Brussels’ Berlaymont building, which serves as the headquarters of the European Commission. Photo Credit: EmDee After Congress (and north of 20 state governments) banned TikTok due to far-reaching privacy and national-security concerns, the European Commission […]
TikTok has been outlawed in both chambers of Congress and by more than 20 state governments. Now, as federal lawmakers push for an outright ban, different senators, also from both sides of the aisle, are […]
Following a Chinese spy balloon’s much-publicized entry into U.S. airspace – and amid continued talks of a possible TikTok ban in the U.S. – a top Justice Department official is now advising Americans against using […]
A nighttime shot of Melbourne, Australia. Photo Credit: Linda Xu Earlier this month, amid continued licensing talks between the major labels and TikTok, it came to light that the video-sharing app had started limiting the […]
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Photo Credit: Jordan Last March, TikTok rolled out SoundOn in the U.S., the U.K., Brazil, and Indonesia. Now, the distribution and marketing service has debuted in Australia, where the ByteDance-owned platform […]
Photo Credit: TechCrunch / CC by 2.0 Following the approximately $200 million sale of Justin Bieber’s catalog, Scooter Braun has reportedly become Hybe America’s sole CEO. Upon announcing its massive investment in the 28-year-old’s music […]
An aerial shot of the University of Texas at Austin, where a TikTok ban has gone into effect. Photo Credit: Chirag Tripathi With a number of governors having banned TikTok on state devices due to […]
Photo Credit: Eyestetix Studio Both members of the music community and content creators have long sought to ignite viral trends on TikTok. But the impact of these efforts – and the idea that virality is […]
The music livestreaming app Sessions has apparently gone dark. The app was created by a former Pandora executive in 2020. “Livestreaming doesn’t really matter if you can’t get people to see it,” founder Tim Westergren […]
Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa Georgia, Idaho, and New Hampshire have become the latest states to ban TikTok for government employees. As TikTok faces increased scrutiny from the federal government over security concerns, at least 16 […]
In 2021, Funimation viewers got what might have been their first introduction to donghua when the anime streaming service added the series Heaven Official’s Blessing to its roster. But the service mistakenly listed the language […]
In 2021, Funimation viewers got what might have been their first introduction to donghua when the anime streaming service added the series Heaven Official’s Blessing to its roster. But the service mistakenly listed the language […]
1 Koalas Pixabay Look, it can’t be THAT hard to get hold of some eucalyptus. If reptile freaks can buy boxes of live crickets, I’m sure I could get some dumb branches off Alibaba or […]
Photo Credit: Ruslan Bardash China’s Tencent Music Entertainment Group opened on the Hong Kong stock market yesterday to a lackluster debut. Tencent Music made its debut on the Hong Kong exchange after announcing last week […]
Photo Credit: Mourizal Zativa China’s Internet watchdog organization has received recommendation algorithm details from ByteDance, Tencent, and Alibaba. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published a list of 30 apps whose operators handed in details […]
The Denver Broncos are about to have a new owner. A group led by Rob Walton, the son of Walmart founder Sam Walton, has secured the winning bid for the team. The group also includes […]
Last September, reports indicated that TikTok parent ByteDance was preparing to roll out its own music streaming service. Now, this platform, Qishui Yinyue, has officially launched in beta. The mentioned rumblings of a ByteDance streaming […]
Shared from www.celebritynetworth.com. The Denver Broncos are on the market, and they’ll likely be the most expensive sale of any professional sports team in U.S. History. Even with the high price tag, purchasing the team […]
Shared from www.businessoffashion.com China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Thursday reported its slowest-ever increase in quarterly revenue since going public in 2014, as tepid growth in core e-commerce business and intensifying competition ate into its sales. Revenue […]
Shared from deadline.com Wall Street Journal reporter Erich Schwartzel’s book, Red Carpet: Hollywood, China and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy, warns in its prologue: “China’s pressure on Hollywood and its own entertainment industry have […]