China’s AI giants are handing out cash to lure in users

AI

China’s AI giants are handing out cash to lure in users

Chinese AI companies have been investing heavily to develop and promote their agentic services. In mid-February, ahead of the celebrations, Alibaba, an e-commerce...

Software

Chair of a House committee on China demands urgent White House briefing on TikTok deal

The chairman of a House committee that pushed for the law demanding TikTok be spun off from its Chinese owners has requested an...

Software

China’s ByteDance will get 1 of 7 board seats for TikTok’s US operations, official says

A U.S.-China agreement on TikTok's U.S. operations includes China's ByteDance choosing one of seven board members for the new entity, with Americans holding...

Software

Nvidia CEO Huang caught between US, China’s ‘larger agendas’

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Wednesday that Washington and Beijing "have larger agendas to work out" as the tech giant navigates the...

AI

Baidu responds to Sora and other rivals with MuseSteamer and AI-enhanced search features

Chinese tech firm Baidu has unveiled a new artificial intelligence-powered video generation tool, MuseSteamer, alongside a significant update to its core search engine,...

AI

World’s largest call centre uses AI to ‘neutralise accent’, making staff sound less Indian

Teleperformance SE, the largest call centre operator in the world, is deploying artificial intelligence across its centres in India to ‘soften’ the accents...

Software

Even before TikTok’s troubles, Chinese companies were wary of Washington

Chinese tech companies long looked to the United States as a key market and source of investment. Firms like ByteDance, the company behind...

Gadgets

TikTok might not see Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony, threatens to go dark in US on 19 January unless…

TikTok, the video-sharing platform with a staggering 170 million American users, is on the verge of going dark this Sunday, right the day...

Software

TikTok ban upheld: Can Donald Trump save the short-video app?

The US Supreme Court upheld the federal law banning TikTok in the country on Friday, in a blow to the short-video app. The...

AI

Former ByteDance Intern Accused of Sabotage Among Winners of Prestigious AI Award

A former ByteDance intern who was allegedly dismissed for professional misconduct, including sabotaging colleagues’ work, was announced as a winner of one of...

Software

TikTok ban: TikTok hires ex-Trump administration lawyer ahead of Supreme Court appeal

TikTok and its Chinese owner ByteDance have turned to a veteran US Supreme Court lawyer as they prepare to ask the justices to...

News

Founder of TikTok owner ByteDance jumps to top of China’s rich list

ByteDance founder Zhang...

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