China's data centers hit 24GW, trailing only North America
SemiAnalysis says China has delivered 24GW of AI data center capacity, second only to North America, as ByteDance leasing deals drive a wholesale boom.
ByteDance News and Analysis
12 verified stories covering ByteDance, product updates and industry developments.
Doubao Phone Assistant Launches; Apps Can Now Refuse AI Automation
ByteDance launched the consumer Doubao phone assistant on the Nubia NaviX Ultra, alongside a new SAEP protocol letting apps refuse AI screen automation.
Doubao Work Adds Parallel Multi-Agents and Mac Screen Control
ByteDance's Doubao Work adds parallel multi-agent tasks and extends Mac support for its screen-based Operate Computer feature, just a week after launch.
ByteDance Delays Doubao 2.2 to Fix Coding Gaps
ByteDance delays Doubao 2.2 past August to strengthen coding, tool-calling and agent skills, days after splitting its Seed AI unit into four divisions.
ByteDance merges TRAE, Coze into Doubao to narrow AI entry point
ByteDance folds AI coding tool TRAE and no-code agent platform Coze into Doubao, betting office is the entry point neither could carry alone.
Doubao Adds Real-Time Video Calling AI
ByteDance SeedRealtime is now live in Doubao's call interface, moving full-duplex audiovisual AI from demos into a consumer app.
Seedance 2.5 Adds 30-Second Control
ByteDance's Seedance 2.5 is live with 30-second generation, up to 50 multimodal references and timestamp-level editing.
Gege AI Music plugs into ByteDance distribution
Gege AI Music plugs into ByteDance distribution. A concise localization of the verified facts and the industry signal behind the story.
ByteDance targets design workflows with Seedream 5.0 Pro
ByteDance targets design workflows with Seedream 5.0 Pro is reframed for global technology readers, with the key numbers, product claims and open questions kept intact.
ByteDance Seedance enters Hollywood at $9 a minute
ByteDance Seedance enters Hollywood at $9 a minute is reframed for global technology readers, preserving the key numbers, claims and open questions.
Doubao and Qwen shut user AI agents on July 15
Doubao and Qwen shut user AI agents on July 15 is reframed for global technology readers, preserving the key numbers, claims and open questions.
ByteDance lifts its 2026 AI budget to $30 billion
ByteDance has raised its 2026 AI infrastructure plan by 25%, with memory inflation and a larger domestic-chip allocation reshaping the bill.