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.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

TikTok Deal Is (Finally) Happening, CEO Confirms Plans to Retrain US Algorithm Oracle, Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi’s state-owned investment firm MGX each plan to take a 15% stake. ByteDance will retain ...

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 ...