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Maryland Police Defy US Blacklist: Chinese Drones Banned In 4 States Still Being Used For Surveillance
Monday, July 31, 2023 - 12:06am | 560In a blatant act of defiance against the U.S. investment blacklist and bans in four states, Maryland law enforcement agencies persist in utilizing Chinese drones from DJI, a technology company embroiled in controversy over allegations of surveilling Uyghur residents and data privacy...
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How TikTok Boat Challenge Is Leaving Trail Of Fatalities Behind
Monday, July 10, 2023 - 8:44am | 539Authorities are issuing warnings about the deadly boat challenge on TikTok after multiple fatalities occurred due to participants jumping or flipping off the backs of speeding boats, emphasizing the dangers of reckless social media trends. What Happened: In a chilling warning against the dangers of...
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Nvidia's Win in China: Major Cloud Players ByteDance and Alibaba Want Nvidia's Chips Courtesy ChatGPT Wave
Thursday, June 15, 2023 - 7:32am | 372Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) bagged significant orders from major Chinese internet companies with cloud computing businesses following the 2023 Spring Festival. The chipmaker won orders over $1 billion in GPUs ByteDance Ltd in 2023, Pandaily reports. ByteDance has...
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Gen Z Rejects The Front Page And Turns To FYP: TikTok Now A Top News Source For 20% Of Young Adults
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 - 3:36am | 602Shaking up the traditional news landscape, a survey revealed the meteoric rise of TikTok as a news source, with a staggering 20% of young adults now relying on the app to stay informed. What Happened: ByteDance-owned TikTok, the popular short-form video app, has witnessed unprecedented...
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Former ByteDance Executive Says China Had 'Supreme' Access To TikTok Data In Lawsuit
Saturday, May 13, 2023 - 12:16pm | 602A former executive fired from TikTok's parent company ByteDance made some startling revelations in a complaint filed in a California court. Yintao Yu, who was terminated in 2018, said that, during his time at ByteDance, the Chinese Communist Party...
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Unleash The Power of Optimus Prime On TikTok: Text-To-Speech Feature Gets A Heroic Upgrade
Friday, May 12, 2023 - 6:49am | 781ViacomCBS’s (NASDAQ:VIAC) Paramount Pictures has teamed up with ByteDance-owned TikTok to incorporate the iconic voice of Optimus Prime into the platform’s text-to-speech functionality. What Happened: Paramount Pictures has teamed up...
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TikTok's Game-Changing Influence: Platform's Mighty Role In Game Discovery And Esports
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 - 4:27pm | 546TikTok, the video hosting service owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has emerged as a powerful platform for the gaming industry, with its short-form videos and discovery algorithm transforming the way consumers find new games. In an interview with Venture Beat, Harish Sarma, TikTok...
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Alibaba Scores More Wins After China Doles Out Gaming Licenses
Thursday, April 20, 2023 - 11:44am | 319China's gaming regulator on Thursday granted publishing licenses to 86 domestic online games. Gaming titles belonging to Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA), Baidu, Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU), and TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd made it to the list, Reuters...
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Is TikTok Working On ChatGPT Clone? How It Could Give New Meaning To 'Learned It On TikTok'
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - 12:13pm | 658Social media app TikTok has faced backlash from members of Congress and parents across the United States. The app has been accused of being a national security threat and failing to protect minors on the site. A new patent filing shows TikTok could be offering a new service soon if it remains...
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TikTok Travails Take Bite Out Of ByteDance
Monday, April 17, 2023 - 8:36am | 1215Key Takeaways: Douyin and TikTok parent ByteDance posted $25 billion in EBITDA last year, beating Tencent and Alibaba The company has lost more than half of its value following repeated attacks on its popular TikTok app in the west By Tina Yip Hong Kong’s frigid office leasing market got a...
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TikTok Hires Former Obama Officials, Ex-Disney Exec Amid Threat Of U.S. Ban
Sunday, April 2, 2023 - 2:56pm | 429As members of Congress push for a ban on TikTok, the social media company is roping in President Barack Obama's former senior advisers and an ex-Disney executive to avoid the ban, according to The Wall Street Journal. TikTok hired Disney's former communications...
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Instagram Meets Pinterest: TikTok Ban Could Be Coming, Parent Company ByteDance Might Have An Answer With Lemon8
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 12:40pm | 930The battle for dominance in social media and short-form video content in the U.S. has seen TikTok become one of the biggest apps in the country. TikTok has seen others try to emulate its features and could benefit from a potential ban. But TikTok’s parent company might have a backup plan in...
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Despite The Controversy Surrounding TikTok, Young Americans Love Chinese Apps. Here's Why.
Sunday, March 26, 2023 - 5:25pm | 565Last week, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faced intense questioning at a U.S. congressional hearing. Following grilling from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, he received overwhelming support from TikTok users, who have sought to protect it from a ban by the U.S. government. In fact,...
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GOP Senator Marco Rubio Calls for TikTok Ban, Citing National Security
Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 1:51pm | 466Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is calling for the immediate ban of TikTok, citing it as a national security risk for America. What Happened: Rubio's concerns stem from TikTok being a social media platform controlled by the Communist Party of China (CCP), putting American users' personal...
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TikTok At 'Pivotal' Moment, Warns CEO: Ban Could Take App 'Away From All 150 Million Of You'
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 - 10:27pm | 393TikTok faces a “pivotal” moment as U.S. lawmakers gear up to ban the Chinese-owned short-form video application, said the company’s CEO Shou Zi Chew. What Happened: Chew, who is set to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday, said that some politicians...