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China is scheduled to have a symposium with the country’s Big Tech firms after Labour Day holiday, raising hopes that Beijing will stop its sweeping regulatory clampdown on the tech sector, sources say

Online celebrities come in many forms, but Kuaishou, the short video company debuting on the Hong Kong stock exchange today, is trying to pivot away from the celebrity influencers who made it famous. Story with @YanziDeng_Iris scmp.com/tech/big-tech/…

TikTok’s algorithm not for sale, ByteDance tells US: source, reports ⁦@xinzhou⁩ ⁦@Tracyyyqu⁩ #TikTok #ByteDance scmp.com/economy/china-…

More swiping, less meeting: how online dating has gone more virtual amid the coronavirus pandemic. With @YanziDeng_Iris scmp.com/tech/apps-soci…

Selling TikTok in the US is a pivotal moment for ByteDance – but a deal is easier said than done. With @CocoF1026 scmp.com/tech/apps-soci…

Forced TikTok sale in US is compared to ‘robbery’ in China but ByteDance has few options, experts say. With @CocoF1026 scmp.com/tech/apps-soci…

After skyrocketing to global tech stardom, is Chinese-owned TikTok on its way down? We look at TikTok's privacy issue and its possible future in the US. Story with @CocoF1026 scmp.com/tech/apps-soci…

Covid-19 "net positive" for cryptocurrencies but performance still correlates with stock market, Binance founder "CZ" Zhao Changpeng said in an interview with Post. scmp.com/tech/tech-lead…

This is a reality check with @minghehu. Steep discounts and KOL endorsements have supercharged live-streaming sales in China, but are the merchants making money? scmp.com/tech/apps-soci…

TikTok slapped with fine in South Korea over mishandled user data. Story with @CocoF1026 scmp.com/tech/apps-soci…

Amid the political backlash in markets including the US and India, ByteDance is considering an overhaul of TikTok's corporate structure as it seeks to distance the popular short video app from Beijing. Will it be the solution? with @CocoF1026 scmp.com/tech/apps-soci…

As TikTok competitors swoop in amid global pushback, is the short video app losing its ‘first mover advantage’? scmp.com/tech/apps-soci…

TikTok to quit city as tech giant becomes first to withdraw over sweeping police powers. Story with @phila_siu scmp.com/news/hong-kong…

People used to think that a machine learning model would be fairer than humans, but studies and experts found that the models can still learn to be biased. Story with @YanziDeng_Iris scmp.com/tech/big-tech/…

Hong Kong’s gig economy in media spotlight as freelancers, casual workers struggle amid protests, coronavirus scmp.com/tech/apps-soci…

Software robots, which work as the ‘eyes and hands’ of a human by reading files and automatically inputting instructions via a keyboard, will take on more work in Asia as Covid-19 accelerates demand for automation, says UiPath. Story with Gareth Nicholson scmp.com/tech/innovatio…

Hongkongers rush to download VPN tools amid fears of Beijing upping surveillance with national security law scmp.com/tech/apps-soci…

China’s once-resilient tech economy starting to crack under pressure from coronavirus economic carnage. Story with @CocoF1026 & He Huifeng scmp.com/tech/enterpris…

When he was 19, working at a factory in China, Jason Hu never thought he would end up leading a start-up worth billions of US dollars. Singapore-based Likee, led by a former factory worker, is gaining ground on TikTok. scmp.com/tech/apps-soci…

Will the increased use of robots in everyday life continue even after Covid-19 is under control? Story with @CocoF1026 scmp.com/tech/enterpris…