ByteDance
2025.09.23
10:22
The U.S. ITC issues a final ruling on Section 337 of the Regulations for electronic glasses, their components, and related charging equipment.
According to the China Trade Relief Information Network, on September 22, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issued an announcement stating that it had made a final ruling under Section 337 on certain electronic glasses, their components, and related charging equipment: the initial ruling (No. 32) made by the administrative judge of this case on September 4, 2025 would not be reviewed, that is, based on the settlement, the investigation of the listed defendants ByteDance and others was terminated and the investigation of this case was terminated.
2025.09.20
00:59
ByteDance: We will advance relevant work in accordance with Chinese legal requirements
In the early morning of September 20, ByteDance issued an announcement stating that ByteDance will advance relevant work in accordance with Chinese legal requirements and allow TikTok US to continue to serve the vast number of American users.
00:36
In the early morning of September 20, ByteDance issued an announcement stating that ByteDance will advance relevant work in accordance with Chinese legal requirements and allow TikTok US to continue to serve the vast number of American users.
2025.09.16
19:14
ByteDance denies rumors of closing its Shanghai studio
Recently, rumors circulated that ByteDance's Lightyear Entertainment announced the closure of its Shanghai studio, laying off approximately 300 employees, including those working on projects like "Project: Babel." The reason for the closure was that the project's progress had fallen short of expectations, and the compensation package was N+2. In response to this, a ByteDance representative responded to a Shanghai Securities News reporter on September 16th, stating that the rumors were untrue. The Shanghai studio had not been closed, and there was no project codenamed "Project: Babel."
2025.09.12
12:21
ByteDance's Seedream 4 model tops the international evaluation rankings
Artificial Analysis, an internationally renowned evaluation agency, announced that ByteDance's Seedream 4 has topped the charts for both text and image editing, surpassing Google's Gemini 2.5 Flash (Nano-Banana) in both categories. Seedream 4 is ByteDance's latest Doubao image creation model. It integrates multiple capabilities, including text and image creation, image editing, multi-image fusion, and image gallery generation, supporting up to 4K resolution image generation. It has been launched on products such as the Doubao App, Jimeng AI, and Kouzi, and is also available to enterprise customers through Volcano Engine.
2025.09.11
10:53
ByteDance releases Seedream 4.0 image creation model: Doubao and Jimeng can try it for free
ByteDance's Seed team announced the release of Seedream 4.0, the Doubao image creation model. Supporting features such as text-based image generation, image editing, and multi-image reference, Seedream 4.0 has achieved industry-leading performance, speed, and usability in professional reviews. Currently, Seedream 4.0 is available for free trial on products such as the Doubao app, Jimeng AI, and Kouzi. The model is also available to enterprise customers through Volcano Engine. The Seed team stated, "Seedream 4.0 is more than just an image generation model; it's a multimodal creative engine equipped with knowledge and thinking capabilities."
2025.09.09
12:36
ByteDance releases Seedream 4.0 image creation model
On September 9th, ByteDance's Seed team launched Seedream 4.0, its Doubao image creation model. It supports features such as text-based images, image editing, and multi-image reference. Currently, Seedream 4.0 is available for free trial on Doubao App, Jimeng AI, and Kouzi, and is also available to enterprise customers through Volcano Engine.
2025.09.08
20:16
ByteDance's organizational changes give Douyin e-commerce greater autonomy
On September 1st, ByteDance reassigned its sales and industry operations teams, including key account (KA) direct sales teams specializing in e-commerce performance advertising, to Douyin's e-commerce department. Those specializing in brand advertising sales and operations remained within the commercialization department.
