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World Coronavirus Dispatch: EU slams China over fake Covid-19 info

Cases in US cross two million as infections rise in at least 20 states, Amazon, Ebay ordered to stop shipping unproven Covid products

TikTok owner ByteDance moves to shift power out of China to US: Report

The short video app's parent company ByteDance has quietly made a series of moves in recent months to transfer global decision-making and research capabilities out of its home country

TikTok owner's valuation exceeds $100 billion in private markets: Report

Stock in world's most valuable start-up has changed hands recently at a price that suggests its value has risen more than 33 per cent from about $75 billion during a major round of funding 2 years ago

Disney's streaming chief Kevin Mayer appointed as TikTok CEO from June 1

Mayer led the successful launch of the Disney+ streaming service in November but in February was passed over as Disney's new chief executive

TikTok hits 2 bn downloads; becomes most installed app amid Covid-19 crisis

In India, the short video making app leads the chart with more than 600 million downloads or about 30.3 per cent of all unique installs

TikTok's Family Pairing feature let parents have control on kids' profile

In addition, TikTok will disable Direct Messages feature for users under the age of 16. This update goes live on April 30

US senators seek to ban federal employees from using TikTok on their phones

The app has been rapidly growing in popularity among US teenagers and allows users to create short videos.

Tiktok seeks dismissal of PIL demanding ban on app in Bombay High Court

The petition was filed in November 2019 by city-based woman Heena Darvesh, claiming that the TikTok app has resulted in several criminal offences and deaths.

Zee5 to launch short video app, take on TikTok in fight for market share

Timed just after the India debut of Disney+, which is slated for March-end on Hotstar, the move is aimed at increasing engagement and users, top officials at Zee5 said.

Scooping up the market: How did TikTok break past the American giants?

TikTok has a community of 200 million users in India, the company claims. So how did ByteDance push its way through and how has it held its own?

ByteDance readying assault on Tencent Holdings' mobile gaming kingdom

The world's most valuable start-up has rapidly built a full-fledged gaming division to spearhead its maiden foray into hardcore or non-casual games

As China makes inroads, what happens when the internet gets less American?

The discussion about TikTok in US political circles has become caught up in the broader tug of war between the US and China

ByteDance weighs selling stake in TikTok after US claims security threat

ByteDance has emerged as the world's most valuable startup on the explosive popularity of TikTok, where more than a billion, largely young, users share short clips of lip-syncing and dance videos

Amid US probe, China's ByteDance moves to ringfence its TikTok app

A US panel is probing the safety of personal data handled by the company

TikTok's chief Alex Zhu is on a mission to prove it is not a menace

The head of the Chinese-owned viral video app is trying to assuage Washington's fears. "I am quite optimistic," he said

Baidu knocked off China's list of 5 most valuable internet companies

Baidu has struggled to fend off competition from the likes of Tencent and ByteDance Inc., both of which are luring smartphone-savvy consumers and advertisers to their popular mini-video

From NSDC to Kerala Tourism, TikTok is moulding a new image with tie-ups

Too big a market to risk a ban on its operations, the Chinese social media app is crafting a counter narrative

TikTok parent ByteDance plans to set up international data centre in India

The company has set an internal target of 6-18 months to set up the data centre

TikTok parent targets 100 million users by end of 2019 for Helo app

In addition to holding topical and regular campaigns related to ongoing festivals and sports events like the Cricket World Cup, Helo has partnered locally popular television shows

TikTok parent company ByteDance appoints new monetisation lead for India

Singh is joining ByteDance from digital media advertising agency GroupM, where he was the CEO for South Asia