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ByteDance Adjusts Games Business, Establishes ONE Publishing Studio - Pandaily
ByteDance's games business has recently adjusted its organizational structure, as its original Chinese and global distribution studios have now merged into a new entity called ONE Publishing Studio.
December 23, 2022 Source: Pandaily
ByteDance Employees Inappropriately Gained Access to TikTok User Data
(Bloomberg) -- TikTok parent company ByteDance Ltd. found that some employees inappropriately gained access to data for some American users, complicating the Chinese technology giant’s already-fraught efforts to convince US lawmakers that its app is secure.Most Read from BloombergChina Is Likely Seeing 1 Million Covid Cases, 5,000 Deaths a DayDonald Trump’s Taxes Reveal Big Losses: What We Learned So Far, in ChartsBankman-Fried Released on $250 Million Bond in FTX CaseChina to Cut Quarantine for
December 23, 2022 Source: YahooFinance
ByteDance probe finds employees gained access to some of TikTok's U.S. user data
Congress is weighing whether it should ban the popular video app TikTok on all government devices amid growing concerns over possible security risks from the Chinese-owned social media platform. Cecilia Kang, a national technology correspondent for The New York Times, joins CBS News with more.
December 22, 2022 Source: CBS News
China’s ByteDance finds staff wrongly accessed TikTok user data in US
1 person has resigned and 3 were fired after the parent firm’s investigation showed some individuals had misused their authority to gain access to personal data.
December 22, 2022 Source: South China Morning Post
TikTok User Data Was Inappropriately Accessed by ByteDance Employees
TikTok parent company ByteDance Ltd. found that some employees inappropriately gained access to data for some American users, complicating the Chinese technology giant’s already-fraught efforts to convince US lawmakers that its app is secure.
December 22, 2022 Source: Bloomberg.com
ByteDance Inquiry Finds Employees Obtained User Data of 2 Journalists
The company’s internal investigation showed that workers also obtained data on a small number of other U.S. users.
December 22, 2022 Source: The New York Times
ByteDance to continue cost-cutting as growth slower than expected: report · TechNode
TikTok-owner ByteDance plans to continue cutting costs as the firm’s revenue grew slower than expected, according to a Dec. 14 internal speech by the
December 21, 2022 Source: TechNode
TikTok Couldn’t Ensure Accurate Responses To Government Inquiries, A ByteDance Risk Assessment Said
The internal risk assessment, completed in late 2021, also warned of rampant self-dealing, embezzlement, and potential indictment of executives.
November 28, 2022 Source: Forbes
Kuaishou Revenue Beats Estimates Amid Rivalry With ByteDance
Short-video company battles sluggish consumer spending, China’s slowing economy and intensifying competition
November 22, 2022 Source: caixinglobal
ByteDance Launches Casual Gaming Platform MomoYo for Global Market - Pandaily
ByteDance recently launched a new app called
November 22, 2022 Source: Pandaily
ByteDance introduces a new music app with feature that pays users to listen · TechNode
TikTok owner ByteDance has launched a free audio app aiming at the lower-tier market, Chinese media outlet Tech Planet reported on Tuesday. The new app is
November 15, 2022 Source: TechNode
ByteDance Founder Zhang Yiming Places 2nd on Hurun China Rich List - Pandaily
Leading global research platform Hurun Research Institute released its Hurun China Rich List 2022 on November 8. Zhang Yiming, the founder of TikTok's parent company ByteDance, ranked second, and Robin Zeng, the chairman of battery giant CATL, ranked third.
November 9, 2022 Source: Pandaily
Chinese Internet Giants Like ByteDance and Alibaba Launch Part-Time Job Sites to Reduce Costs - Pandaily
Since the beginning of the year, many Chinese internet giants such as ByteDance, Meituan and JD.com have launched new part-time job platforms in an attempt to further reduce their operating costs.
October 31, 2022 Source: Pandaily
Micro-Lenders Under JD.com, ByteDance, Meituan and Others Accelerate ABS Issuance - Pandaily
Since the beginning of this year, micro-lenders under five Chinese internet giants, namely Tencent, ByteDance, Baidu, Meituan and JD.com, have been successfully approved to issue ABSs amounting to 39.33 billion yuan ($5.4 billion).
October 31, 2022 Source: Pandaily
New Chrome version features HEVC video codec partly developed by ByteDance · TechNode
Released on Tuesday, Google’s new browser update Chrome 107 officially supports high-efficiency video coding (HEVC) – also named H.265 – the development
October 26, 2022 Source: TechNode
A China-Based ByteDance Team Investigated TikTok's Global Security Chief, Who Oversaw U.S. Data Concerns
Roland Cloutier, a U.S. Air Force veteran and former law enforcement officer, stepped down as TikTok’s Global Chief Security Officer in July 2022 as the Biden administration continues to evaluate the national security risks posed by TikTok’s Chinese ownership.
October 25, 2022 Source: Forbes
ByteDance sells 46,000 Pico 4 VR headsets online in China since last month
Since going on sale September 27, the Pico 4 virtual reality (VR) headset from ByteDance generated more than 46,000 online orders in China, according to Sandalwood Advisors.
October 23, 2022 Source: South China Morning Post
ByteDance Offering to Buy Back Employees’ Shares for $155 Apiece
(Bloomberg) -- ByteDance Ltd. is offering to buy back shares from its employees, ramping up efforts to boost staff morale after plans for an initial public offering stalled.Most Read from BloombergHere’s How Weird Things Are Getting in the Housing MarketIntel Is Planning Thousands of Job Cuts in Face of PC SlumpA First Look at the Ritz-Carlton Superyacht: PhotosHome Flippers Get Burned by US Housing Market’s Sudden SlumpUS Core Inflation Seen Returning to 40-Year High as Rents RiseThe Beijing-ba
October 22, 2022 Source: YahooFinance