TikTok owner ByteDance is selling a smart desk lamp with a camera for kids

<p>File this one in the didn’t-expect-that department.</p> <p>TikTok parent company ByteDance has launched a smart desk lamp for school kids in China. The Dali Smart Work Lamp is intended to provide a “better experience for children” doing homework with better illumination ... and constant surveillance.&nbsp;</p> <p>(The “constant surveillance” part is not in the press release.)</p> <p>The Forbes story for this episode is <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/10/29/tiktok-owner-bytedance-selling-smart-lamp-with-camera-for-school-kids/">here</a>:<br> https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/10/29/tiktok-owner-bytedance-selling-smart-lamp-with-camera-for-school-kids/<br> </p>