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TikTok parent’s revenue grows as AI spending pressures profits
ByteDance’s artificial-intelligence spending pressured profit in the first half of the year, but the TikTok parent’s revenue accelerated as a U.S. regulatory overhang cleared, people familiar with the matter said.
Raffaele Huang( with inputs from The Wall Street Journal)
Revenue rose more than 30% to $120 billion during the period, buoyed by growth in the company’s international advertising, livestreaming and TikTok e-commerce business, the people said. Net profit eased to $20 billion, they added.
