Catherine Thorbecke is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Asia tech. Previously she was a tech reporter at CNN and ABC News. ByteDance Ltd. is best known abroad as the embattled parent of TikTok.

Last year, most lawmakers deemed the Chinese tech giant ByteDance a national security risk and banned its apps. Now, under a Trump reprieve, it’s shipping new apps anyway. In 2024, Congress passed a ...

HONG KONG, Sept 29 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Being used as a geopolitical pawn is never a good thing but Chinese social media giant, ByteDance, has avoided the worst outcome. Five years since U.S.

Investor conviction in ByteDance's potential has deepened, with its valuation rising, reflecting growing confidence in the country's tech capabilities. ByteDance may still be "largely undervalued" ...

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has developed an AI chatbot that is quietly gaining traction worldwide. This lesser-known chatbot is expanding ByteDance’s reach into the global AI landscape, ...

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has built what is currently the most popular AI chatbot in China: Doubao. Launched in 2023, the app has risen to the top of the country’s generative AI market, ...

TikTok's parent company ByteDance is planning to increase its spending on artificial intelligence (AI) in 2026, with $23 billion in reported capital expenditure. According to The Financial Times, ...