Bloomberg reports ByteDance is planning a 25% rise in AI infrastructure spending, underscoring the global compute race.

ByteDance has halted the international expansion of its Seedance 2.0 AI video generation tool after receiving cease-and-desist letters from Disney and Paramount Skydance, who allege the model was trained on copyrighted characters and celebrity likenesses without authorization.

The Motion Picture Association sent a formal cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance over Seedance 2.0's alleged systematic copyright infringement, demanding deletion of studio IP from its training dataset.

Netflix calls Seedance 2.0 a 'high-speed piracy engine' as it joins Disney, Paramount, and Warner Bros in legal action against ByteDance.

ByteDance faces cease-and-desist letters from Disney and Paramount as Seedance 2.0 generates copyrighted content, prompting SAG-AFTRA condemnation.

TikTok owner pledges to strengthen safeguards after Disney accuses 'virtual smash-and-grab' of Marvel and Star Wars characters. Hollywood studios cite copyright infringement.

ByteDance releases Doubao-Seed-2.0 AI model optimized for autonomous agent workflows, leading China's AI market with 155 million weekly active users.

TikTok owner ByteDance releases Seedance 2.0, triggering Hollywood outcry over unauthorized use of copyrighted works as AI-generated deepfakes go viral.

ByteDance's new AI video model Seedance 2.0 generates cinematic-quality videos in seconds, sparking debates about Hollywood's future.

ByteDance is developing custom AI inference chips with Samsung manufacturing up to 350,000 units, expecting sample chips by March 2026 in China's AI chip push.

Chinese tech giants ByteDance and Alibaba are set to release new generative AI models, including ByteDance's Doubao 2.0 large language model, heating up the domestic and global competition in the AI sector.