Algorithms, which are just sets of instructions expressed in code, are harder to restrict than physical goods. But governments, including the U.S., have long tried to prevent their export. The ...

A deal to prevent a US TikTok ban is now in place. The app’s algorithm will be copied, overseen by Oracle, and retrained using only American user data. This new, separate system addresses national ...

The US version of TikTok will reportedly still use the Chinese algorithm, but the American investors will have control over it. The latest report comes just a day after a deal with the US and China ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday revealed further details of a deal reached between the U.S. and China over control of the popular social media platform TikTok, sharing that ...

The United States will have control over TikTok’s algorithm in the acquisition of the social media platform’s US operations, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Saturday. “We are 100% ...

The USPTO granted patent 12,403,397 to Nintendo on September 2, 2025. The patent covers scenarios where a summoned character fights, follows, or engages in auto-battles. Critics warn that the patent ...

Unemployed Stuart Latham, 22, raped one youngster aged 12 and targeted hundreds of others through “catfishing” – creating a fake online persona, posing as 14-year-old “Josh” on Snapchat. He preyed on ...