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ByteDance unveils Seedance 2.5, a 30-second native 4K AI video model that accepts 50 reference inputs
TL;DR ByteDance announced Seedance 2.5 at its Beijing conference, generating 30-second native 4K video from up to 50 multimodal reference…
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ByteDance pledges to prevent unauthorised IP use on AI video tool
Disney has sent a cease-and-desist letter accusing the Chinese company of using its characters to train and power the tool without…
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Paramount Sends ByteDance Cease-and-Desist Letter Over Seedance AI Videos, Alleging Intellectual Property Infringement
Paramount Skydance accused ByteDance of engaging in “blatant infringement” of its intellectual property with its Seedance video and…
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TikTok’s new CEO brings Hollywood connections, ByteDance loyalty
OK picked an insider to lead its newly created US business, choosing an executive with deep ties to the entertainment world and history…
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TikTok’s U.S. Ownership Raises Concerns for Creators at First TikTok Awards Show: ‘I Want People to Create Without Worrying About Being Punished’
The most influential content creators were celebrated on Thursday night for their impact and contributions to popular internet culture at…
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TikTok owner ByteDance on track for US$50 billion profit in 2025
BYTEDANCE is on track for profits of roughly US$50 billion in 2025, capping a record year for a Chinese social media leader making major…
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TikTok U.S. Joint Venture Deal Set to Close in January With Investors Including Oracle, Silver Lake
TikTok is nearly to the finish line in the video app’s long trek to becoming legal in the U.S. ByteDance and TikTok have signed “binding…
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ByteDance, Alibaba keen to order Nvidia H200 chips after Trump green light: sources
The chip’s ability to train AI models is currently unmatched by domestic equivalents [BEIJING/SINGAPORE] ByteDance and Alibaba have asked…
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Chinese regulators block ByteDance from using Nvidia chips, The Information reports
The reported ban underscores Beijing’s efforts to reduce reliance on US technology Chinese regulators have barred TikTok-owner ByteDance…
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ByteDance to get about 50% of TikTok US profit under Trump deal: sources
TikTok’s Chinese parent company will likely get about half of the profit from the platform’s US operation even after it sells majority…
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Any TikTok Deal Must Separate It from China
The administration, having long flouted the law, now appears poised to evade it permanently. Source link
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ByteDance Launches Seedream 4.0 to Rival Google's Nano Banana in AI Image Race
TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, has recently entered the artificial intelligence image tool business and has now released an…
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ByteDance chip design staff suddenly find out they report to Singapore unit: sources
Chip design workers at Chinese tech giant ByteDance, many based in Beijing or Shanghai, unexpectedly found out last week that they are…
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TikTok owner ByteDance sets valuation at over US$330 billion as revenue grows: sources
ByteDance, the owner of short-video app TikTok, is set to launch a new employee share buyback that will value the Chinese technology giant…
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It’s Past Time for Congress to Insist upon Enforcement of Its TikTok Law
The law is clear, and the president is defying it. ByteDance must sell TikTok. Source link
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Trump says he will extend TikTok's sell-or-be-banned deadline
With a deadline to sell itself or be banned in the U.S. just hours away, TikTok got another last-minute reprieve from President Trump on…
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Existing ByteDance investors emerge as front-runners in TikTok deal talks
White House-led talks on the future of TikTok are coalescing around a plan for the biggest non-Chinese investors in parent company…
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TikTok bidders talk directly with White House, not ByteDance: report
Trump has expressed interest in the US government owning a stake in the app that is used by nearly half of all Americans PARTIES…
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ByteDance plans US$20 billion capex in 2025, mostly on AI: sources
BYTEDANCE, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has earmarked over 150 billion yuan (S$27.9 billion) in capital expenditure for this year, much of…
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TikTok owner ByteDance, DeepSeek lead Chinese push in AI reasoning
TIKTOK owner ByteDance on Wednesday (Jan 22) released an update to its flagship AI model aimed at challenging Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s…
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The Supreme Court upheld the TikTok ban. Here's what happens now
The Supreme Court has paved the way for TikTok to be banned in the U.S. on Sunday. The high court on Friday upheld a new law that requires…
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Supreme Court upholds law that could force TikTok to shut down in U.S.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that calls for the shutdown of the U.S. operations of social media app TikTok due to…
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'TikTok refugees' unexpectedly turn to Chinese alternative as ban looms
TAIPEI, Taiwan — TikTok users concerned about a looming ban are finding solace in a strange place. Days ahead of a Supreme Court decision…
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Apple in talks with Tencent, ByteDance to roll out AI features in China: sources
APPLE is in talks with Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance about integrating their artificial intelligence (AI) models into iPhones sold in…