2025.09.05
21:40
ByteDance Public Welfare jointly launched an initiative with multiple parties, advocating authenticity as the bottom line of creation
On September 5th, China Charity Day, ByteDance's public welfare platform, in collaboration with the China Charity Federation, the Public Welfare Communication Professional Committee of the China Television Artists Association, Tencent Charity, Weibo Charity, and other organizations, jointly held the "New Media Charity Culture Communication Exchange Conference." At the event, the various parties jointly released the "Charity Culture Communication Quality Content Support Plan" and the "New Media Charity Culture Communication Initiative" to creators, creative organizations, and media outlets. The "Charity Culture Communication Quality Content Support Plan" stipulates that from September to November, creators can produce and disseminate content for selected charity projects, and platforms such as Douyin, Video Account, and Weibo will simultaneously support high-quality charity content. To address the potential risks of fraudulent donations to the public when participating in charity activities, ByteDance Charity, in conjunction with various parties, released the "New Media Charity Culture Communication Self-Discipline Initiative." The initiative clearly establishes authenticity as the bottom line for the creation of charity content, prohibiting the dissemination of false news, hearsay, and malicious rumors to ensure the authenticity and credibility of charity projects. It also encourages the creation of high-quality works that demonstrate humanistic care and inspire social good.
2025.09.04
18:00
ByteDance fired 100 employees in the second quarter for violating red lines
On September 4, ByteDance's Corporate Discipline and Professional Ethics Committee disclosed the handling of employee violations in the second quarter. A total of 100 employees were dismissed for violating the company's red lines. Among them, 18 people were reported by real name for serious circumstances such as criminal offenses and malicious damage to the company's interests. Eight people suspected of criminal offenses have been transferred to judicial authorities, and industry alliances have been synchronized and their options have been revoked.
15:38
The main body of ByteDance's chip business has not changed. The outside world's excessive interpretations of layoffs, independence, and changes in the main body are untrue.
Recently, rumors have circulated that ByteDance's entire chip team has had its authority revoked, its business separated from the group, and transferred to a new entity without providing N+1 compensation. These changes affect the entire chip team, not just the AI chip business, and focus on superficially separating the team from ByteDance, with the team now operating under the shell of a Singaporean company. On September 4th, a ByteDance representative responded to reporters, stating that the rumors were false and that the core of ByteDance's chip business remained unchanged. The company's tenant was merely a change to Feishu, and that any over-interpretations of layoffs, independence, or a change in ownership were untrue.
12:39
ByteDance responds to rumors of chip business divestiture: the main business remains unchanged
Recently, rumors have circulated that ByteDance's entire chip team has had its authority revoked, its business separated from the group, and transferred to a new entity without providing N+1 compensation. These changes affect the entire chip team, not just the AI chip business, and focus on superficially separating the team from ByteDance, with the team now operating under the shell of a Singaporean company. On September 4th, a ByteDance representative responded to reporters, stating that the rumors were false and that the core of ByteDance's chip business remained unchanged. The company's tenant was merely a change to Feishu, and that any over-interpretations of layoffs, independence, or a change in ownership were untrue.
08:17
Lion Holdings launches Geene M2 multimodal AI platform
Lion Holdings announced the launch of its multi-model large-scale language model (LLM) platform, Geene M2, on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on the morning of September 4. Geene M2 integrates Geene R1, Geene TurboGT, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Alibaba's Qwen, ByteDance's SkyLark, and other large language models.
2025.09.03
16:08
ByteDance is reportedly increasing its option incentives for large-scale models, but no official response has been received yet.
According to media reports, ByteDance recently implemented an option issuance program for its Seed department, primarily targeting technical staff working on large-scale models. Employees are reportedly eligible to receive 90,000, 110,000, or 130,000 ByteDance options per month, depending on their overall performance and rank. These options vest monthly and are expected to be granted over 18 months, accumulating a total of millions of options. Sina Technology reached out to the company for confirmation, but no official response was received as of press time.
2025.08.26
19:25
ByteDance raises option price to $200.41 per share, setting a new record high
According to The Paper, ByteDance has again raised its options price to $200.41 per share (approximately RMB 1,433.23). This represents a new high compared to the previously announced repurchase price of $189.9 (approximately RMB 1,363.14) in April 2025. Public data indicates that ByteDance's options have increased more than seven times since 2019, with prices increasing nearly fivefold.
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