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OnlyFans Founder, Crypto Foundation Submit Late-Stage Bid To Buy TikTok
A startup run by Tim Stokely, founder of adult content social media site OnlyFans, has partnered with a cryptocurrency foundation to submit a late-stage plan to acquire short video app TikTok from Chinese owner ByteDance, the two said on Wednesday.
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TikTok to Let US Android Users Download App via Kits on its Website
Apple and Google have not reinstated TikTok to their app stores since a US law took effect on January 19 requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance either to sell it on national security grounds or face a ban.
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Honor Announces Integration of DeepSeek-R1 AI Model With Yoyo Assistant in China
Honor, the Chinese smartphone brand, announced the integration of its Yoyo virtual assistant with the DeepSeek-R1 artificial intelligence (AI) model on Saturday. The company claimed to have become the first Android manufacturer to offer the AI model in its devices. With this, the company's native assistant will be able to tap into the capabilities ...
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Researchers Discover DeepSeek Has Links to Chinese Telecom Firm Banned in US: Report
DeepSeek’s source code has reportedly revealed the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot’s connection with a Chinese telecommunication provider. As per the report, a cybersecurity firm has uncovered code that could be used to send data being added to the web client of DeepSeek to China Mobile. The code reportedly relates to the account creation ...
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From Italy To Taiwan, Countries That Have Banned The Use Of China's DeepSeek
Even the US has expressed concerns over the app's potential national security implications.
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Microsoft Is in Talks to Acquire TikTok, Says US President Donald Trump
US The reported talks mark the second time that Microsoft has been in the frame to acquire TikTok. The app, which has about 170 million American users, was briefly taken offline just before a law requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance to either sell it on national security grounds or face a ban took effect on January 19.
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What Is TikTok And How People Got Hooked To This Platform
Hours after TikTok went dark in the United States, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would work with the Chinese video-sharing app to ensure it remained functional in America.
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US Supreme Court Rules Against TikTok, Upholds Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against TikTok on Friday in its challenge to a federal law that would have required the popular short-video app to be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or banned in the United States on Jan. 19.
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Opinion | US Ban On TikTok Could Be Devastating
For the first time in American tech history, the US has passed a law targeting a major Chinese tech giant. If the ban kicks in on Sunday, what lies ahead for the app and its millions of users?
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Amid TikTok Ban Concerns, Americans Moving To RedNote. Here's What It Is
As fears of a TikTok ban grow in the US, American users are flocking to Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, making it to the top of the US app store charts.
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US President-Elect Donald Trump Asks Supreme Court to Pause Law That Could Ban TikTok
President-elect Donald Trump has urged the US Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would ban TikTok. The law would require TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the platform to an American company or face a ban.
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'I Received Billions Of Views': Donald Trump Hints At Keeping TikTok In US
The US Senate passed a law in April requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest the app, citing national security concerns.
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How TikTok Became A US Security Concern
In 2020, Donald Trump accused TikTok, without proof, of siphoning off American users' data to benefit Beijing and of censoring posts to please Chinese officials.
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US Court Rejects Tiktok Request To Temporarily Halt Pending US Ban
A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected an emergency bid by TikTok to temporarily block a law that would require its Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
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Canada Orders Shutdown of TikTok's Business in Country, App Access to Continue
Under Canadian law, the government can assess potential risks to national security from foreign investments, such as the TikTok proposal. The law prevents the government from revealing the details of such investments.
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OnlyFans Founder, Crypto Foundation Submit Late-Stage Bid To Buy TikTok
A startup run by Tim Stokely, founder of adult content social media site OnlyFans, has partnered with a cryptocurrency foundation to submit a late-stage plan to acquire short video app TikTok from Chinese owner ByteDance, the two said on Wednesday.
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TikTok to Let US Android Users Download App via Kits on its Website
Apple and Google have not reinstated TikTok to their app stores since a US law took effect on January 19 requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance either to sell it on national security grounds or face a ban.
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Honor Announces Integration of DeepSeek-R1 AI Model With Yoyo Assistant in China
Honor, the Chinese smartphone brand, announced the integration of its Yoyo virtual assistant with the DeepSeek-R1 artificial intelligence (AI) model on Saturday. The company claimed to have become the first Android manufacturer to offer the AI model in its devices. With this, the company's native assistant will be able to tap into the capabilities ...
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Researchers Discover DeepSeek Has Links to Chinese Telecom Firm Banned in US: Report
DeepSeek’s source code has reportedly revealed the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot’s connection with a Chinese telecommunication provider. As per the report, a cybersecurity firm has uncovered code that could be used to send data being added to the web client of DeepSeek to China Mobile. The code reportedly relates to the account creation ...
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From Italy To Taiwan, Countries That Have Banned The Use Of China's DeepSeek
Even the US has expressed concerns over the app's potential national security implications.
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Microsoft Is in Talks to Acquire TikTok, Says US President Donald Trump
US The reported talks mark the second time that Microsoft has been in the frame to acquire TikTok. The app, which has about 170 million American users, was briefly taken offline just before a law requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance to either sell it on national security grounds or face a ban took effect on January 19.
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What Is TikTok And How People Got Hooked To This Platform
Hours after TikTok went dark in the United States, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he would work with the Chinese video-sharing app to ensure it remained functional in America.
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US Supreme Court Rules Against TikTok, Upholds Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against TikTok on Friday in its challenge to a federal law that would have required the popular short-video app to be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or banned in the United States on Jan. 19.
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Opinion | US Ban On TikTok Could Be Devastating
For the first time in American tech history, the US has passed a law targeting a major Chinese tech giant. If the ban kicks in on Sunday, what lies ahead for the app and its millions of users?
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Amid TikTok Ban Concerns, Americans Moving To RedNote. Here's What It Is
As fears of a TikTok ban grow in the US, American users are flocking to Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, making it to the top of the US app store charts.
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US President-Elect Donald Trump Asks Supreme Court to Pause Law That Could Ban TikTok
President-elect Donald Trump has urged the US Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would ban TikTok. The law would require TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the platform to an American company or face a ban.
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'I Received Billions Of Views': Donald Trump Hints At Keeping TikTok In US
The US Senate passed a law in April requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest the app, citing national security concerns.
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How TikTok Became A US Security Concern
In 2020, Donald Trump accused TikTok, without proof, of siphoning off American users' data to benefit Beijing and of censoring posts to please Chinese officials.
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US Court Rejects Tiktok Request To Temporarily Halt Pending US Ban
A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected an emergency bid by TikTok to temporarily block a law that would require its Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
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Canada Orders Shutdown of TikTok's Business in Country, App Access to Continue
Under Canadian law, the government can assess potential risks to national security from foreign investments, such as the TikTok proposal. The law prevents the government from revealing the details of such investments.
