TikTok CEO Shou Chew and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella have cautioned that the world is overhyping current AI capabilities and urged companies to maintain human control over autonomous systems.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew expects AI to trigger major scientific breakthroughs in physics, biotechnology, and materials science within the next three years.
Despite the transfer of US TikTok operations to a joint venture, significant operational and technical ties with ByteDance persist, raising questions about the effectiveness of the separation.
Meta has banned all advertisements from ByteDance across its platforms in the US and several other countries, citing competitive concerns and a shift in business strategy.
Meta has banned ByteDance from running advertisements on its platforms in seven countries, including the US and Japan, citing competitive interests.
A developer has uploaded metadata for 5.6 billion TikTok videos to Hugging Face, claiming the data was scraped from the platform's private mobile API.
TikTok is rolling out AI-powered Shopping Assistant and Buy Direct tools to integrate commerce directly into the user experience and boost retail market share.
TikTok has launched an AI-powered shopping assistant and a one-click checkout feature, Buy Direct, as part of its new Agentic Commerce initiative in the US.
TikTok is integrating a conversational AI shopping assistant and a one-click checkout feature directly into its main video feed to capture more transaction value.
A Tokyo court has ruled that human voices are legally protected, siding with voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda in a landmark case against unauthorized AI voice cloning on TikTok.
TikTok will pay at least $100 million to settle allegations in Alabama regarding child safety and platform design.
Former TikTok executives have launched Superpose, an AI-powered photography app that provides real-time guidance on poses and composition to help users capture natural photos.
ByteDance is investing €2 billion in Finnish data centers as part of a €12 billion European data localization initiative called Project Clover.
ByteDance has secured a $29.6 billion loan from nearly 30 banks to accelerate its international artificial intelligence initiatives.
ByteDance has secured a $29.6 billion unsecured loan from nearly 30 banks to fund its AI and data center expansion outside China.
China is transitioning its AI short drama industry from mass production to a quality-driven model under new government regulations and technological upgrades.
