TikTok has secured its future by agreeing to split the US app from the global business. But the deal will spark changes to the app's algorithm. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TikTok may have dodged a US ban but unresolved questions about its algorithm could remain a source of tension in the broader ...

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A deal to keep TikTok active in the US past the current deadline of Dec. 16 will likely happen soon. The Wall Street Journal reports that an executive order could approve a deal involving US companies ...

TikTok’s deal to sell its US business is entering its final stages, and could wrap up by Jan. 22. TikTok CEO Shou Chew sent an internal memo on December 18 to employees outlining the company's next ...

TikTok's owner, ByteDance, is expected to sell its US business to a buyer consortium. The new owners will retrain TikTok's content-recommendation algorithm, the White House said. TikTok staffers and ...

Commentary: With new US ownership, the magic of TikTok's algorithm appears to have run out. And so has my interest. Abrar's interests include phones, streaming, autonomous vehicles, internet trends, ...

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