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Trouble at TikTok
ByteDance’s wildly popular short video app has gotten caught up in U.S.-China tensions, with Washington worried that personal data on TikTok’s 100 million U.S. users could fall into Beijing’s hands.
Cover Story: Will TikTok Be the Next Huawei?
Founder Zhang Yiming’s efforts to defuse rising political pressures fail to gain traction as U.S. moves to follow India in banning the popular video app citing data security concerns
Kuaishou Ramps Up AI Commercialization as Kling Revenue Hits $150 Million
Kling remains a small share of sales but is scaling quickly; CEO says annualized run rate rose above $300 million in January
Beijing Summons Tech Giants to Curb Cutthroat Competition
Regulators flag practices such as stripping merchants of pricing power and misleading consumers, part of a wider campaign to rein in business practices that authorities see as harmful to the industry as a whole
CX Daily: War in the Gulf Triggers Global Energy Shock
The disruption of the Strait of Hormuz has sent energy prices soaring and raised the risk of global stagflation
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
CX Daily: China’s Trust Firms Pivot From Risky Debt After Crackdown
With standardized assets accounting for more than half of fund trusts by value, companies face pressure on profits as they struggle to compete
Tencent Folds AI Lab Into Hunyuan Team in Major AI Overhaul
Restructuring centralizes research under chief AI scientist as firm races to catch rivals in China’s AI market
Xiaomi Unveils Trio of Large AI Models in $8.7 Billion Bet
New MiMo series signals shift beyond hardware as company targets top tier in global AI race
In Depth: OpenClaw Craze Fuels Fresh AI Ambitions, Fears in China
As companies rush to embed the globally viral AI agent across apps, devices and cloud services, regulators warn that broad system access and weak oversight could expose users to data and cybersecurity risks
In Depth: How ByteDance Pulled Ahead in China’s AI Race
By spending billions on chips, pursuing top talent, and leveraging the enormous user base of its social media platforms, TikTok’s owner has outmaneuvered the competition
ByteDance to Sell Game Studio Moonton to Saudi Wealth Fund
Deal is reportedly worth $6 billion as the TikTok owner scales back its gaming business
China Unicom Slashes Spending, Pivots Harder to AI
Telecom giant cuts capital outlays even as it ramps up investment in computing power to chase new growth
Alibaba, Tencent Hike Cloud Prices as AI Boom Drives Up Hardware Costs
Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu have rolled out aggressive rate increases for AI computing and storage services, reversing the industry’s price war amid a memory chip supercycle
Tencent Profit Rises 16% as Overseas Games, Cloud Gain Traction
International gaming revenue tops $10 billion for first time; AI push accelerates despite supply constraints
CX Daily Mar. 18: China Satellite Investment Soars as SpaceX Sparks Race for Piece of the Sky
With Elon Musk’s company already far ahead, Beijing is pouring funding into space ventures
Alibaba Joins OpenClaw-Driven AI Agent Race With Wukong Platform
New enterprise and personal AI tools mark Alibaba’s push into fast-growing “agent” technology sparked by OpenClaw
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