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Vietnam fines TikTok for violating government data consent rules
The company has no mechanism enabling consumers to opt out of having their information used for commercial activities such as advertising
The US’ American-ish TikTok awaits
Even as platforms splinter further for users, corporations remain bound by geopolitical ties
TikTok blocks Thai politicians from paying for ads before elections
There are about 50 million TikTok users in Thailand – almost as many as the 53 million people eligible to vote
AI video generation leads China’s Kuaishou to 84% stock surge
The company has projected US$140 million in annual revenue for 2025 from AI video
TikTok owner ByteDance on track for US$50 billion profit in 2025
Despite this, growth is likely to be slower than previous years
TikTok says it signed agreements to create new US joint venture
TIKTOK chief executive officer Chew Shou Zi told employees that the social media app’s parent company, ByteDance, signed binding agreements to create a US joint venture majority-owned by American inve...
ByteDance, Alibaba keen to order Nvidia H200 chips after Trump green light: sources
The chip’s ability to train AI models is currently unmatched by domestic equivalents
TikTok to invest more than 200 billion reais in Brazil data centre
The project will fully rely on clean energy from wind energy parks
China’s tech giants move AI model training overseas to access Nvidia chips: report
Alibaba and ByteDance are among the tech firms training their newest large language models in South-east Asian data centres
Chinese regulators block ByteDance from using Nvidia chips, The Information reports
The reported ban underscores Beijing’s efforts to reduce reliance on US technology
