ByteDance has had enough of waiting months for processors, so it's going to make them itself 'No AMD or Intel makes ByteDance go something, something.' PC Gamer · May 28
Qualcomm Stock Soared 67% in a Month. Why You Should Consider Taking Profits Now. Qualcomm stock has soared, driven by its expanded partnership with Stellantis and emerging opportunities in AI-focused data center infrastructure. Barchart · May 27
Qualcomm's TikTok AI Chip Deal Rewrites the Rules Qualcomm secures a custom chip order from ByteDance to power artificial intelligence workloads, signaling a major shift toward data center dominance. MarketBeat · May 27
Qualcomm Lands Major AI Chip Supply Deal With TikTok Owner ByteDance Qualcomm has secured a deal to supply artificial intelligence chips for data centers operated by ByteDance, the Chinese technology company behind TikTok. International Business Times · May 26
Qualcomm Is Teaming Up With ByteDance. What It Means for QCOM Stock Qualcomm shares gain on reports of a landmark AI chip deal with TikTok-parent ByteDance. Here’s what the reported agreement really means for QCOM stock in 2026. Barchart · May 26
Russia's Sberbank wants Chinese chips for its GigaChat AI in the face of Western sanctions — faces a long wait behind ByteDance and Alibaba CEO German Gref didn’t specify which Chinese chips Sberbank is interested in, but the most likely candidate is Huawei's Ascend 950 family. Tom’s Hardware · May 20
'Catch Me in Traffic': UK Teenagers Flaunt Stolen Motorbikes on TikTok While Victims Watch Helplessly A BBC investigation uncovers how TikTok is used by teenage thieves in the UK to flaunt stolen motorcycles, leaving victims frustrated and helpless as police struggle to take effective action. International Business Times UK · May 19
Business Brief (May 15): Putin Set to Visit China Brazil resumes tax exemptions on low-value imports, ByteDance invests in robotics startup Caixin Global · May 15
US clears H200 chip sales to 10 China firms as Nvidia CEO looks for breakthrough Despite US approval for around 10 Chinese firms to buy Nvidia's H200 AI chips, no deliveries have occurred. CEO Jensen Huang's China trip, facilitated by President Trump, aims to resolve this deadlock, highlighting the complex US-China tech rivalry impacting even approved trade. The Economic Times · May 15
Qualcomm’s CEO is working with ‘pretty much all’ major AI players on top-secret devices The phone is dying. Cristiano Amon knows what's replacing it—he just won't tell you yet. Fortune · May 9
US nears $400 million settlement with TikTok on child-privacy violations: ABC News US government is close to a $400 million deal with TikTok. This settlement addresses claims of child privacy breaches. The funds are reportedly for President Trump's beautification projects in Washington. The lawsuit alleged TikTok collected children's data without parental consent, violating privacy laws. The Economic Times · May 9
DMA: How the EU’s big tech law changed citizens’ lives Under the DMA, Europeans can choose their default browser, pay with rival apps, and message across platforms. Enforcement remains a work in progress, and many citizens do not know the law exists. Euronews · May 7
Tech Brief (May 6): U.S. Moves to Block Chinese Labs From Certifying Electronics ByteDance plans subscriptions for AI chatbot, cyberspace regulator penalizes accounts for failing to properly label information Caixin Global · May 6
Tech Brief (April 21): ByteDance’s Profit Plunges 70% on Aggressive AI Spending Chinese GPU maker Sunrise raises over 1 billion yuan, Moonshot AI launches new model with improved coding and agent capabilities Caixin Global · Apr 21
Caixin Global · Apr 21 Business Brief (April 21): China Expresses Concern Over U.S. Interception of Iranian Ship ByteDance’s net profit drops over 70% due to AI investments; Shanghai encourages internet platforms to pursue mergers and acquisitions
Fortune · Apr 12 Blazing hot IPOs, an AI agent craze, and a new word for ‘token’: Here’s what’s happening in the world of Chinese AI China hopes to build a “token economy,” backed by open-source models and real-world AI applications—even as U.S. export controls still hold things back.
MarketBeat · Apr 3 The "Spotify of China" Just Got a Whole Lot Cheaper Investors have battered shares of the Chinese music streaming giant TME. However, multiple factors indicate that a significant recovery could be in store.
Caixin Global · Apr 3 Tech Brief (April 3): U.S. Launches Patent Investigation Into Hisense Alibaba releases new large language model Qwen 3.6-Plus, ByteDance powers AI growth with OpenClaw partnership
International Business Times UK · Mar 26 The AI That Has Hollywood Worried—What It Can Really Do ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 AI video model is causing ripples in Hollywood. Discover how 'Chloe.vs.History' and hyper-realistic digital actors are reshaping entertainment, leading to major copyright disputes and global launch delays in March 2026.
The Conversation · Mar 25 Trump is remaking the US media in his own image – and smashing accountability with it This is the point of absurdity we have reached: on March 15, US President Donald Trump, in a Truth Social post, asserted that American news organisations were running AI-generated Iranian propaganda, and should be charged with treason for the dissemination of false information. One of the instances he cited was…
Caixin Global · Mar 23 Tech Brief (March 23): ByteDance Sells Game Studio to Saudi Wealth Fund Tencent merges AI Lab into Hunyuan team, XPeng posts first-ever quarterly profit
International Business Times UK · Mar 23 Savvy Games Group Moonton Bought By Bytedance for $6 Billion: What's Next for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang? Savvy Games Group, backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, acquires Moonton, the studio behind Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, for £4.5 billion, marking a significant expansion in the gaming industry
Axios · Mar 18 New questions arise over TikTok sale The $10 billion "fee" is unprecedented. And officially undisclosed.
International Business Times UK · Mar 18 US Senators Demand Shutdown of ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 Over Copyright Violations American senators urge ByteDance to shut down its AI app, Seedance 2.0, over copyright infringement concerns, threatening legal action.
The Independent UK · Mar 17 Senators demand former TikTok owner shutdown new app that lets users make AI versions of real people The senators called Seedance ‘the most glaring example of copyright infringement from a ByteDance product to date’