TikTok, Hospitals And Tutoring Apps: The Many Tentacles Of Chinese Tech Giant ByteDance
arlier this month, ByteDance acquired Amcare Healthcare, one of China’s biggest private hospital chains, for a reported $1.5 billion. That might sound strange, given that the Beijing-based company has become a household name as the parent of TikTok, the fastest-growing social media platform in the world. But ByteDance’s foray into hospitals is just the latest example of how the tech giant’s ambitions extend far beyond the wildly popular video app. Read more Forbes
Chinese AR Start-up Nreal Holds First AR Glasses Launch at Home
Nreal, a Chinese augmented reality glasses maker, unveiled its first array of AR products on 23 August. In addition to the two AR glasses, Nreal also launched the world’s first AR adapter for Apple devices, which would enable iPhones and iPads to connect to Nreal Air as well as provide normal playback of digital copyright-protected content. Read more Dao Insights
