TikTok hits 1 billion monthly active users , surpasses 3 billion downloads The short-video platform has reached 1 billion monthly active users worldwide, gaining 300 million of them since June 2020 alone. The ByteDance-owned app has also hit 3 billion downloads, according to research firm Sensor Tower. This growth comes amid privacy concerns surrounding the Chinese-owned company. A ban in the US was once on the table due to alleged national security threats. Alibaba begins autonomous truck development Alibaba’s Damo Academy , along with logistics unit Cainiao , has started working on autonomous truck development. Small-scale testing has already begun...