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TikTok Races Against Deadline to Avoid U.S. Ban
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TikTok Races Against Deadline to Avoid U.S. Ban

TikTok on Friday was hours from a deadline to find a non-Chinese owner or face a ban in the United States. The hugely popular video-sharing app, which has more than 170 million American users, is under threat from a US law that passed overwhelmingly last year and orders TikTok to split from its Chinese owner ByteDance or get shut down in the United States. US President Donald Trump on Thursday said his administration was “very close” to a deal to find a buyer for TikTok, adding that it involve
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“TikTok, not AI, has transformed music industry” - Will.i.am
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“TikTok, not AI, has transformed music industry” - Will.i.am

Singer-songwriter Will.i.am has said that the video platform TikTok has transformed the music industry. The 50-year-old musician, who is best known as the frontman of the ‘Black Eyed Peas’, believes the video-sharing app has had a much bigger impact on the music business than AI, reports ‘Female First UK’. Speaking to Sky News, he explained, "I don't think anything can water down our industry any more than TikTok has”. As per ‘Female First UK’, the record producer observed that TikTok has cha
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Will Smith Joins Doechii’s Viral “Anxiety” Challenge in Epic Fashion
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Will Smith Joins Doechii’s Viral “Anxiety” Challenge in Epic Fashion

Will Smith just made the viral “Anxiety” challenge even bigger by jumping in alongside Doechii. On Thursday, March 13th, he surprised fans by adding his own twist to the popular TikTok trend, proving once again that he knows how to tap into a cultural moment. In the clip, Smith bobs his head to the eerie hook , “Somebody’s watchin’ me, it’s my anxiety” , while staring into a mirror. When he turns toward the camera, his reflection stays behind, and Doechii takes his place. The Hollywood icon als
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New proposal from Perplexity AI on TikTok may result in the U.S. government acquiring 50% ownership interest.
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New proposal from Perplexity AI on TikTok may result in the U.S. government acquiring 50% ownership interest.

Perplexity AI has submitted a fresh proposal to TikTok's parent company that would permit the US government to own up to 50% of a new firm that would be created by combining Perplexity with TikTok's US operations. The suggestion, which was turned in last week, is an update to an earlier strategy the AI startup had given to ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, on January 18, the day before the law that forbids the app entered into force. The initial proposal, to which ByteDance has not repl
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TikTok Goes Dark in the U.S. as Ban Takes Effect
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TikTok Goes Dark in the U.S. as Ban Takes Effect

Millions of TikTok users in the United States are no longer able to watch videos on the social media platform as a federal ban on the immensely popular app takes effect. The company’s app was removed Saturday evening from prominent app stores, including the ones operated by Apple and Google, while its website told users that the short-form video platform was no longer available. The blackout began just hours before the law took effect. Users opening the TikTok app on Saturday encountered a pop
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Everything You Need to know About the TikTok US Ban
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Everything You Need to know About the TikTok US Ban

As of now, TikTok, the wildly popular social media app used by 170 million Americans, is set to be removed from U.S. app stores starting Sunday, January 19. TikTok plans to shut U.S. operations of its social media app used by 170 million Americans on Sunday, when a federal ban is set to take effect, barring a last-minute reprieve, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The Washington Post reported President-elect Donald Trump, whose term begins a day after a ban would start, is con
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What If TikTok Loses Its Fight Over the Ban in the US
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What If TikTok Loses Its Fight Over the Ban in the US

In April, President Joe Biden signed into law a bipartisan measure that is soon to bring the social media application in the United States offline, unless its Chinese proprietor relinquishes control over it. TikTok's parent, ByteDance Ltd., was required to make a definitive decision on or before January 19, 2025, to give an American company one and a potential agreement to a deal, which technology giant has declared it unwilling to give. TikTok, ByteDance and content creators have been engaged
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