China's internet firms cautiously revive lending as Beijing pushes consumer loansBeijing began reining in what it described as "disorderly expansion" by internet platforms in 2020 by pulling the IPO of Alibaba-affiliated...
10 Nov, 2025, 04.35 PM IST
TikTok set to lay off 300 employees in content moderation, trust & safety teams: FT reportThe report by the Financial Times also said the ByteDance-owned video platform is looking at technological advances, including working on l...
22 Aug, 2025, 07.50 PM IST
China leaders take reins at TikTok Shop in US as sales miss goalTikTok Shop in the US is navigating turbulent waters as it struggles to meet its ambitious sales targets. In a significant shift, ByteDance...
07 Jun, 2025, 04.32 PM IST
ByteDance aims to match Meta sales in 2025 as TikTok gains steamByteDance is aiming for 20% revenue growth in 2025, reaching $186 billion and nearing Meta’s projected earnings. Despite US pressure to div...
16 May, 2025, 12.56 PM IST
A closer look at TikTok as US Supreme Court weighs its fateThe US Supreme Court will hear TikTok's appeal against a law requiring its Chinese owner to sell or shut down the platform in the US. TikTo...
10 Jan, 2025, 08.45 AM IST
TikTok owner ByteDance's chief warns against mediocrity as AI brings disruptionByteDance CEO Liang Rubo warned employees about the company's complacency and lack of attention to AI technology. He mentioned the delayed ...
31 Jan, 2024, 01.18 PM IST
Jack Ma returns to rally troops after Alibaba’s troubles deepen“Every great company is born in a winter,” Ma wrote in response to a staff post. “The people willing to reform for the future, and the orga...
30 Nov, 2023, 12.15 AM IST
As ties to China turn toxic, even Chinese companies are breaking themAs relations between the United States and China turn increasingly rocky, some of China’s most entrepreneurial brands have taken steps to d...
17 Jun, 2023, 11.12 AM IST
Alibaba cuts a third of deals team staff after regulatory crackdown: reportAlibaba plans to reduce its strategic investment team of more than 110 people, mainly based in mainland China, to about 70, said two of the...
14 Jul, 2022, 05.32 PM IST
Tencent reports Q1 profit slump, no growth in revenueTencent's revenue totalled 135.5 billion yuan ($20.08 billion) in the quarter ended March, versus 135.3 billion yuan in the same quarter la...
18 May, 2022, 03.31 PM IST
Facing pressure at home, Chinese tech giants expand in SingaporeChinese tech giants are expanding in Singapore as they face a crackdown at home and growing pressure in other key markets - but they may st...
05 Apr, 2021, 10.50 AM IST
ETtech Evening Briefing, 29 Jan. 2021: Economic Survey 2021 & India’s Startup EconomyFrom Economic Survey 2021’s take on India’s startup ecosystem and gig economy to the government notifying India Seed Fund Scheme, here’s a ...
29 Jan, 2021, 09.35 PM IST
TikTok, Tik.... The clock's run out on ByteDance’s India dreamTikTok always had a rocky relationship with India. Now, as the most valued startup in the world exits its biggest international market, a l...
29 Jan, 2021, 08.35 AM IST
Mitron TV announces new leadership appointmentsFormer ByteDance executive Shyamanga Barooah has joined the platform as head of content strategy.
12 Nov, 2020, 04.13 PM IST
Trump ban on top messaging app risks snarling global businessThe White House’s vaguely worded edict left a lot of open questions about how broadly the ban would be applied and the full ramifications f...
07 Aug, 2020, 07.16 PM IST
By going after TikTok, Donald Trump is opening a new front in technology war with ChinaIndia showed the way when it banned dozens of Chinese mobile apps including TikTok and Tencent’s WeChat, while Australia and Japan are repo...
04 Aug, 2020, 02.37 PM IST
TikTok's parent, ByteDance, launches global hiring spree with 10,000 new jobsLike rival Tencent Holdings Ltd, ByteDance’s social media channels have seen usage spike after the Covid-19 pandemic confined millions of p...
15 Apr, 2020, 09.05 AM IST