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ByteDance

Telcos, Media & Tech

ByteDance’s valuation soars to US$480 billion in share auction

Manner has built on the popularity of coffee in China, muscling in with major brands.
Consumer & Healthcare

Temasek-backed Manner Coffee seeks Hong Kong IPO, 10 years after starting as tiny stall: sources

Young users claim excessive screen time has led them to suffer depression, anxiety, insomnia and eating disorders, while others have engaged in self-harm and even died by suicide.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Social media giants must stand trial on addiction claims

Under the spinoff arrangement set out in an executive order Trump signed on Sep 25, TikTok will be majority-owned and controlled by Americans.
Global Enterprise

Trump’s TikTok deal with China – what do we know?

ByteDance is expected to receive a licensing fee of on all revenue generated from making TikTok's algorithm available to the US operating entity as well as a share of the profit in proportion to its equity stake.
Global Enterprise

ByteDance to get about 50% of TikTok US profit under Trump deal: sources

Trump is trying to keep the short video app with 170 million US users from being banned after Congress passed a law that ordered it shut down by January 2025 if its US assets were not sold by owner ByteDance.
Global Enterprise

Trump will sign order declaring TikTok deal meets 2024 law requirements

US President Donald Trump has credited TikTok with helping him win re-election last year and has 15 million followers on his personal account.
International

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

FILE PHOTO: Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a TikTok logo in this illustration taken September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Telcos, Media & Tech

Trump says US has a buyer for TikTok 

ByteDance is one of many tech firms worldwide ramping up efforts to develop proprietary chips, known as application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), in a bid to reduce reliance on suppliers such as Nvidia.
Telcos, Media & Tech

ByteDance chip design staff suddenly find out they report to Singapore unit: sources

The latest buyback at a higher valuation will come as ByteDance consolidates its position as the world’s largest social media company by revenue.
Telcos, Media & Tech

TikTok owner ByteDance sets valuation at over US$330 billion as revenue grows: sources

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