Sources: Didi co-founder and president Jean Liu says she plans to step down and expects China's government will take control of the company; stock down 6%+
US Customs seized a shipment of OnePlus Buds thinking they were counterfeit Apple AirPods
Well this is awkward — In a truly bizarre situation that I'm still trying to wrap my head around, US Customs and Border Protection tonight tweeted that its officers had “recently...
Huawei says that production of its high-end Kirin smartphone chips will stop Sept. 15 and, more broadly, its smartphone production has “no chips and no supply”
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei is running out of processor chips to make smartphones due to U.S. sanctions …
US proposes a five-part “Clean Network” plan to curb potential national security risks from China, including banning “untrusted” Chinese apps from US app stores
- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a five-pronged “Clean Network” effort aimed at curbing potential national security risks from China.
Tencent is launching Trovo, a Twitch-like streaming service, in the US, and plans to entice creators with a $30M partnership program starting in July
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Tencent is launching Trovo, a Twitch-like streaming service, in the US, and plans to entice creators with a $30M partnership program starting in July
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Sources: ByteDance has recently implemented a restriction on employees in China from accessing code bases for overseas products like TikTok
Chen Du / PingWest :
Disney's top streaming exec, Kevin Mayer, resigns to become CEO of TikTok and COO of parent company ByteDance; Disney names Rebecca Campbell as his successor
Kevin Mayer will lead the Chinese-owned app for making and sharing short videos, which has exploded in popularity during the pandemic.
In memo to employees, Bezos says face mask orders for workers are unfilled due to short global supply, and that his time is now “wholly focused” on COVID-19
There's a debate emerging … Justine Coleman / The Hill : Amazon doubling overtime pay for warehouse workers Georgina Torbet / Digital Trends : Amazon raises overtime pay for wareho...
As Amazon prioritizes household staples and other high-demand items, some non-essential items are now showing April 21 delivery dates even with Amazon Prime
An Amazon delivery man in Paris, France, on March 19, 2020. Getty Images — The e-commerce giant is prioritizing household staples …
In memo to employees, Bezos says face mask orders for workers are unfilled due to short global supply, and that his time is now “wholly focused” on COVID-19
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he has turned all of his attention to the impact of COVID-19, the tech giant's response …
Leaked docs: TikTok told moderators to suppress posts from those deemed “ugly”, poor, or disabled, and censor political speech in livestreams, to attract users
The makers of TikTok, the Chinese video-sharing app with hundreds of millions of users around the world … Tweets: @theintercept , @intothecrevasse , @cindygallop , @sarahemclaugh ,...
TikTok says it will stop using ~100 moderators it had in China to monitor overseas content and shift that work to those outside China
the latest effort by owner Bytedance to distance itself from U.S. concerns about Beijing's influence. Scoop by @Kubota_Yoko @raffaelehuang @ByShanLi https://www.wsj.com/... Elliott...
Sources: Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo, and Vivo are creating a platform to let developers outside China upload apps onto all of their app stores simultaneously
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Sources: Bytedance is considering setting up a global headquarters for TikTok outside of China, as part of its effort to shake off its Chinese image
Mark Mazzetti, Nicole Perlroth, and Ronen Bergman: Colin Barry / KnowTechie : The US Navy is banning TikTok from government-issued devices because it's a “threat” Abhimanyu Ghoshal...
Sources: Bytedance is considering setting up a global headquarters for TikTok outside of China, as part of its effort to shake off its Chinese image
Singapore, London and Dublin are among cities being considered; no U.S. city made shortlist — Bytedance Inc. is considering setting …
Huawei says its overall sales were $86B, up ~25% YoY, as smartphone shipments grew 26% YoY, to 185M+ units between January and September 2019
Raymond Zhong / New York Times :
Huawei says sales were $86B, up ~25% YoY with 185M+ smartphone shipments, up 26% YoY, between January and September 2019
A recovery in quarterly revenue suggests that the Chinese tech giant is weathering the Trump administration's efforts to hobble it. — BEIJING — Huawei said on Wednesday …
Sources: China's ByteDance is in talks to sell TopBuzz, the English language version of its Chinese AI-powered news aggregator Toutiao
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Leaked TikTok content moderation guidelines reveal how it censors videos mentioning Tiananmen Square, Tibetan independence, or Falun Gong
Leak spells out how social media app advances China's foreign policy aims — TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned social network …