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Bytedance’s E-Commerce Ambitions Look Beyond China | Jing Daily
In the run-up to an impending IPO, Bytedance is moving quickly to nab market share from Chinese tech incumbents like Alibaba via its pivot to e-commerce.
ByteDance Eyes a New $185 Billion Business Ahead of Mega IPO
Zhang Yiming built ByteDance Ltd. into the world’s most valuable private company via a string of blockbuster apps like TikTok that challenged Facebook and other incumbents on their own turf. His latest target: Alibaba.
China Orders Tencent, ByteDance to Rectify Financial Operations
Chinese regulators imposed wide-ranging restrictions on the fast-growing financial divisions of 13 companies including Tencent Holdings Ltd. and ByteDance Ltd., leveling many of the same curbs employed against Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co. in a crackdown on the tech sector.
How ByteDance Could Take a Bite Out of Tencent
Tiktok owner ByteDance has already laid former rivals like Baidu and Weibo low. Tencent could be next.
Beijing-based ByteDance says it has no immediate listing plans
Beijing-based ByteDance said on Friday it had no imminent plans for an initial public offering (IPO).
China warns 34 tech firms against excess in antitrust crackdown
Chinese authorities summoned 34 of the country’s biggest internet companies on Tuesday, including Tencent, Meituan and ByteDance, ordering them to learn a lesson from Alibaba’s case, and to conduct self-inspections to comply with antitrust laws.
WSJ News Exclusive | P&G Worked With China Trade Group on Tech to Sidestep Apple Privacy Rules
Procter & Gamble helped develop an advertising technique being tested in China to gather iPhone data for targeted ads, seeking to find a way around Apple’s new privacy tools, according to people familiar with the matter.
ByteDance considers listing Douyin in New York or Hong Kong: sources
ByteDance is in talks about a possible offshore listing of its short video app Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, in New York or Hong Kong, two people familiar with the matter said.
India blocks bank accounts of China's ByteDance, company mounts challenge
Indian authorities have blocked at least two of ByteDance's bank accounts for alleged tax evasion, prompting it to ask a court to quash the directive that it fears will hit its operations, two sources with direct knowledge told Reuters.
TikTok Owner ByteDance Hires Away Executive From Xiaomi to Be CFO
Shou Zi Chew, who ran Xiaomi’s finances until 2020, will join ByteDance in Singapore.
TikTok owner ByteDance takes on Tencent after acquiring major mobile gaming studio
ByteDance has acquired a major gaming studio called Moonton highlighting its ambitions in the video game industry and pitting it against Chinese giant Tencent.
As Biden and Xi Begin a Careful Dance, a New American Policy Takes Shape
Top administration officials will meet with their Chinese counterparts for the first time on Thursday as the United States shifts to a more competitive posture with Beijing.
Xiaomi Wins Court Ruling Blocking U.S. Restrictions on It
A federal judge in Washington blocked the Defense Department from restricting U.S. investment in the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi Corp.
Tiktok Owner ByteDance to Invest in China's QCraft Self-Driving Startup
Chinese social media titan ByteDance Ltd. is investing in local autonomous driving startup QCraft Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, another sign of the blurring of boundaries between car companies and Big Tech.
ByteDance developing Clubhouse-like app for China amid copycat rush: sources
TikTok owner ByteDance is working on a Clubhouse-like app for China, sources familiar with the matter said, as the global success of the U.S.-based audio chat service inspires a rush of copycats in the country.
ByteDance agrees to US$92 million privacy settlement with US TikTok users
The lawsuits claimed the software ‘infiltrates devices’ and extracts private data, including biometric data, which is used to track and profile the owners.
ByteDance names head of China news unit as global TikTok R&D chief: sources
Beijing-based ByteDance plans to move the chief of its Chinese news aggregator Jinri Toutiao, Zhu Wenjia, to Singapore to head global research and development for its hit short video app TikTok, two people familiar with the matter said. The role is newly created and would...
I helped build ByteDance's censorship machine
I wasn't proud of it, and neither were my coworkers. But that's life in today's China.
ByteDance not in preliminary talks to list TikTok on NYSE: source
ByteDance is not in preliminary discussions about listing video app TikTok on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), a person familiar with the matter said, following a Chinese media report that talks were underway.
ByteDance in early talks to list Douyin in New York, source says
Douyin would be the first initial public offering by a Chinese social-media network in the US, giving American investors a piece of one of the most successful apps in the world’s largest internet market.
