Chinese tech giant ByteDance Ltd. is hiring in the US for nearly 100 open roles within its artificial intelligence division, an effort to compete with the world’s leading US-based AI companies despite years of national security concerns from American lawmakers and regulators.

Move to restrict teens more likely to damage reputation than sales

Snap Inc. shares fell by the most in six months after the company reported a decline in daily users, partly driven by Australia’s ban on social media for children.

TikTok’s newly established US entity is working to resolve a major infrastructure failure triggered by a data center power disruption, marking a rocky start for the venture just days after its historic spinoff.

TikTok picked an insider to lead its newly created US business, choosing an executive with deep ties to the entertainment world and history reporting up to ByteDance Ltd.’s leadership.

After almost seven years, three US presidencies and a near-total ban, ByteDance Ltd. has secured a definitive victory in its standoff with Washington.

The yearslong saga over the future of TikTok’s American operations has finally reached a conclusion. The social media platform said on Jan. 23 that its US arm has been bought by a consortium led by Oracle Corp., formalizing the deal outlined by the Trump administration in September.

TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd. have closed a long-awaited deal to transfer parts of their US operations to American investors, securing the popular video app’s future in the US and avoiding a nationwide ban.

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, in our series that looks at themes to watch in 2026, Alexandra S. Levine reports that Australia’s law to ban minors from social media is unlikely to trigger a global wave of similar restrictions sought by child-safety advocates.

The yearslong saga over the future of TikTok’s American operations could finally be nearing a conclusion. The social media platform says its US arm is being bought by a consortium led by Oracle Corp., aligning with the deal outlined by the Trump administration in September.

TikTok’s long-delayed plan to separate from Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd. was put in motion Thursday when the video sharing sensation said it’s being bought by a group of buyers led by Oracle Corp.

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Alexandra S. Levine reports on TikTok’s effort to raise the profile of its creators with a Hollywood-style awards show.

Kim Kardashian logged onto TikTok earlier this month and did something new: Tried to sell pajamas, slippers and matching sweat sets like the host of an old-fashioned TV infomercial.

Monique Hinton se frota los dedos en uno de sus videos recientes de YouTube, indicando a su más de un millón de seguidores en la plataforma que les tiene una idea de negocio rentable. Primero, le pidió a ChatGPT que reprodujera letras de canciones infantiles “simples y repetitivas” con “palabras divertidas y sin sentido como ‘la la’ o ‘na na’”, por ejemplo. Luego, ingresó los resultados en un generador de videos de inteligencia artificial independiente. Minutos después, la herramienta lo había e

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Alexandra S. Levine follows her report on the growing use of AI videos on YouTube aimed at children younger than 2 years old.

As younger children spend more time on the platform, concern is growing that their brains are being shaped by AI-generated videos purporting to be educational.

TikTok is moving into luxury retail, part of an effort to expand its TikTok Shop marketplace into a high-end shopping destination for purses and watches that can fetch thousands of dollars.