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ByteDance Suspends Multiple Interactive Drama Businesses Within A Year of Trial

Pandaily — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 03:29:53 +0000

Due to business adjustments, multiple IAP interactive drama mini-programs developed by the ByteDance Commercialization Department Ocean Engine will be shut down on June 17th.

ByteDance: AI Smartphone Development Project Is Not True

Pandaily — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 05:06:58 +0000

ByteDance officials stated that they are exploring mobile-based large-scale software solutions to provide for reference by smartphone manufacturers.

PICO Stops Burning Money for Expansion, Team Size Significantly Shrinks

Pandaily — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 07:40:21 +0000

ByteDance's VR business PICO is gradually shrinking its front line this year.

ByteDance Denies Shutting Down VR Business of PICO

Pandaily — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 06:54:02 +0000

PICO is currently operating normally, and ByteDance will also continue to invest in XR business for the long term.

ByteDance Renames “Qingtao” to “Douyin Selection”, Intensifying Bilibili Competition

Pandaily — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 13:33:07 +0000

ByteDance renames “Qingtao” to “Douyin Selection”, escalating Bilibili competition.

Sequoia China’s Neil Shen Rises to No. 1 on 2023 Forbes Midas List

Pandaily — Fri, 05 May 2023 02:58:33 +0000

Neil Shen, the founding and managing partner of Sequoia China, has been named this year's top investor in the 2023 Forbes Midas List. This marks his fourth time taking the top spot.

ByteDance Founder Zhang Yiming Donates $28.9M to Support Hometown Education

Pandaily — Fri, 05 May 2023 02:14:58 +0000

The Education Bureau of Longyan City in Fujian Province announced on May 4th that Zhang Yiming, the founder of ByteDance, a Chinese tech giant, donated an extra 200 million yuan ($28.9 million) to the Fangmei Education Development Fund.

ByteDance’s Xiaohe Health Terminates All Patient Communication Groups

Pandaily — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 01:27:32 +0000

On April 28th, all official patient communication groups owned by Xiaohe Health under Beijing-based tech giant ByteDance will cease operations due to business adjustments. In February, rumors circulated that the Xiaohe Health App would be shut down.

Tencent’s “Return to Empire” Game is Available for Traffic Acquisition on ByteDance’s Platforms

Pandaily — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 04:07:47 +0000

Tencent's game "Return to Empire" is now eligible for promotion through traffic acquisition strategies on ByteDance's platforms, including TikTok's sister app Douyin, news and information content platform Toutiao, and streaming platform Xigua Video.

ByteDance’s Feishu Previews Intelligent Assistant “My AI”

Pandaily — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 02:45:58 +0000

ByteDance's office software, Feishu, released a video preview of its upcoming intelligent assistant "My AI" on April 11. The product is still in development, and there is no specific timeline for public testing or launch at this time.

TikTok CEO Grilled by US Lawmakers

Lynn Lin — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 06:54:53 +0000

The United States Congress recently held a hearing on TikTok after a three-year hiatus, revisiting concerns over the app's ownership by ByteDance and the possibility of separating it from the Chinese parent company or outright banning it in the US.

Note-Taking App Flomo to Acquire ByteDance’s Mubu from Feishu

Pandaily — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 03:58:10 +0000

The developer of Flomo, a note-taking tool, has expressed intentions to acquire ByteDance's office tool Feishu's mind mapping software Mubu. Flomo did not reveal the exact amount of the purchase.

ByteDance-Backed Feishu Confirms Head of Business Expansion in Japan

Pandaily — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 06:39:54 +0000

Last year, Qi Junyuan, the founder of collaboration and project management tool Teambition, joined ByteDance's office software platform Feishu and now has begun to take charge of the Japanese market for the company.

ByteDance Establishes New Offline Real Estate Agent Brand

Pandaily — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 08:41:26 +0000

TikTok parent company ByteDance has made many prior moves into the real estate business. It intends to build a brand in the field named "Qiuhe Real Estate" for the western region of China.

ByteDance’s Video Editor CapCut With 200M MAU Targets High Earnings

Pandaily — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 06:55:54 +0000

CapCut, a video editor owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance and lesser known compared to TikTok, has obtained 200 million monthly active users (MAUs). It is now exploring commercialization.

Meituan, ByteDance, and Baidu Launch AIGC Products

Pandaily — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 07:04:46 +0000

TikTok parent company ByteDance, food delivery giant Meituan and tech giant Baidu have recently launched their own AI-generated content (AIGC) products.

