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Tuesday, Aug 6

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ByteDance debuts AI text-to-video app Jimeng AI on iOS in China, after its July 31 Android release; China's Kuaishou released Kling AI in beta globally in July (Reuters)

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ByteDance debuts AI text-to-video app Jimeng AI on iOS in China, after its July 31 Android release; China's Kuaishou released Kling AI in beta globally in July — ByteDance has expanded its offering of a software that can generate videos…

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Saturday, Aug 3

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Apple Pressurizes China’s Tencent And ByteDance Into Making Changes That Facilitate Its 30% Commission

iPhone maker Apple is adding more pressure on popular Chinese companies Tencent and ByteDance to enable certain changes that would be in its favor. The company wants the apps to get rid of any loopholes that serve as obstacles to Apple’s…

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U.S. sues TikTok and ByteDance for collecting the personal data of children without parental consent

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The Justice Department and the FTC sued TikTok and its parent company ByteDance on Friday.

Friday, Aug 2

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US Justice Department Sues TikTok, ByteDance for ‘Knowingly and Repeatedly’ Violating Children’s Privacy

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"Threatening the safety of millions of children across the country," the DOJ says in its suit

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US DOJ files lawsuit against TikTok, ByteDance for failing on child privacy

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The lawsuit is latest US action against TikTok over fears its improperly collects data of Americans for Chinese gov't.

US sues TikTok and ByteDance for allegedly failing to protect children’s privacy

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Lawsuit says TikTok violated law that prohibits collecting, using or disclosing personal information from children under 13 without parental consent

U.S. Sues TikTok, ByteDance, Accuses Them of Violations of Children's Privacy Laws

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Lawsuit alleges that TikTok knowingly allowed children to set up regular accounts on the app and create, watch and share videos with adults.

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Apple is fighting Tencent and ByteDance over in-app payments in China

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Apple has been pressuring ByteDance and Tencent to close loopholes in China that funnel customers to external payment systems for making in-app purchases, according to a report by Bloomberg. Anyone living in the West knows the drill here.…

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Apple Pressures ByteDance and Tencent Over App Fee Loopholes in China

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Apple is putting pressure on Tencent and ByteDance to make significant changes to two of China's most popular apps in order to remove loopholes that circumvent Apple's typical 30% commission, Bloomberg reports.

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Apple Cracks Down On Tencent And ByteDance Over 30% App Store Fees, Threatens To Reject Essential Updates Following Sales Decline In China: Report

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The iPhone maker is pressuring the companies to close loopholes that allow in-app creators to bypass Apple's 30% commission.

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Sources: Apple in recent months has demanded Tencent and ByteDance close loopholes used by their in-app creators to funnel users to external payment systems (Pei Li/Bloomberg)

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Sources: Apple in recent months has demanded Tencent and ByteDance close loopholes used by their in-app creators to funnel users to external payment systems — - iPhone maker wants to close loopholes in mini-games payments — Handling in-app…

Thursday, Aug 1

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Singapore suspends Putien’s Senoko Kitchen, Yun Nans’ Northpoint branch amid ByteDance office food poisoning outbreak that affected 130

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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — Two caterers have been suspended by Singapore’s health authorities after a mass food poisoning inc...

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CNA Explains: Why was the ByteDance mass food poisoning case so severe, and how does it compare to previous incidents?

Catered food prepared off-site could have contributed to the severity of the incident, said one expert.

Wednesday, Jul 31

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Investigation On After Bytedance HQ Mass Food Poisoning

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Dozens of staff at the Singapore office of TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, have been hospitalised in an apparent food poisoning outbreak. Health and food safety officials in the city state are investigating the incident, which left 60…

ByteDance office food poisoning: Operations suspended at Yun Nans' Northpoint branch and Putien's Senoko catering kitchen

A total of 130 people fell ill after eating food supplied by the two caterers at ByteDance’s office in One Raffles Quay.

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ByteDance’s Singapore workers suffer mass food poisoning

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From the BBC World Service: Dozens of employees at ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, have been hospitalized after what seems to be a food poisoning outbreak. Then, heavy rains have caused deadly landslides In the Indian state of Kerala…

TikTok-Parent ByteDance's Singapore Office Hit By Mass Food Poisoning Incident, Affecting 60 Employees

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ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has been hit by a mass food poisoning incident at its Singapore office. The outbreak has affected 60 employees, as confirmed by local authorities.

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TikTok-owner ByteDance's Singapore workers suffer mass food poisoning

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An office of TikTok-owner ByteDance in Singapore was hit by a mass food poisoning incident on Tuesday, according to local authorities.

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‘The whole office smelled like vomit’: Chaos at Singapore’s ByteDance HQ after 60 employees hit with food poisoning from canteen lunch

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SINGAPORE, July 31 — A food poisoning incident at ByteDance's office at One Raffles Quay reportedly left 60 employees su...