Source: Perplexity AI made a TikTok US bid to ByteDance, proposing a merger that brings video to Perplexity, with ByteDance investors retaining their stakes
Elon Musk, Kevin O'Leary And More—Could Buy TikTok As Ban Starts Taipei Times : Perplexity AI submits bid to merge with TikTok US Fortune : Perplexity said to submit bid to merge with TikTok's US unit...
A month after the launch of TikTok's $200M fund, some creators are complaining about the low payouts and lack of transparency in how payouts are calculated
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Some experts agree that TikTok may pose a threat to the US national security because of China, but blocking the app would be too drastic a measure
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TikTok describes its video recommendation algorithm, says engagement metrics are strong signals while time of publishing, creator, and device type are weak ones
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Unlike other social media platforms, TikTok doesn't timestamp user uploads, frustrating some creators, but making it possible for months-old content to go viral
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Around 20 security experts have united with Securepairs.org to support right-to-repair legislation with expert witnesses at hearings across the US
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Facebook will curb vaccine misinformation by reducing the ranking of anti-vaccine Pages and groups, halting recommendations for those pages, rejecting ads, more
and dumber—Facebook announces crackdown Louise Matsakis / Wired : Facebook Will Crack Down on Anti-Vaccine Content Michael Allison / MSPoweruser : Facebook decides to quarantine anti vaxxers Napier Lo...
Apple restores Google's internal iOS apps after certificate misuse punishment
and it made a powerful point Scott Rosenberg / Axios : Tech giants are the new gatekeepers Wall Street Journal : Apple Exerts Power as Privacy Protector Enrique Dans / Forbes : Google Vs. Facebook: Si...
Facebook tightens its policies, says it may now remove networks of fraudulent pages and groups created by people who previously breached its rules
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Amazon robots caused bear repellent explosions both in 2018, when one punctured a can and hospitalized dozens, and 2015, when another ran over a can in Texas
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