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TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, planned to use app to monitor specific U.S. citizens' locations
On Thursday, Forbes reported that a China-based team for TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, planned to use TikTok to monitor the locations of specific U.S. citizens. Forbes didn’t state what the Internal Audit and Risk Control department, the team behind the allegations, planned to do with the location information to protect their sources. However, the article […]
TikTok Parent ByteDance Planned To Use TikTok To Monitor The Physical Location Of Specific American Citizens
The project, assigned to a Beijing-led team, would have involved accessing location data from some U.S. users’ devices without their knowledge or consent.
ByteDance Cuts Project Team of Social Metaverse Product Party Island - Pandaily
In order to reduce costs and increase efficiency, ByteDance had cut the project team for social metaverse app Party Island, and that relevant staff had returned to their original teams.
ByteDance Shuts Down Social Product Feiliao's Official Website - Pandaily
The official website of ByteDance-owned online social platform Feiliao has recently been shut down and download channels have been closed, although any official suspension announcement has yet to be made.
TikTok Owner ByteDance Looks to Expand Music-Streaming Service Into Multiple Markets
TikTok parent ByteDance is in talks with labels about expanding its music-streaming service into more than a dozen markets, placing it in direct competition with Spotify and Apple Music.
Report: TikTok parent ByteDance aims to go after Spotify, Apple Music
The company is in talks with music labels to expand its streaming music service, WSJ reports.
TikTok owner ByteDance starts stock option buy-back at higher price
The company has started a new round of buy-backs from current and former employees, offering a higher price than in an earlier round while the prospect of an initial public offering remains low.
ByteDance Starts Stock Option Buyback at $155 Per Share, 9% Higher Than Last Round - Pandaily
According to an internal ByteDance email on October 12, the company has started a new round of stock option buybacks at a price of $155 per share, which is about 9% higher than the previous round of buybacks.
WSJ News Exclusive | TikTok Parent ByteDance Sees Losses Swell in Push for Growth
The Beijing-based social-media giant saw its operating losses more than triple last year to above $7 billion as it spent heavily to continue its torrid growth.
CX Daily: ByteDance Faces Tough Sell Abroad in Bid to Commercialize TikTok
Chinese real estate developers’ sales of new homes slump during the weeklong National Day holiday
Report: ByteDance Did Not Lose $84.9B in 2021 as Claimed - Pandaily
TikTok parent company ByteDance reportedly achieved revenue of $61.7 billion in 2021, an increase of 80% year-on-year. Meanwhile, net losses reached an astonishing $84.9 billion.
Cover Story: ByteDance Faces Tough Sell Abroad in Bid to Commercialize TikTok
Owner of massively popular short-video app ditched IPO plan as it struggles to turn a profit amid tightening regulations
Report: Losses Mount for TikTok's Chinese Parent Company ByteDance
Chinese-owned social media giant TikTok's parent company, Beijing-based ByteDance, saw its operating losses more than triple last year to above $7 billion. Meanwhile, the company spent heavily to continue its growth.
ByteDance-backed PICO Recalls PICO 4 Packages - Pandaily
A number of users have reported recently that they have received a recall message from VR brand PICO, suggesting that the original portable bag should be sent back for replacement as it may wear or cause scratches on the device.
ByteDance to bring livestream shopping to TikTok in US: report · TechNode
ByteDance-owned TikTok is planning to launch livestream shopping in the US market by teaming up with Los Angeles-based TalkShopLive. The US partner will
ByteDance losses tripled to more than $7 billion in 2021: report · TechNode
TikTok parent company ByteDance’s operating losses tripled to $7.15 billion in 2021, while revenues rose 80% to $61.7 billion, The Wall Street Journal
Operating Loss At TikTok Parent ByteDance Topped $7 Billion Last Year, WSJ Reports
First-quarter operating profit in 2022 could indicate the company is turning a corner, however, according to the paper
Global Metaverse Market Report to 2030 - Featuring Alibaba Group Holding, ByteDance, Facebook and Huawei Technologies Among Others
/PRNewswire/ -- The "Metaverse Market By Component, By Technology, By Application, By Industry Vertical: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast,...
ByteDance Pursues Further Layout in Medical Field - Pandaily
ByteDance's healthcare business is stepping into an accelerated period of resource integration, and a huge healthcare ecosystem is slowly forming.
ByteDance to expand leave for China employees in response to work culture criticism · TechNode
ByteDance reportedly plans to offer more paid time off for China employees after the Beijing-based technology company was widely criticized over its work
