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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
In Depth: China’s Smartphones Get Pricier as AI Strains Chip Supply
As data centers absorb memory supply and component costs climb, manufacturers are raising prices across their lineups and retreating from the budget end of the market
CX Daily: Huawei’s Auto Ambitions Face a Reckoning After Seres Rift
Unresolved control and mounting costs are testing the business model that Seres and Huawei used to develop Aito
ByteDance Challenges Claim That AI Dramas Consume 55% of China’s Tokens
The tech giant said that video generation models use about 10% of its computing power, sparking a debate over how tokens are used in the country’s booming large model market
CX Daily: China’s Green Steel Ambitions Hit a Red Light
Hydrogen furnaces prove low-carbon steel works, but thin margins, steep costs and reluctant buyers are standing in the way of commercial scale
In Depth: Huawei’s Auto Ambitions Face a Reckoning After Seres Rift
Seres and Huawei renewed their alliance after announcing a sharp restructuring, but unresolved control and mounting costs are testing the model that built their jointly developed Aito EV brand
Weekly Must-Read: China’s AI Battle Moves From Chatbots to Agents
Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance are betting that enterprise agents capable of completing office tasks will reshape workplace software, but adoption and business models remain uncertain
ByteDance’s PineDrama Tops 100 Million Downloads in Global Short-Drama Push
The TikTok-developed app reached the milestone in less than a year as competition abroad prompts rivals to consolidate
CX Daily: China Struggles to Build Palliative Care as Aging Population Faces End of Life
Hospitals and families remain focused on prolonging medical treatment, while a nascent hospice system struggles to grow
More Than 150 Apps Opt Out of ByteDance’s AI Phone Assistant
WeChat, Taobao and other major services decline automated access, limiting Doubao’s ability to perform everyday tasks across apps
Business Brief (Oct. 14): Leading Chinese Polysilicon Producers Agree on Price Floor
Securities industry group requires brokerages to assess risks before transferring personal information overseas
Tencent Integrates AI Agent WorkBuddy With Enterprise App
The integration allows users to automate complex office tasks via chat, highlighting a broader pivot by Chinese tech giants toward enterprise AI applications
ByteDance Sets Up Dedicated AI Safety Unit to Manage Model Risks
ByteDance claims to be the first frontier AI lab in China to establish an independent department focused on AI alignment and safety
CX Daily: China’s AI Battle Moves From Chatbots to Agents
Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance are betting that enterprise agents capable of completing office tasks will reshape workplace software
Cover Story: China’s AI Battle Moves From Chatbots to Agents
Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance are betting that enterprise agents capable of completing office tasks will reshape workplace software, but adoption and business models remain uncertain
ByteDance, Tencent Rush to Launch Personal AI Agents After Meta’s Muse Success
ByteDance and Tencent are fast-tracking their personal AI assistants to capture the consumer market, following a wave of globally successful agents
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