing body. European Union Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton and his team carried out the so-called “stress test” at TikTok’s Dublin offices on Monday, according to a statement from the official, who … Read more