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What you should know about the owners of US TikTok

2 months 2 weeks ago

​ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, recently established a separate American entity to run the app’s U.S. operations. This restructuring aims to separate U.S. TikTok from its Chinese parent, addressing concerns about data privacy and foreign control. The move came after years of pressure from lawmakers, who feared the Chinese government’s potential access to Americans’ data. […]

Lauren Forristal

The State-Led Crackdown on Grok and xAI Has Begun

2 months 3 weeks ago

At least 37 attorneys general for US states and territories are taking action against xAI after Grok generated a flood of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors.

Maddy Varner, Manisha Krishnan

New Data Shows Robotaxis Competing on Price—and Speed

2 months 3 weeks ago

Research from the ride-hail aggregator Obi finds Waymo is starting to edge up on Uber and Lyft in San Francisco. Tesla, which operates a ride-hail service with human drivers, is winning the price wars.

Aarian Marshall