TikTok owner ByteDance, DeepSeek lead Chinese push in AI reasoning
TikTok owner ByteDance on Wednesday released an update to its flagship AI model as a global race intensified to create AI models capable of tackling complex problems.
TikTok owner ByteDance plans to spend $12 billion on AI chips in 2025, FT reports
ByteDance is placing a big bet on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure as the TikTok parent plans to spend more than $12 billion on AI in 2025, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
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Is TikTok’s Parent Company Buying $12B Worth of AI Chips?
ByteDance reportedly plans to double down on domestic AI chips following U.S restrictions. The Chinese tech giant, however, says that's false.
Exclusive-ByteDance Plans $20 Billion Capex in 2025, Mostly on AI, Sources Say
BEIJING (Reuters) - ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has earmarked over 150 billion yuan ($20.64 billion) in capital expenditure for this year, much of which will be centred on artificial intelligence, two people briefed on the matter said.
TikTok Still Ticking, The $500 Billion Project Stargate, Google Buys HTC VR Tech
TikTok got a short reprieve to make a deal. Project Stargate, a $500B AI plan from OpenAI, Oracle, and Softbank, pushes Musk, Microsoft, aside. Google buys HTC VR tech.

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Perplexity AI submits bid to help save TikTok in the US — here's what we know
Perplexity AI bids to merge with TikTok US amid looming ban, source says
Perplexity AI submits bid to merge with TikTok
With a TikTok ban looming in the United States, Perplexity AI is the latest bidder hoping to give the video app a new corporate home. CNBC first reported
DeepSeek AI might be the best ChatGPT rival – here’s why you should stay away
DeepSeek might be one of the best alternatives to ChatGPT o1, but users should know the AI chatbot comes from China.
Meta Stock Is a Top AI Pick, Analyst Says. Why TikTok Drama Is Another Tailwind.
Meta Platforms stock has had a good start to the year, rising more than 5%, and momentum is looking strong.It could get even better. The social media company is an artificial-intelligence top pick, according to analysts at Jefferies,
Trump issues flurry of orders on TikTok, DOGE, social media, AI, and energy
President Donald Trump's flurry of day-one actions included a reprieve for TikTok, the creation of a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an order on social media "censorship," a declaration of an energy emergency, and reversal of a Biden order on artificial intelligence.
ByteDance plans $20 billion capex in 2025, mostly on AI, sources say
BEIJING, Jan 23 (Reuters) - ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has earmarked over 150 billion yuan ($20.64 billion) in capital expenditure for this year, much of which will be centred on artificial intelligence, two people briefed on the matter said.
OpenAI launches Operator, an AI agent that performs tasks autonomously
OpenAI announced that it is launching a research preview of Operator, an AI agent that can take control of a browser and perform tasks.
Business leaders have thrown money at presidents before, but not like this
There’s no official ruling on the collective noun for a group of billionaires, but if ever we needed one it was this week, writes Ange Lavoipierre.