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European country shuts down TikTok for a year over violence among children concerns

Albanian is closingTikTok for 12 months, blaming it for inciting violence and bullying

The Independent UK

TikTok owner ByteDance’s value has jumped up - how will it affect the social media app’s sale?

One potential buyer of the social media app was looking at paying $20bn without the algorithm included

The Independent UK

UK watchdog to investigate TikTok and Reddit over use of children’s data

Information Commissioner’s Office says it aims to learn about wider market by looking into two sites plus Imgur

The Guardian - UK

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Tom Cotton gingerly steps on Trump’s toes as he eviscerates TikTok in book

Republican seeks to shine light on major threat to US interests in Seven Things You Can’t Say About China – but may come to regret his moves as missteps

The Guardian - US

DeepSeek accused of sharing users' data with TikTok's ByteDance in another blow around privacy concerns

According to South Korea's data regulator, the two Chinese tech firms are "communicating." Here's what's at stake for users' privacy.

TechRadar

DeepSeek accused of sharing user data with TikTok owner ByteDance

South Korea has accused the Chinese AI start-up of sharing user data with TikTok’s China-based parent firm.

The Independent UK

TikTok is back on app stores as ByteDance continues to sort out US concerns

ByteDance's TikTok has returned to Google and Apple app stores.

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TikTok has finally returned to Apple and Google app stores in the US – but for how long?

Users in the US can once again download TikTok, as well as installing updates and bug fixes

Digital Camera World

TikTok is back on the App Store and Google Play Store – here’s what could happen next

TikTok has reappeared on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store following its banning – but the platform might not stick around for too long

TechRadar

TikTok Returns To Apple, Google US App Stores After Nearly A Month As Trump Halts Ban

President Donald Trump signed an executive order extending the deadline for ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. operations by 75 days.

International Business Times

TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US

TikTok has returned to the app stores of Apple and Google in the U.S., after President Donald Trump delayed the enforcement of a TikTok ban

The Independent UK

Baidu shares pop after it makes ERNIE, its flagship AI model, free in a bid to catch up to its competition

Baidu’s ambitious play could intensify an ongoing price war in China’s competitive AI sector.

Fortune

Elon Musk Not Interested In Buying Tiktok

Elon Musk confirms no interest in acquiring TikTok. Various investors show interest in the platform.

Top News

Parents sue TikTok over child deaths allegedly caused by ‘blackout challenge’

Parents claim four children died as a result of attempting challenge that went viral in 2021

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TechRadar

TikTok owner ByteDance has a new AI video creator you have to see to believe

ByteDance releases OmniHuman AI video creator.

The Independent UK

What is Trump's planned sovereign wealth fund and how could it buy TikTok?

Nearly 200 countries and 20 U.S. states have established government-run investment funds to manage their wealth. But could it work for the nation?

The Independent UK

Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund, says it could own part of TikTok

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the U.S. to take steps to start developing a government-owned investment fund that he said could be used to profit off of TikTok if he’s successful at finding the company an American buyer

International Business Times UK

What Is a Sovereign Wealth Fund, and How Could It Buy TikTok: Donald Trump's Big Bet

President Trump's new sovereign wealth fund proposal is igniting global interest over TikTok's future and possibly reshaping America's economic landscape.

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The Guardian - US

Trump signs order to create sovereign wealth fund that could buy TikTok

President decrees US treasury and commerce departments to create fund after delaying ban of ByteDance-owned app

The Guardian - AU

The Chinese AI companies that could match DeepSeek’s impact

DeepSeek roiled global markets and shocked Silicon Valley, but it’s just one of a raft of Chinese AI companies that could challenge US dominance

Reason

Trump's TikTok Reprieve Won't Fix the Law's Free Speech Problems

Extending the deadline gives TikTok a temporary lifeline, but the real issue—government overreach in tech and speech regulation—still needs a congressional fix.

Inverse

Marvel Snap Just Signed A Deal To Ensure The TikTok Outage 'Never Happens Again'

In the fallout of the TikTok/Bytedance ban, Marvel Snap developer Second Dinner has secured a new publishing deal with the U.S.-based company Skystone Games.

PC Gamer

I'm still waiting for a high-end VR headset good enough to make me ditch my Quest 3

And I'm not happy about that.

Fortune

Donald Trump says he wants a bidding war for TikTok and wouldn’t mind if Microsoft won

Microsoft first tried to buy TikTok during Trump’s first term in 2020.

International Business Times

Who Might Buy TikTok In The US?

As the clock ticks down on TikTok's 75-day reprieve from divesting from its Chinese owners or being banned in the United States, several contenders are in the running.

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