ByteDance Joins China’s Large Language Model R&D Boom Driven by ChatGPT

Pandaily — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 10:06:59 +0000

In the large language model R&D craze brought to the mainstream by ChatGPT, tech giants and entrepreneurs in China declared their intention. TikTok parent company ByteDance is also one of the players in the promising field.

ByteDance Extends Business Review Cycle from Two Months to A Quarter

Pandaily — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 09:08:24 +0000

On the morning of February 17, Liang Rubo, CEO of Beijing-based internet technology company ByteDance, sent an internal letter to all employees, saying that he would adjust the cycle of setting and reviewing of performance targets from bimonthly to quarterly.

Meituan Strengthens Short Video and Livestream Content to Compete With Douyin

Pandaily — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 06:27:07 +0000

Chinese shopping platform giant Meituan is revamping its short video and livestreaming features in response to competition from Douyin's entry into the take-out field. Douyin is TikTok's sister app in China.

ByteDance-Backed Feishu Sees $100M Annual Recurring Revenue in 2022

Pandaily — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 10:09:10 +0000

Feishu, an office tool owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, announced that its annual recurring revenue (ARR), a key indicator, reached $100 million in 2022, an increase of 2.7 times compared with 2021.

PICO Starts Small-Scale Layoffs, New Products to Be Unveiled in April

Pandaily — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 06:27:10 +0000

PICO, a VR brand acquired by ByteDance, will launch two new products in the near future, one of which will be the PICO 4 Pro, to be launched in April or May, and the other is a low-end version based on the PICO Neo 3 for the lower-end market.

Douyin Still Testing Food Delivery Business in Top Chinese Cities

Pandaily — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 03:53:47 +0000

ByteDance's short video app Douyin will reportedly launch food delivery services in all major Chinese cities on March 1, following internal testing in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.

ByteDance Denies Major Changes to Health and Q&A Platforms

Pandaily — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 04:53:30 +0000

News emerged recently that the Xiaohe Health app owned by Beijing-based tech giant ByteDance will be shut down, and the company's Wukong Q&A app, which was shut down two years ago, will be launched again. However, ByteDance has denied both claims.

Douyin’s Content Product Manager Zhi Ying Transferred to TikTok

Pandaily — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 09:08:44 +0000

Zhi Ying, vice president and head of content products of Douyin and Xigua Video, has been transferred to TikTok, Douyin's sister app. She will be responsible for TikTok's products, content ecology and other businesses.

ByteDance’s Douyin App Launches Supermarket Business

Pandaily — Sat, 28 Jan 2023 08:16:02 +0000

Chinese users from all over the country can now access online supermarket shopping services on ByteDance's short video app Douyin.

Tsinghua Master’s Graduate Bemoans ByteDance’s “Maliciously Low” Monthly Salary of $2,947

Pandaily — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 08:33:03 +0000

A Chinese web user verified to be a fresh master's graduate from the elite Tsinghua University complained online recently that the monthly salary for a back-end development engineer at ByteDance was as low as 20,000 yuan ($2,947) per month.

Former Head of Alibaba’s Online Storage Platform Joins ByteDance’s Feishu

Pandaily — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 08:41:08 +0000

Qi Junyuan, the former head of Alibaba's online storage platform and founder of Teambition, a digital collaboration platform, has recently joined Feishu, an office communications platform operated by ByteDance.

ByteDance’s Feishu Shifts Focus to Global Market

Pandaily — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 08:31:38 +0000

The management team of Feishu, an office communications platform owned by ByteDance, revealed at a recent internal meeting that the product's domestic business operations in China will soon no longer be profitable, and its focus will shift to overseas markets.

ByteDance Launches Douyin Chat as Firm’s Exploration of Social Media Continues

Pandaily — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 06:32:27 +0000

ByteDance's Douyin, a short video app that is the counterpart of TikTok for mainland China, recently launched desktop software on its official website called "Douyin Chat," providing service for Windows and Mac clients.

ByteDance Initiates Layoffs for 10% of Staff

Pandaily — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 08:52:05 +0000

Chinese tech giant ByteDance has launched a round of layoffs covering about one-tenth of its employees, mainly affecting staff members focused on R&D, products and operations.

