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TikTok to launch meditation feature in face of lawsuits and criticism over the app's effects on children
TikTok is launching in-app guided meditation and other well-being features aimed at young users, amid concerns about the platforms impacts on mental health.
CNBC
TikTok to launch new meditation feature in face of lawsuits and criticism over the app's effects on children
TikTok is launching in-app guided meditation and other well-being features aimed at young users, amid concerns about the platforms impacts on mental health.
The Verge
TikTok is using AI-generated alt text to describe photos | The Verge
Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. TikTok is introducing new accessibility features that make it easier for...
Bloomberg
EU Says TikTok’s Ad System Breaks Customer Protection Rules
TikTok Inc. isn’t fulfilling a European Union requirement meant to protect consumers from scam advertisements, putting the company at risk of a fine, the bloc’s executive arm said in a preliminary finding.
EU Says TikTok’s Ad System Breaks Customer Protection Rules
Bloomberg
Brazil First Lady Complains to Xi About TikTok’s Effects on Kids
Brazil first lady Rosangela da Silva complained to China’s leader about potentially harmful effects of TikTok on women and children during an official dinner in Beijing, continuing a crusade against social media companies that has sparked controversy before.
Brazil First Lady Complains to Xi About TikTok’s Effects on Kids
The Verge
Why one obscure app could help crumble Meta's empire - The Verge
The Federal Trade Commission argues Meta monopolizes a social media market where it competes with MeWe and Snapchat, but not TikTok.
TechCrunch
TikTok launches TikTok AI Alive, a new image-to-video tool | TechCrunch
TikTok is launching its first image-to-video AI feature called TikTok AI Alive ... Aisha is a consumer news reporter at TechCrunch. Prior to joining the...
Bloomberg
Sea Profit Tops Estimates as Online Shoppers Keep Spending
Sea Ltd. reported profit that topped analysts’ estimates, a sign that the Southeast Asian e-commerce leader is holding up well against fierce rivals TikTok and Lazada.
Sea Profit Tops Estimates as Online Shoppers Keep Spending
Bloomberg
SoftBank Profit Doubles After ByteDance, Didi Values Surge
SoftBank Group Corp.’s profit soared 124% after valuations of tech startups like ByteDance Ltd. rose, in a boost for the Japanese company’s aggressive data center investment plans.
SoftBank Profit Doubles After ByteDance, Didi Values Surge
SCMP
Alibaba, JD.com and ByteDance prepare for 618 shopping festival next week amid price war
Alibaba, JD.com, and ByteDance’s Douyin will start promotions on Tuesday, as e-commerce giants fight for a slice of limited consumer spending.
TechCrunch
New court filing shows that Meta execs agreed that Facebook was losing to TikTok
... Facebook and Instagram's strategy and market position. In one message, Zuckerberg called Facebook a “challenger” that has “lost the mindshare and...
Bloomberg
Trump Says He Would Give TikTok Another Extension If Needed
President Donald Trump said he would give social-video platform TikTok another extension of a deadline to sell to a US owner if it was needed to reach a deal.
Trump Says He Would Give TikTok Another Extension If Needed
PYMNTS.com
TikTok Woos Amazon Sellers in Spite of US Ban Threat | PYMNTS.com
The video-sharing giant's eCommerce arm TikTok Shop is persuading Amazon sellers to sample its service, promising low fees and high discounts, CNBC...
CNBC
Ireland fines TikTok 530 million euros for sending EU user data to China
Ireland's privacy regulator said Friday that TikTok infringed the bloc's GDPR data protection law over transfers of European user data to China.
Ireland fines TikTok 530 million euros for sending EU user data to China
SCMP
TikTok confirms plans to build €1 billion data centre in Finland
Nordic countries have become attractive destinations for data centres as the colder temperatures reduce energy costs.
TikTok confirms plans to build €1 billion data centre in Finland
SCMP
Tencent, Alibaba buy Nvidia GPUs from ByteDance stockpile, report says
ByteDance’s rivals are acquiring some of its US$13.7 billion worth of Nvidia’s H20 chips, which are now barred from export to China.
