TikTok banned in the US but the UK won't follow suit - yet
US politicians ruled it was a risk to national security because of owner ByteDance's ties to the Chinese government.
ByteDance's new AI model goes viral for its deepfake capabilities that animate photos
ByteDance, the tech giant behind TikTok, has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) model that is gaining widespread ...
What does Trump's executive order mean for TikTok and who might buy it?
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order granting TikTok a 75-day extension to comply with a law banning the ...
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These Billionaires, Companies And Investors Could Buy TikTok—As Trump Eyes ‘Bidding War’ With Microsoft
President Donald Trump said late Monday he hoped there would be a “bidding war” for TikTok, claiming Microsoft is now among the companies interested in buying ByteDance’s popular social ...
UK Tech Minister Expresses Concern Over Tiktok
London: Britain's technology Minister is "genuinely concerned" about how Chinese-owned TikTok could use the data of millions ...
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All the Apps ByteDance Operates in the US
TikTok has had a wild start to 2025. The app was banned in the United States, went dark, then came back online. New users can't download it, since the app hasn't returned to U.S. app stores, but ...
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Perplexity AI submits proposal to merge with TikTok, give half to US government: report
Perplexity AI submitted a revised merger proposal to TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance as the popular video-sharing app stares down a national ban, according to multiple reports. Under the new ...
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New Copyright Protection For AI, Plus New AI Models From Pica, Hailuo, And Bytedance
Currently Available for Early Access Testing only. Bytedance announced INFP, an AI that can make any single image talk and sing from any audio file expressively. There are a dozen examples in the ...