TikTok, ByteDance and AI

TikTok owner ByteDance, DeepSeek lead Chinese push in AI reasoning
TikTok owner ByteDance on Wednesday released an update to its flagship AI model as a global race intensified to create AI models capable of tackling complex problems.
TikTok owner ByteDance asks expat employees to pay Chinese tax
TikTok parent ByteDance is asking Chinese employees at its Singapore headquarters to pay tax to their home country or risk losing their ability to cash out on stock options, as Beijing steps up enforcement of its global tax scheme.
TikTok owner ByteDance powered an e-reader’s unhinged AI assistant
But the model is only meant to be used within China’s mainland, a ByteDance spokesperson told TechCrunch. The e-reader’s China-based manufacturer, Onyx International, which sells Boox e-readers in both China and to the U.
TikTok parent ByteDance sets aside $12B to spend on AI chips this year - FT
Beijing-based ByteDance (BDNCE) is looking to spend over $12B on artificial intelligence infrastructure in 2025 and has allotted a budget of RMB 40B ($5.5B) to acquire AI chips in China this year, the Financial Times reported Tuesday,
TikTok owner ByteDance plans to spend $12 billion on AI chips in 2025, FT reports
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 reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
FirstFT: ByteDance plans to spend $12bn on AI chips this year
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ByteDance plans to invest $12bn in AI infrastructure
The development comes as the Beijing-based company faces pressure from the US government to sell its social media app TikTok.
ByteDance plans to invest $12 billion on AI chips this year
According to the Financial Times, ByteDance is planning to invest over $12 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure in 2025. Sources familiar

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ByteDance director Bill Ford says deal coming to save TikTok in the U.S.
WASHINGTON – General Atlantic CEO Bill Ford said on Wednesday that a deal would get done to save TikTok in the U.S. after ...
ByteDance director confident TikTok deal will get done, sees options to avoid an outright sale
Bill Ford, the CEO of ByteDance shareholder General Atlantic, said Wednesday he was confident that a deal will be reached to ...
Exclusive: ByteDance plans $20 billion capex in 2025, mostly on AI, sources say
ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has earmarked over 150 billion yuan ($20.64 billion) in capital expenditure for this ...
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TikTok drops ByteDance CDN in the US following brief shutdown
Kentik’s analysis shows that, prior to the shutdown, most TikTok traffic used ByteDance’s own CDN. Since it returned, all ...
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Wisconsin man accused of setting fire to congressman's office over TikTok ban charged with arson
Prosecutors have charged a Wisconsin man who allegedly told police he tried to burn down a congressman’s office because he ...
Apple releases list of ByteDance apps it removed alongside TikTok after US shutdown
Apple said apps developed by ByteDance and its subsidiaries would no longer be available for download or updates on the US ...
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TikTok may be nearing its end. Here's what to know about the replacement app RedNote
Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. This comes after President Joe Biden signed legislation last year that requires ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, to sell the platform or face a ban.
Could MrBeast Become Part-Owner of TikTok? Offers and Speculation Swirl After Trump Vows to Broker Deal to ‘Save’ App From Ban
Will TikTok find a U.S. buyer to remain legal? After Trump vowed to make a deal to save the app, MrBeast has emerged as part ...