Chinese Vlogger Li Ziqi to Return, Cooperation with Partner Firm to Continue

Pandaily — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 13:20:00 +0000

After 531 days of not uploading any new videos, Li Ziqi, a prominent Chinese vlogger, will return to broadcasting in the near future and will continue to cooperate with her multi-channel network (MCN) partner company in the future.

ByteDance Launches Home Decoration App Zhuhaojia

Pandaily — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 05:02:42 +0000

Zhuhaojia, the self-operated home decoration unit of Beijing-based TikTok owner ByteDance, has recently launched an independent app, indicating that the tech giant has separated this business division.

Total World Cup Viewers on Douyin Livestreaming Reached 10.6 Billion

Pandaily — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 04:45:28 +0000

During the recent FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Chinese short video platform Douyin provided full-time and 4K ultra-high-definition free livestreaming content. On December 20, the platform released a report, showing that the cumulative number of livestreaming viewers of the World Cup reached 10.6 billion.

ByteDance’s Reading App Shiqu to Stop Operating on Dec 12

Pandaily — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 04:15:00 +0000

A ByteDance-owned reading tool called "Shiqu" will officially stop all operations and services from December 12. This app, launched by ByteDance in April this year, allows users to subscribe to desired information based on keywords and data sources.

ByteDance’s Moonton Opens Game Copyright Lawsuit Against Tencent

Pandaily — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 04:06:23 +0000

A software copyright infringement case leveled by ByteDance-owned game developer Moonton against Tencent opened for court sessions in Shanghai on November 29, attracting significant attention from the broader market.

ByteDance’s PICO Denies Internal Disputes and Product Defects

Pandaily — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:10:11 +0000

Reports have surfaced recently claiming that some newly released PICO 4 VR devices have defective parts, and that the rapidly expanding ByteDance-owned firm is splitting into factions. On November 28, a PICO spokesperson denied these rumors.

NIO Starts Selling Coffee, Applies for Related Trademarks

Pandaily — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:05:09 +0000

China's automobile and coffee industries have been getting closer and closer lately. In October of this year, domestic electric vehicle maker NIO applied for several trademarks related to coffee in a bid to search for new growth points.

ByteDance Launches New Music App for Lower Markets

Pandaily — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:17:53 +0000

ByteDance is accelerating its layout in the music field. Just after launching the app "Soda Music" in the first half of the year, it recently quietly launched another app called "Tomato Music," which is designed more for small-town and rural markets.

ByteDance’s TikTok Shop Officially Launched in US

Pandaily — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 05:40:00 +0000

On November 10, news that TikTok Shop will be launched in US was finally confirmed. In order to register for TikTok Shop in the US, merchants will need to use a domestic mobile phone number and email address, or an existing TikTok account. An invitation code is also required.

ByteDance’s Social App Duoshan Undergoes Major Revamp

Pandaily — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 05:43:00 +0000

ByteDance-owned social media platform Duoshan has ushered in a major update, transitioning from a video-messaging app into a photo-based app and re-registering on the App Store.

ByteDance’s Content Aggregator Toutiao Adds E-Commerce Channel Linked to Douyin

Pandaily — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 04:24:00 +0000

An independent shopping channel has been set up within Toutiao, a content discovery platform owned by ByteDance. Users of the new service can purchase goods provided by Douyin's e-commerce business in the shopping channel by inputting keywords and placing an order.

TikTok Aims to Pass 1B Global Daily Active Users, to Start E-Commerce in Brazil

Pandaily — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 05:10:00 +0000

ByteDance's TikTok has set a goal to reach 1.05 billion daily active users (DAUs) globally by the end of 2022. The popular short video platform currently has more than 800 million DAUs.

Short Video Giants Douyin and Kuaishou Compete for Social Metaverse

Pandaily — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 05:30:00 +0000

Following the launch of virtual avatar "Douyin Zaizai," ByteDance's Douyin platform recently unveiled a new virtual space. Meanwhile, competing Chinese short video streaming platform Kuaishou is also developing a virtual avatar social networking layout.

ByteDance Shuts Down Social Product Feiliao’s Official Website

Pandaily — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 03:59:00 +0000

The official website of ByteDance-owned online social platform Feiliao has recently been shut down and download channels have been closed, although any official suspension announcement has yet to be made.

Douyin, OPPO, miHoYo and Others Invest in Unity’s Affiliate in China

Pandaily — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 13:40:00 +0000

Global game engine giant Unity's affiliate in China added several new shareholders, including subsidiaries of ByteDance’s Douyin, game developer miHoYo, smartphone maker OPPO, and multimedia service provider China Mobile.

