ByteDance, TikTok and DeepSeek

TikTok Owner ByteDance Is Tech Darling Again With $400 Billion-Plus Valuation
At least three of Bytedance Ltd.’s major investors have marked up the TikTok-owner’s valuation to more than $400 billion, a sharp rebound for a Chinese social video leader that has been threatened with a US shutdown.
DeepSeek 'shared user data' with TikTok owner ByteDance
South Korea has accused Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of sharing user data with the owner of TikTok in China. "We confirmed DeepSeek communicating with ByteDance," the South Korean data protection regulator told Yonhap News Agency.
DeepSeek reportedly shared user data with China's ByteDance
Since then, DeepSeek has been surrounded by controversies related to its data handling policies. Now, South Korea’s data protection regulator has accused DeepSeek of sharing user data with ByteDance.
DeepSeek accused of sharing user data with Chinese TikTok owner ByteDance by South Korea
After being removed in South Korea over data security concerns, the country's officials have accused DeepSeek of sharing user information with TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance.
South Korea Bans DeepSeek Over Data-Sharing Concerns with ByteDance
VOICEOVER ENG South Korea Bans DeepSeek Over Data-Sharing Concerns with ByteDance South Korea has accused Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of sharing user data with ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok The country’s data protection regulator confirmed the link and removed DeepSeek from app stores over privacy concerns The AI app,
South Korea accuses DeepSeek of leaking ByteDance user data
South Korea's data protection regulator has stated that the DeepSeek chatbot was sending user data from the country to the Chinese owner of TikTok, ByteDance. In response, DeepSeek expressed its willingness to cooperate with the commission,
ByteDance's US Backers Say China Growth to Counter Any TikTok Ban Damage
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
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ByteDance has been building an AI music beast… with a little help from The Beatles and Michael Jackson
TikTok’s $300 billion-valued parent company, ByteDance, is one of the world’s busiest AI developers. It plans to spend ...
ByteDance enters the deepfake AI video arena
TikTok-owner Bytedance has demoed a new AI system, OmniHuman-1, that can create eerily realistic videos. According to ...
ByteDance’s OmniHuman-1 AI transforms photos and audio into lifelike human videos
OmniHuman-1’s development involved training on 18,700 hours of video footage, according to ByteDance researchers.
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DeepSeek’s Data Transfer to ByteDance: What South Korea and India’s Laws Say
As South Korea accused DeepSeek of sending user data to ByteDance, read what South Korean and Indian data protection laws have to say.
Veteran Google AI researcher joins Chinese TikTok owner ByteDance in leadership role
Wu Yonghui, who worked at Google for 17 years, will lead foundational research at the Seed division and report directly to ...
TikTok is back on app stores as ByteDance continues to sort out US concerns
According to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, TikTok was first spotted reappearing on the Apple App Store. Users on X chimed in, ...
DeepSeek Accused of Sharing User Data with TikTok Maker ByteDance
South Korea has accused Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of sharing user data with ByteDance, the parent company behind TikTok.
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Ole Obermann leaving TikTok for major role at Apple; Tracy Gardner moves into new role at ByteDance
After five and a half years as Global Head of Music Business Development at ByteDance, Ole Obermann will be leaving the ...
TikTok bidders talk directly with White House, not ByteDance, Axios reports
Parties interested in buying the popular short-video app TikTok are talking directly with the White House, and not with its ...
TikTok and CapCut shoot right to the top of Apple’s App Store downloads as ByteDance returns to phones
ByteDance-owned apps TikTok and CapCut have returned to mobile app stores. The apps had been removed in the wake of a U.S.
Today’s Cache | Apple iPhone SE 4 launch tonight; Former OpenAI CTO announces AI startup; Google veteran joins ByteDance
Apple iPhone SE 4 launch tonight. Apple is expected to launch the iPhone SE 4 tonight. The compact phone is targeted towards ...