ByteDance

2025.07.16

14:48

Huang Renxun mentioned 11 Chinese companies in his Chinese speech

On July 16, Nvidia founder and CEO Huang Renxun appeared at the opening ceremony of the Chain Expo. In his speech, he mentioned Chinese companies such as Tencent, NetEase, Mihoyo, Game Science, ByteDance, DeepSeek, Alibaba, Meituan, MiniMax, Baidu, and Xiaomi. He said that China's super-fast innovation capabilities were created by researchers and entrepreneurs, and the sharing of models such as DeepSeek, Tencent, Alibaba, MiniMax, and Baidu has promoted the development and progress of global artificial intelligence.

09:30

ByteDance: No application has been submitted for the purchase of H20 chips

Recently, regarding the return of Nvidia H20 chips to the Chinese market, there have been reports that ByteDance and other companies are applying to purchase the chip. In response, a ByteDance official told reporters that no purchase application has been submitted and the relevant reports are inaccurate.

2025.07.15

19:01

Nvidia H20 chip returns to the Chinese market, Tencent and ByteDance may become the first buyers

In an interview with the media today, Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia, announced, "The U.S. government has approved our export license and we can start shipping, so we will start selling H20 to the Chinese market. I am very much looking forward to shipping H20 soon, and I am very happy about it. This is very, very good news." Later, there were reports that Tencent and ByteDance applied to purchase Nvidia H20 chips. In response, Sina Technology sought confirmation from Tencent and ByteDance, but neither responded.

09:20

Bytedance is said to be developing mixed reality glasses, but no official response yet

It is reported that ByteDance is developing mixed reality glasses. According to several people familiar with the matter, ByteDance is developing a lightweight mixed reality device that looks like goggles. Currently, Meta is also developing a similar product and plans to release it in 2027. In this regard, ByteDance has not responded to the official request for confirmation.

00:00

Market news: ByteDance is developing mixed reality glasses to challenge Meta Platforms (META.O).

2025.07.11

07:50

TIME announces the world's top 100 most influential companies in 2025, including Alibaba, BYD, Pop Mart, etc.

The American magazine TIME announced the "Top 100 Most Influential Companies in the World" in 2025. The selected domestic companies include Alibaba, BYD, DeepSeek, Pop Mart, ByteDance, Huawei, Mixue Ice City, and Yushu Technology.

2025.07.09

11:45

Superstar Legend (06683.HK) rose by more than 88%, with a market value of over HK$10 billion. The company is deeply "bound" to Jay Chou and is known as a "Jay Chou concept stock." Today, Jay Chou joined ByteDance's Douyin, and Douyin denied spending nine figures to sign a contract with Jay Chou.

11:37

Superstar Legend (06683.HK) rose more than 50%. Jay Chou joined ByteDance’s Douyin, and Douyin denied spending nine figures to sign a contract with Jay Chou.

2025.07.08

08:13

ByteDance denies Oracle and others will acquire TikTok's US business

On July 8, Beijing time, there was news that ByteDance had agreed to sell TikTok's US business to a US consortium led by Oracle, retaining a minority stake. In response, ByteDance said the information was untrue.

2025.07.03

21:35

The verdict of the food poisoning case of ByteDance employees in Singapore is expected to be announced in late July

On July 2, the Singapore National Court trial showed that Yunhaixiang CEO Lu Zhitao pleaded guilty on behalf of the company and assumed legal responsibility for the collective food poisoning incident of ByteDance Singapore employees in 2024. According to Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao, the case will be postponed until July 17 for sentencing.

2025.07.01

11:24

The total profits of 13 leading companies including ByteDance, Tencent, and Alibaba increased by 19.7% year-on-year last year

A reporter learned from the State Administration of Taxation on July 1 that the corporate income tax settlement data for 2024 that ended at the end of May showed that the operating income and total profits of 13 leading companies including ByteDance, Tencent, and Alibaba increased by 11.9% and 19.7% year-on-year respectively.

2025.06.23

17:40

Douyin officially denies rumors of resignation of vice president of commercialization

On June 23, it was reported that Pu Yanzi, ByteDance's vice president of commercialization, was about to leave due to resource allocation issues in the AI department. In response, Douyin officials responded to reporters that this was false news, and the earliest source of relevant information was a rumor that was obviously generated by AI, which has now been deleted. Public information shows that Pu Yanzi joined ByteDance in December 2013 and has been engaged in commercialization and sales-related work for a long time. In November 2023, Pu Yanzi, who served as ByteDance's vice president of commercial sales, began to serve as the head of Douyin Group's life service business.

2025.06.20

16:14

ByteDance founder focuses on cutting-edge AI business, frequently traveling between Beijing and Singapore

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has returned to the front lines of the company, with his primary office location shifting from Singapore to Beijing, according to reports on Chinese social media today.

15:26

Trump extends TikTok's "no sale or ban" deadline for another 90 days, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responds

On June 20, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun hosted a regular press conference. AFP reporter asked that US President Trump will give the Chinese company ByteDance an additional 90 days to resolve the TikTok issue. What is China's response to this? Guo Jiakun said that China has repeatedly stated its principled position and will continue to handle related issues in accordance with Chinese laws and regulations.

14:36

Sources deny Zhang Yiming's return to the front line: still based in Singapore

On June 20, a source told reporters that ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming often travels between Beijing and Singapore, and is particularly concerned about AI business. Since the second half of last year, he has participated in a review and discussion meeting of the seed core technology team every month. The above-mentioned person also said: "There is no such thing as 'returning to the front line'. At present, Zhang Yiming is still based in Singapore and pays great attention to technology. In Singapore, he mainly communicates with researchers and regularly returns to China to communicate with technical backbones. Zhang Yiming focuses on cutting-edge technologies for the future. His role is more like that of Google co-founder Sergey Brin after his return: focusing on the core AI research team and spending a lot of time dealing with researchers."

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