[ad_1] To some extent, ByteDance doesn’t have much choice. China recently instituted new rules on AI exports that would require the company to obtain a license if it sold the algorithm to a US firm. Given that China would supposedly prefer to see TikTok shut down than sold off, that’s not particularly likely. It wouldn’t […]
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How a suicide video on Facebook Live went viral on TikTok
[ad_1] “Ronnie had been deceased for almost an hour and a half when I got the first notification from Facebook that they weren’t going to take down the video […] what the hell kind of standards is that?” Steen told Snopes. Earlier this week, Facebook issued the following statement: “We removed the original video from […]
Chinese government reportedly would rather TikTok shut down than be sold
[ad_1] It also comes just days ahead of Donald Trump’s Sept. 15 deadline for TikTok to find a new home with an American company. Experts have said it’s unlikely a deal could materialize that quickly, but Trump said Thursday he would not extend the deadline. Further complicating things are new trade rules in China, which […]
TikTok is trying to stop a suicide video from spreading
[ad_1] Since Sunday evening, TikTok has been trying to stop the spread of a graphic video showing a man committing suicide with a gun (via The Verge). The clip opens with an image of a grey-bearded man sitting in front of his desk. The seemingly innocuous nature of the video’s start and its appearance in […]
How TikTok got caught in the middle of a trade war with China
[ad_1] After weeks of threats, the president delivered an ultimatum to TikTok and its owner ByteDance: sell the app’s US operations to an American company or it would be banned. He gave the company little more than a month — until Sept. 15 — to find a buyer and figure out how to disentangle itself […]
Instagram replaces Explore with Reels in India
[ad_1] Facebook is making its newest TikTok rival even more prominent in India. Instagram’s app in India now has a dedicated tab for Reels, according to Instagram head Adam Mosseri. With the change, the Reels section appears where “Explore” used to be, and the Explore section has moved to the top right corner of the […]
After Math: 15-Minute COVID tests and 27,000 not-so-great scots
[ad_1] Engadget This new rapid COVID test from Abbot promises to diagnose people for the virus in just 15 minutes, rather than the 15 or so days current testing systems require. The government has already put in an order for 150 million of the tests but seeing how well the Trump administration has handled the […]
China’s new AI trade rules could hamper a TikTok sale
[ad_1] The country’s Ministry of Commerce argued that the export list changes were overdue after remaining the same since 2008. It was important given the breakneck pace of technological improvement and China’s increasingly competitive output, according to officials. Neither ByteDance nor the Commerce Ministry has commented on the new rules. The move escalates an already […]
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer quits just three months after taking the job
[ad_1] In the letter, Mayer said “In recent weeks, as the political environment has sharply changed, I have done significant reflection on what the corporate structural changes will require, and what it means for the global role I signed up for. Against this backdrop, and as we expect to reach a resolution very soon, it […]
TikTok sues the US government over upcoming ban
[ad_1] Specifically, TikTok says that it has already gone to “great lengths” to show a commitment to the US market, noting that its key personnel are all Americans based in the US, thus not subject to Chinese law. Furthermore, the company stores data not in China but in servers located in the US and Singapore. […]