China's Baidu releases new AI model to compete with DeepSeekIn a post on WeChat, Baidu announced the launch of its latest X1 reasoning model -- which the company claims performs similarly to DeepSeek...
16 Mar, 2025, 04.38 PM IST
Bytedance says Zhang Nan resigns as Douyin Group's CEOZhang posted on her personal social media account on WeChat that she was resigning from the position, in a move confirmed by ByteDance.
07 Feb, 2024, 11.56 AM IST
From tweets to transactions: Inside Elon Musk's ambitious plan for X, the 'everything app'Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter, has set out his vision for transforming the social media platform into an everything app called X, which could i...
29 Jul, 2023, 06.23 PM IST
Elon Musk's quixotic quest to turn X into an 'everything app'In Silicon Valley, the pursuit of an everything app has come up time and again as tech leaders have strained to expand their digital empire...
29 Jul, 2023, 08.17 AM IST
Tencent bets big on WeChat Channels in push to build its own TikTokWeChat Pay became the second-biggest player in China's mobile payment market within a year of its 2013 launch, behind Alipay which is owned...
13 Jan, 2023, 02.19 PM IST
JD.com to issue shares worth $220 million to Tencent for WeChat accessThe deal follows Tencent's sale of a $16.4 billion stake in JD.com to Walmart Inc last year and extends an existing partnership with the We...
29 Jun, 2022, 06.03 PM IST
Tencent says 'loophole' allowed WeChat searches on Google, BingContent from China's most popular messaging app WeChat, including articles and videos on its popular public accounts page has opened to ext...
22 Oct, 2021, 04.03 PM IST
TikTok files complaint against Trump administration in an effort to block U.S. banThe U.S. Commerce Department announced a ban on Friday blocking people in the United States from downloading Chinese-owned messaging app We...
19 Sep, 2020, 01.54 PM IST
Donald Trump to block U.S. downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday: OfficialsThe Commerce Department order will "deplatform" the two apps in the United States and bar Apple Inc's app store, Alphabet Inc's Google Play...
18 Sep, 2020, 05.19 PM IST
US government's court filing says upcoming WeChat 'ban' won't target its usersPresident Donald Trump issued orders on Aug. 6 that targeted WeChat and TikTok as purported national-security threats and imposed a Sept. 2...
17 Sep, 2020, 09.10 AM IST
A US WeChat ban could hurt many in America, not just ChinaFor people in the U.S., WeChat has less functionality than it does in China. But it's what connects immigrants and students from China to t...
19 Aug, 2020, 01.14 PM IST
India's move to protect citizens' data is resonating globally, says Ravi Shankar Prasad"India has been pursuing all means to protect the digital security, privacy, and rights of its citizens. It has exercised sovereign powers ...
08 Aug, 2020, 01.19 PM IST
Dow Jones retreats on slowing jobs growth, US-China frictionWith the benchmark index now about 1% below its record high, gains were led by utilities, communication services and real estate stocks. En...
07 Aug, 2020, 10.33 PM IST
China opposes U.S. orders against TikTok, WeChat, to defend interestsChina will defend the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese businesses and the United States would have to bear the consequences of it...
07 Aug, 2020, 04.47 PM IST
Why protectionism cannot be blamed for China's tech successWhat Chinese companies do have is innovation, flexibility and the ability to develop new products at great speed whenever they spot a marke...
08 Mar, 2018, 08.48 AM IST
Here's what you can do to protect your iPhone after the huge App Store hackApple acknowledged on Sunday night that the App Store had been hit by an unprecedented hack that infected dozens of apps with malware.
22 Sep, 2015, 12.30 PM IST
Uber’s quest to win over China faces WeChat hurdleWeChat has become an important promotional tool for companies trying to reach affluent Chinese.
26 Aug, 2015, 04.47 AM IST