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SINGAPORE—Zhang Yiming chose a college by calculating which schools were far from home and had a favorable female-to-male ratio for finding love. He bought his first home by devising a formula ...

President Donald Trump had recently expressed his support in SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk or Oracle CEO Larry Ellison ...

Microsoft, which declined to comment on the president’s remarks, had discussed buying TikTok in 2020, when Trump tried to ...

Challenges came in tandem with TikTok’s success. U.S. officials expressed concerns about the company’s roots and ownership, pointing to laws in China that require Chinese companies to hand over data ...

Founded by entrepreneur Zhang Yiming in 2012, ByteDance is set to invest 4.5 billion yuan (US$615 million) in a new computing centre in Datong, a city in northern Shanxi province, as part of ...

The Information earlier reported ByteDance’s revenue. ByteDance, founded in 2012 by the entrepreneur Zhang Yiming and others, is backed by U.S. investors including Susquehanna Capital ...

A variety of celebrations have been held in the United Arab Emirates, featuring performances and a parade of new energy ...

TikTok's fame and reach have sparked fear from U.S. officials on national security risks — here is the summary of events that have occurred so far.

When Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th US president on January 20, several tech tycoons were present - from Amazon.com's ...

While not quite as rich as the upper echelon present at the inauguration, Chew represents a company valued at up to $300 billion, according to Reuters, and is connected with ByteDance owner Zhang ...

Zhang Yiming, a Chinese entrepreneur, founds ByteDance. He reportedly sketched the rough concept for what would become TikTok on the back of a napkin. July Alex Zhu and Luyu Yang launch Musical.ly.