ByteDance has pledged to strengthen safeguards on its newly released AI video generator Seedance 2.0 after facing threats of legal action from major US entertainment companies, including Disney, over alleged intellectual property misuse. The Chinese technology company said it would take steps to
China’s largest internet companies are stepping up investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure as competition intensifies across the global tech sector. ByteDance and Alibaba Group Holding are both preparing to expand data centre capacity and computing resources to support increasingly complex AI workloads, signalling
Chinese technology firm ByteDance is strengthening its presence in southern China with plans to establish a second headquarters in Shenzhen dedicated primarily to operations linked to its short video platform Douyin. The move signals the company’s growing commitment to the city as a
Chinese technology giant ByteDance has taken a major step in advancing its artificial intelligence strategy by securing an exclusive AI cloud partnership for the upcoming Spring Festival Gala. The agreement, announced by ByteDance’s cloud computing arm Volcano Engine, places the company at the
Usage of ByteDance’s artificial intelligence models has increased more than tenfold, reflecting a sharp acceleration in adoption among Chinese enterprises. The growth highlights how quickly AI tools are moving from experimental deployments into everyday business operations. According to Tan Dai, president of ByteDance’s
ByteDance has introduced what is now considered China’s most affordable AI coding agent, priced at just 9.9 yuan for the first month, equal to roughly one dollar and thirty cents. The launch comes through Volcano Engine, the company’s cloud services arm, and marks
How the founder’s global vision continues to shape ByteDance beyond TikTok. From Startup to Global Phenomenon When Zhang Yiming founded ByteDance in 2012, few predicted the company would become one of the most influential tech firms in the world. What started as a
For years, global discussions have described artificial intelligence as a high stakes contest between the United States and China. Analysts often focus on who will train the largest frontier models, who has more computing power and which superstar labs can push the limits
A new wave of excitement swept across China’s tech community as the first smartphone featuring ByteDance’s advanced AI assistant sold out on its launch day. The device, created through a collaboration between ByteDance and ZTE, is being seen as a major step toward
TikTok has appointed Ziad Ojakli, a veteran of major global companies, as its new head of public policy for the Americas. The announcement comes at a crucial moment for the company as it works to finalise a significant restructuring of its US operations