ByteDance Starts Stock Option Buyback at $155 Per Share, 9% Higher Than Last Round

Pandaily — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 05:40:12 +0000

According to an internal ByteDance email on October 12, the company has started a new round of stock option buybacks at a price of $155 per share, which is about 9% higher than the previous round of buybacks.

ByteDance-backed PICO Recalls PICO 4 Packages

Pandaily — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 13:59:00 +0000

A number of users have reported recently that they have received a recall message from VR brand PICO, suggesting that the original portable bag should be sent back for replacement as it may wear or cause scratches on the device.

Parent Firm of DaaS Provider Bear Rental Cleared for Hong Kong IPO

Pandaily — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 04:46:00 +0000

Device as a service (DaaS) provider Bear Rental's parent company, LX Technology, passed a hearing for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on October 7, with Haitong International Securities Group serving as the exclusive sponsor.

Look Into ByteDance’s Gaming Unit Nuverse

Pandaily — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 02:00:00 +0000

ByteDance's product launches are highly data dependent, with test results determining which features go live and algorithms determining which videos users see. When it comes to games, however, there are many more than just these factors.

TikTok’s Answer to BeReal Is Yet to Be Tested Beyond Now

Weiyu — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 02:43:00 +0000

The 2022 social media landscape in a nutshell: Facebook trying hard to be Instagram, Instagram trying hard to be TikTok, and TikTok trying hard to be BeReal.

ByteDance’s VR Brand PICO to Release New Products

Pandaily — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 08:55:00 +0000

PICO, a VR brand acquired by ByteDance last year, announced on September 19 that it will hold a global new product launch event on September 22, as well as another launch event just for China on September 27.

Kuaishou Reorganizes Overseas Business, Sets up Commercialization Teams in Brazil and Indonesia

Pandaily — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 12:48:00 +0000

Chinese short video app Kuaishou's overseas business structure has been adjusted. A separate international commercialization department was set up within the division to boost revenue.

Douyin Denies Suspension of E-Commerce App Douyin Box

Pandaily — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 07:31:00 +0000

News emerged on September 7 that an independent e-commerce app called "Douyin Box," owned by ByteDance, will soon suspend operations, although Douyin has denied the news.

TikTok and WeChat Deny User Records Leakage

Pandaily — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:25:00 +0000

A recent poster on a hacker forum claims to have obtained TikTok's and WeChat's databases on Alibaba's cloud service platform, which together contain over 2.05 billion user records. However, Tencent, WeChat's parent company, and TikTok denied any security breach.

टिकटॉक और वीचैट ने उपयोगकर्ता रिकॉर्ड लीक से इनकार किया

Pandaily — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:25:00 +0000

हाल ही में एक हैकर मंच पर पोस्टर ने दावा किया है कि उन्होंने कंपन और WeChat का एक डेटाबेस प्राप्त किया हैअलीबाबाक्लाउड सेवा प्लेटफ़ॉर्म में 2.05 बिलियन से अधिक उपयोगकर्ता रिकॉर्ड हैं। हालांकि,TencentWeChat मूल कंपनी और शेकर ने किसी भी सुरक्षा उल्लंघनों से इनकार किया है।

ਟਿਕਟੋਕ ਅਤੇ ਵੈਚੈਟ ਨੇ ਉਪਭੋਗਤਾ ਰਿਕਾਰਡ ਲੀਕ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ

Pandaily — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:25:00 +0000

ਹਾਲ ਹੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੈਕਰ ਫੋਰਮ ਦੇ ਪੋਸਟਰ ਦਾਅਵਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ ਕਿ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੇ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਅਤੇ WeChat ਡਾਟਾਬੇਸ ਨੂੰ ਹਿਲਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈਅਲੀਬਾਬਾਕਲਾਉਡ ਸਰਵਿਸ ਪਲੇਟਫਾਰਮ ਵਿੱਚ 2.05 ਬਿਲੀਅਨ ਉਪਭੋਗਤਾ ਰਿਕਾਰਡ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ. ਹਾਲਾਂਕਿ,10WeChat ਮੂਲ ਕੰਪਨੀ ਅਤੇ ਹਿਕੇ ਨੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਘੇਰਾ ਹੋਣ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ.

