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Former Facebook Technical Engineer Jiakai Liu Joins Baidu’s Xiaodu Technology

Xiaodu Technology, an offshoot of Chinese electronics giant Baidu, has ushered in a key personnel change.

Breaking Down TikTok’s Case Against Trump Admin, Zuckerberg to Blame?

TikTok's full complaint explained. Is Zuckerberg accountable for breaking Zhang Yiming's global ambition?

TikTok Becomes the World’s Second Most Downloaded App

TikTok, a video-sharing social network owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, achieved an all-time high in mobile application downloads in the last quarter of 2019.

Facebook Warns US Regulators Over Digital Currency Competition With China

David Marcus, the executive leading Facebook’s Libra initiative, told Bloomberg News that the United States risks ceding ground to China in the global battle for digital payments primacy.

Chinese Facebook Engineer Commits Suicide: Is a Job Worth Dying For?

When Chinese internet workers are complaining about the 996 working schedule in the tech giants in China, horrible things are also happening to tech workers across the Pacific Ocean.

Debates Over ZAO and FaceApp Usher in the Era of Surveillance Capitalism

The internet chart-busters initiated not only a deluge of jubilant social media posts, but also a serious debate about the future of privacy, security and truth at a time when data sells better than oil.

ByteDance To Build India Data Center To Avert TikTok Trouble

ByteDance announced it is setting up a data center in India, where its app TikTok has been under scrutiny for privacy violations and possibly facing a ban.

Huawei Offers Full Refund to Users Who Can’t Access Google or Facebook

Following the US government ban, tech giants like Google and Facebook continue to block Huawei's technology. To tackle this, Huawei has opted to make a pro-consumer move by launching a full refund program for Huawei's smartphones and tablets.

Ep. 30: The Greatest Trainwreck of China Internet — Renren, China’s Facebook

In episode 30 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about Renren Inc., the closest Chinese analogue to Facebook.

Renren, the Faded Facebook of China, Disposed at $60 million

Four years after my last post on renren.com in 2014, the Facebook of China, I logged in to check back on my friends but got nothing but disappointment in return. Among stereotypical selfies of online celebrities are the ashes of my burned-out college memories.

Facebook Releases List of Top 50 Chinese Brands with Great Global Influences

The third annual Facebook Overseas Marketing Summit was held in Shanghai on Sept. 12. At the event with the theme “created by you, loved by the world”, Facebook jointly released with KPMG a list of top 50 Chinese brands ranked by global influence.

Facebook Registers Subsidiary in China, Website Still Banned

Facebook has registered a company in Hangzhou, China on July 18, as reported in a filing with China’s National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System.

Global Tech Companies Wary of Alibaba’s Disruptive Business Models

Alibaba tops the list to become the number one company that competitors are “most worried about” for their disruptive business models in the latest KPMG tech survey.

Does Tencent Have A Better Revenue Model Than Facebook?

Facebook’s dependency on ad revenue is worrying.

Tencent: QQ International will remain online in Europe

On the evening of April 13, Tencent issued a statement saying that the international version of QQ, a popular messaging app, will remain online in Europe to provide services to users in the region.

Alibaba Jack Ma’s Promise of 1 Million U.S. Jobs Now in Jeopardy

During the 2018 annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), Jack Ma said that if China-U.S. economic and trade relations deteriorate, the promise he made last year during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump to create a million jobs in the United States will become null and void.

Hong Kong’s richest man Ka-shing Li retires at 89

On the afternoon of March 16, 89-year-old Ka-shing Li (born on July 29, 1928), the Chairman of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, officially announced his retirement.

Social Empires: Why are Tencent and Facebook Heading in Opposite Directions?

Tencent and Facebook are operate social empires in the East and the West. Their market valuations are similar, and commentators often attempt to compare these two companies and imagine a competition. The competition between Facebook and Tencent is similar to a battle between the Asian tiger and the African lion.

Robin Li: Day for Baidu Comes, Negotiations Begin with Facebook

How does Robin Li view the past year? Baidu‘s founder, chairman and CEO gave a detailed answer at the Geek Park Innovation Conference 2018.

Xiaomi: Why Do We Do VR? Lei Jun Warns that Prepare for at least Five Years

The Xiaomi MiLab published an article titled “Why Do We Do VR?” on its official Weibo account on November 11. The article disclosed some stories behind Xiaomi‘s VR layout.

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