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The app is expected to operate on a separate algorithm and data system and users outside the US would not find this version in their app store, sources said.
A Manhattan mom whose 15-year-old son died while subway surfing can move forward with a lawsuit against the social media companies that she says helped to popularize the dangerous trend, a state judge has ruled.
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TikTok's owner, ByteDance, has plans to move Americans to a US-specific version of CapCut as it looks to meet requirements for a divest-or-ban law.
ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, is developing a backup plan as it faces a deadline to sell its US operations or risk a
From Larry Ellison’s new power consolidation to an app that simply may not be as good, the key variables as a multiyear saga could finally be ending.
The TikTok US-only app strategy centers on creating an independent recommendation system that would operate entirely apart from ByteDance’s global infrastructure. The new app is expected to use only data from US users to train its recommendation algorithms, further distancing it from TikTok’s global systems, according to the SCMP report.
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TikTok to lay off more than 60 employees at Bellevue officeTikTok and its parent company ByteDance, will lay off more than 60 employees from its Bellevue office. The two submitted separate state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications (WARN) on Monday.
Launching a U.S.-specific app could be part of the company's broader plan to comply with a 2024 law requiring ByteDance to divest from TikTok.
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TikTok set to launch standalone US app in move towards sale of Stateside operationsTikTok is preparing to launch a standalone app for US users that is expected to operate on a separate algorithm and data system from its global app, laying the groundwork for a potential sale orchestrated by US President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.
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