Tencent, Alibaba buy Nvidia GPUs from ByteDance stockpile, report says
Bloomberg
AI Startup Nscale Chases ByteDance Deal and $1.8 Billion in Debt
Nscale, a startup that is less than a year old, is already trying to raise about $2.7 billion to build artificial intelligence infrastructure on the back of a pending partnership with ByteDance Ltd., the Chinese owner of TikTok, according to an offering document seen by Bloomberg.
AI Startup Nscale Chases ByteDance Deal and $1.8 Billion in Debt
CNBC
How TikTok’s rise sparked a short-form video race
TikTok’s dominance in short-form video has reshaped social media. Rivals like Meta, YouTube and LinkedIn are investing to compete for users and ad dollars.
How TikTok’s rise sparked a short-form video race
SCMP
TikTok owner ByteDance weighs data centre project in Brazil, sources say
The company is in talks to partner with renewable energy producer Casa dos Ventos to develop a facility in the Pecem port complex.
TikTok owner ByteDance weighs data centre project in Brazil, sources say
SCMP
TikTok US shakes up leadership in e-commerce, policy with looming sell-or-ban deadline
The changes for two executives follow a departure last month, as ByteDance seeks to safeguard business in its flagship app’s largest market.
TikTok US shakes up leadership in e-commerce, policy with looming sell-or-ban deadline
Nikkei Asia
ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent stockpile billions worth of Nvidia chips - Nikkei Asia
... Alibaba and Tencent began preparing last year for the possibility that Washington could curb their shipments, too, sources said. The three...
ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent stockpile billions worth of Nvidia chips - Nikkei Asia
CNBC
Instagram launches Edits app for video, rivaling TikTok
Instagram's Edits app includes background replacement, automatic captioning and artificial intelligence tools that can turn images into video.
Instagram launches Edits app for video, rivaling TikTok
TechCrunch
Mark Zuckerberg says TikTok slowed Meta's growth - TechCrunch
In Meta's antitrust trial on Wednesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified that TikTok's success was a risk to Meta's business,...
Mark Zuckerberg says TikTok slowed Meta's growth - TechCrunch
SCMP
TikTok Shop’s sales in US plunge as Trump’s tariffs hit Chinese imports
TikTok Shop, along with platforms like Shein and Temu, has emerged as a major channel connecting Chinese vendors with US consumers.
TikTok Shop’s sales in US plunge as Trump’s tariffs hit Chinese imports
South China Morning Post
Alibaba's Quark surpasses ByteDance's Doubao, DeepSeek as China's top AI app
Quark's rapid ascent comes as Alibaba has transformed the app from a cloud storage and search service into an 'AI super assistant'.
Alibaba's Quark surpasses ByteDance's Doubao, DeepSeek as China's top AI app
SCMP
Alibaba’s Quark surpasses ByteDance’s Doubao, DeepSeek as China’s top AI app
Quark’s rapid ascent comes as Alibaba has transformed the app from a cloud storage and search service into an ‘AI super assistant’.
Alibaba’s Quark surpasses ByteDance’s Doubao, DeepSeek as China’s top AI app
Reuters
China says any TikTok deal has to comply with Chinese law - Reuters
Amazon-backed artificial intelligence startup Anthropic on Wednesday introduced a $200 plan for its Claude chatbot customers who use its generative AI...
China says any TikTok deal has to comply with Chinese law - Reuters
CNBC
TikTok reportedly stays on App Store after assurance from Attorney General Pam Bondi
Apple will keep TikTok on its App Store for at least 75 more days after receiving assurances from Attorney General Pam Bondi, Bloomberg News reported.
Bloomberg
Apple Keeps TikTok on Its Store After Assurances from AG Bondi
Apple Inc., following assurances from the Trump administration, is keeping TikTok and other apps from ByteDance Ltd. on its US App Store for at least another 75 days.
Apple Keeps TikTok on Its Store After Assurances from AG Bondi
PYMNTS.com
Walmart Takes Pricing Fight to Suppliers as Amazon Mulls TikTok Bid | PYMNTS.com
Recently, the eCommerce giant unveiled an AI-driven agent capable of autonomously shopping and placing orders. This tool promises to streamline the...
Walmart Takes Pricing Fight to Suppliers as Amazon Mulls TikTok Bid | PYMNTS.com