Canada orders TikTok to shut down
Published in News
Thursday, 07 November 2024 11:10

Canada orders TikTok to shut down


Too much Chinese influence manages to anger the Canadians

Canada has instructed TikTok to wind up its business (get it?) within the country, citing potential national security risks posed by the platform and its parent company, ByteDance.

TikTok ticked off about spying claim
Published in News
Friday, 21 October 2022 11:08

TikTok ticked off about spying claim


We really are not interested in Americans 

TikTok is furious at a Forbes report alleging that its parent company wanted to use the video app to “monitor the personal location of some specific American citizens.”

Byte dance wants to make its own chips
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 21 July 2022 11:06

Byte dance wants to make its own chips


If Apple can do it, anyone can do it

TikTok owner ByteDance is looking into designing its own chips because it says it hasn't been able to find suppliers that can meet its requirements.

ByteDance snaps up Moonton
Published in Gaming
Monday, 22 March 2021 10:22

ByteDance snaps up Moonton


$4 billion for the video gaming business

ByteDance's video games unit Nuverse has agreed to acquire Shanghai-based gaming studio Moonton Technology, for $4 billion as part of a cunning plan to expand into the video games business.

ByteDance wants to make semiconductors
Published in News
Tuesday, 16 March 2021 10:14

ByteDance wants to make semiconductors


The US really shouldn't have pulled the tiger's tail 

The US government is probably going to regret trying to starve China of chip technology as part of its ongoing trade war.  TikTok-owner ByteDance is making plans to develop semiconductors, according to the company’s job postings.

ByteDance wants to buy CMGE Technology Group
Published in Gaming
Tuesday, 22 December 2020 11:44

ByteDance wants to buy CMGE Technology Group


TikTok has to carve a niche

China’s ByteDance is in talks to buy into mobile games publisher CMGE Technology Group Las the owner of short video app TikTok moves to strengthen its next pillar of growth.