TikTok এবং WeChat ব্যবহারকারী রেকর্ড লিক অস্বীকার

Pandaily — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:25:00 +0000

একটি সাম্প্রতিক হ্যাকার ফোরামের পোস্টার একটি ঝাঁকুনি এবং WeChat ডাটাবেস অর্জন করেছেন বলে দাবি করেআলিবাবাক্লাউড সার্ভিস প্ল্যাটফর্মের মধ্যে 2.05 বিলিয়ন ব্যবহারকারীর রেকর্ড রয়েছে। যাইহোক,TencentWeChat প্যারেন্ট কোম্পানী এবং chattering অস্বীকার কোন নিরাপত্তা দুর্বলতা আছে।

အသုံးပြုသူ မှတ်တမ်း ပေါက်ကြား မှု TikTok နှင့် WeChat ငြင်းဆို

Pandaily — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:25:00 +0000

မကြာသေးမီက ဟက် ကာ ဖိုရမ် တစ်ခုတွင် ပိုစတာ တစ်ခုက Chuntone နှင့် WeChat တို့၏ ဒေတာဘေ့စ် တစ်ခု ရရှိ ခဲ့သည်ဟု ဆိုသည်အလီ ဘာ ဘာCloud service platform တွင် သုံးစွဲသူ မှတ်တမ်း ပေါင်း ၂. ၀၅ ဘီလီယံကျော် ပါဝင်သည်။ ဒၝ ေပမဲ့TencentWeChat ၏ မိခင် ကုမ္ပဏီနှင့် Chunyin တို့သည် လုံခြုံရေး အားနည်းချက်များ မရှိကြောင်း ငြင်း ဆိုခဲ့သည်။

TikTok र WeChat ले प्रयोगकर्ता रेकर्ड लीक अस्वीकार गर्यो

Pandaily — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:25:00 +0000

भर्खरै हैकर फोरम पोस्टरले दावी गरेको छ कि यसले टोन र WeChat को डेटाबेस जितेको छअलिबाबाक्लाउड सेवा प्लेटफार्म, कुल 2.05 बिलियन प्रयोगकर्ता रेकर्डहरू समावेश छन्। यद्यपि,TencentWeChat मातृभाषा र ह्याक ध्वनि कुनै पनि सुरक्षा हानिकारक अस्वीकार गर्दछ।

Itinanggi nina TikTok at WeChat ang pagtagas ng mga rekord ng gumagamit

Pandaily — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:25:00 +0000

Ang mga poster sa isang kamakailang forum ng hacker ay inaangkin na nakakuha ng isang database ng vibrato at WeChatAlibabaAng platform ng serbisyo ng ulap ay naglalaman ng higit sa 2.05 bilyong mga tala ng gumagamit. Kuitenkin,TencentAng kumpanya ng magulang ng WeChat at Jupiter ay tinanggihan ang anumang mga butas sa seguridad.

TikTok dan WeChat menafikan kebocoran rekod pengguna

Pandaily — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:25:00 +0000

Poster di forum penggodam baru-baru ini mengaku telah memperoleh pangkalan data Douyin dan WeChatAlibabaPlatform perkhidmatan awan mengandungi lebih daripada 2.05 bilion rekod pengguna. Walau bagaimanapun,TencentSyarikat induk WeChat dan Douyin menafikan sebarang pelanggaran keselamatan.

TikTok dan WeChat Bantah Bocoran Catatan Pengguna

Pandaily — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:25:00 +0000

Poster di forum peretasan baru-baru ini mengklaim telah memperoleh basis data obrolan dan WeChatAlibabaPlatform layanan cloud berisi lebih dari 2,05 miliar catatan pengguna. Namun,TencentPerusahaan induk WeChat dan Chattering membantah adanya pelanggaran keamanan.

TikTok และ WeChat ปฏิเสธข้อมูลผู้ใช้รั่วไหล

Pandaily — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:25:00 +0000

โปสเตอร์ล่าสุดในฟอรัมแฮ็กเกอร์อ้างว่าได้รับฐานข้อมูลของ Vibrato และ WeChatอาลีบาบาแพลตฟอร์มบริการคลาวด์มีเรคคอร์ดผู้ใช้มากกว่า 2.05 พันล้านเรคคอร์ด อย่างไรก็ตามเทนเซ็นต์บริษัท แม่ WeChat และ Vibrato ปฏิเสธการละเมิดความปลอดภัยใด ๆ

ByteDance’s VR Brand PICO Announces Upgrade