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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.