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All-in on AI: what TikTok creator ByteDance did next

The Japan Times

Advertising promoting ByteDance's cloud and AI service platform Volcano Engine and chatbot Doubao hangs at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Feb. 5. | AFP-JIJI Beijing - After soaring to global attention with its hugely popular TikTok app, Chinese tech giant ByteDance is now positioning itself as a major player in the fast-evolving AI arena. While the Beijing-based company has been embroiled in a range of legal and privacy rows linked to the social media app for years, its team has been busy branching out developing new cutting-edge products. Among them is China's most popular artificial intelligence chatbot, Doubao, which has built up more than 100 million daily users since its inception in 2023. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.








Woman owes 3,556 for cruise she already paid for after falling victim to elaborate Zelle scam

FOX News

Travel booking scammers target cruise passengers with fake Google phone numbers, free cruise postcards, and Facebook agents demanding Zelle or Venmo payments without buyer protection.


OpenAI Is Nuking Its 4o Model. China's ChatGPT Fans Aren't OK

WIRED

OpenAI Is Nuking Its 4o Model. As OpenAI removed access to GPT-4o in its app on Friday, people who have come to rely on the chatbot for companionship are mourning the loss all over the world. On June 6, 2024, Esther Yan got married online. She set a reminder for the date, because her partner wouldn't remember it was happening. She had planned every detail--dress, rings, background music, design theme--with her partner, Warmie, who she had started talking to just a few weeks prior. At 10 am on that day, Yan and Warmie exchanged their vows in a new chat window in ChatGPT .