ByteDance plans to pump $20bn capex mostly into AI

Exclusive-ByteDance Plans $20 Billion Capex in 2025, Mostly on AI, Sources Say
BEIJING (Reuters) -ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has earmarked over 150 billion yuan ($20.64 billion) in capital expenditure for this year, much of which will be centred on artificial intelligence, two people briefed on the matter said.
ByteDance plans to pump $20bn capex mostly into AI as it defends its AI lead in China
Chinese ByteDance reportedly plans a $20 billion capital expenditure in 2025, mainly targeting AI as the tech giant seeks to defend its AI lead back home. Sources who spoke to Reuters revealed the TikTok owner will pump a significant chunk of the total money (150 billion yuan or $20 billion) abroad into AI infrastructure development.
ByteDance plans $20 billion capex in 2025, mostly on AI, sources say
ByteDance plans to invest over $20.64 billion in capital expenditure this year, mainly focusing on artificial intelligence infrastructure such as data centers and networking equipment. This spending aims to bolster AI capabilities both domestically and internationally,
ByteDance plans $20bln capex in 2025, mostly on AI, sources say
The privately held technology giant plans to spend about half of the amount abroad on AI-related infrastructure, primarily data centres and networking equipment, they said
ByteDance plans $20 billion capex in 2025, mostly on AI
ByteDance: The main beneficiaries of the spending will be chipmakers Huawei Technologies and Cambricon Technologies plus US supplier Nvidia, the people said, declining to be identified as the information was confidential.
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