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Yesterday — 4 May 2024NYT: Technology

Tesla Pullback Puts Onus on Others to Build Electric Vehicle Chargers

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By: Jack Ewing and Ivan Penn
4 May 2024 at 05:04
The automaker led by Elon Musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. It’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap.

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Tesla’s change of direction is likely to delay construction of fast chargers, which are concentrated on the two coasts and in parts of Texas.
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Final Arguments in Google Antitrust Trial Conclude, Setting Up Landmark Ruling

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By: David McCabe and Cecilia Kang
3 May 2024 at 18:11
Judge Amit P. Mehta must now decide whether Google violated the law, potentially setting a precedent for a series of tech monopoly cases.

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The Justice Department and state attorneys general say that Google has abused a monopoly over the search business, stifling competitors and limiting innovation, something the company denies.

TikTok CEO Shou Chew’s Path From Quiet Tech Exec to Met Gala Red Carpet

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By: Jacob Bernstein， Madison Malone Kircher and Sapna Maheshwari
3 May 2024 at 15:17
With the company facing a ban in the U.S., Shou Chew is expected to join Zendaya, Bad Bunny and Anna Wintour on the red carpet.

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Shou Chew and his wife, Vivian Kao, at the Met Gala in May 2022, when he was roughly a year into his tenure as the TikTok chief executive.

TikTok, Facing US Ban, Tells Advertisers It Won’t Back Down

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By: Sapna Maheshwari
3 May 2024 at 14:04
Hundreds of marketers and ad agency types flocked to TikTok’s annual sales presentation after a new law put its future in question.

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Blake Chandlee, TikTok’s president of global business solutions, last June. In Manhattan Thursday, he said: “We believe the facts and the law are clearly on our side and that we will ultimately prevail.”

A.I. at Your Jobs + Hank Green Talks TikTok + Deepfake High School

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By: Kevin Roose， Casey Newton， Rachel Cohn， Whitney Jones， Jen Poyant， Alyssa Moxley， Dan Powell， Elisheba Ittoop and Rowan Niemisto
3 May 2024 at 05:06
A synthetic chief executive, a bot trained on employees’ personalities, and a regular duel with ChatGPT — our listeners brought us their stories.

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U.S. Antitrust Case Against Google Is Just the Start

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By: Cecilia Kang and David McCabe
3 May 2024 at 05:06
As the Justice Department’s case against Google nears an end, the federal government has more suits in the pipeline trying to rein in Big Tech.

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Lina Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has vowed to take on Big Tech monopolies.

Why Google Employees Aren’t Reacting to US Antitrust Trial

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By: Nico Grant
3 May 2024 at 10:29
They shrugged off concerns about the company’s fate ahead of closing arguments in the Justice Department’s lawsuit this week.

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Despite an antitrust lawsuit, it has been business as usual on Google’s campus in Mountain View, Calif.

Apple Reports Decline in Sales and Profit Amid iPhone Struggles in China

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By: Tripp Mickle
2 May 2024 at 18:18
The company continues to lean on customers’ appetite for apps and services, as demand for its devices weakens.

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Apple’s sales were down 8 percent in China over the three months that ended in March.

Campus Protests Give Russia, China and Iran Fuel to Exploit U.S. Divide

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By: Steven Lee Myers and Tiffany Hsu
2 May 2024 at 16:32
America’s adversaries have mounted online campaigns to amplify the social and political conflicts over Gaza flaring at universities, researchers say.

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A protester with a Palestinian flag on a Columbia University building on Monday. So far, there is little evidence that U.S. adversaries have provided material or organizational support to the protests.

Judge Grills U.S. and Google on Antitrust Claims

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By: David McCabe and Cecilia Kang
2 May 2024 at 14:28
Judge Amit P. Mehta tried poking holes in the closing arguments of a landmark monopoly case as he weighs a ruling that could reshape tech.

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Lawyers for the Department of Justice, including Kenneth Dintzer, front right, and Meagan Bellshaw, front left. The Justice Department has sued Google, accusing it of illegally shoring up a monopoly in online search.

The Judge Deciding Google’s Landmark Antitrust Case

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By: Steve Lohr
2 May 2024 at 05:03
Amit P. Mehta, a judge in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, will issue a landmark antitrust ruling.

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Google Antitrust Trial Concludes With Closing Arguments

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By: David McCabe
2 May 2024 at 15:15
The first tech monopoly trial of the modern internet era is concluding. The judge’s ruling is likely to set a precedent for other attempts to rein in the tech giants that hold sway over information, social interaction and commerce.

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At the heart of the case in federal court in Washington is Google’s dominance in online search, which generates billions of dollars in profits annually.

Tesla Fires Charger Team Amid Hundreds of Layoffs

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By: Jack Ewing
30 April 2024 at 20:07
The carmaker dismissed 500 employees in a unit that was critical to its success and seen as important to the future of electric vehicle sales in the United States.

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Tesla agreed last year to open up its network of Supercharger stations to electric cars made by other automakers.

Amazon Reports $143.3 Billion in Revenue for First Quarter of 2024

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By: Karen Weise
30 April 2024 at 18:24
The company also reported that profit more than tripled, to $10.4 billion, topping Wall Street expectations.

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Amazon has been focusing on shipping products quickly by putting more items closer to customers. The company’s cloud computing business is also growing.

Binance Founder Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison

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By: David Yaffe-Bellany
30 April 2024 at 17:56
Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former chief executive of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, had pleaded guilty to a money-laundering violation.

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Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, walking into the federal courthouse in Seattle on Tuesday to face sentencing.

8 Daily Newspapers Sue OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I.

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By: Katie Robertson
30 April 2024 at 10:51
The suit, which accuses the tech companies of copyright infringement, adds to the fight over the online data used to power artificial intelligence.

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The firm behind the lawsuit, Alden Global Capital, bought Tribune Publishing, which operated metropolitan dailies including The Chicago Tribune, in 2021.

Meet the Men Who Eat Meat

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By: Steven Kurutz
2 May 2024 at 17:21
With the help of Joe Rogan, a social media trend with staying power emerged from a 2018 book, “The Carnivore Diet.”

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Rib-eye steak “is viscerally and primitively satisfying to me,” said Dr. Shawn Baker, who was instrumental in the online rise of so-called “meatfluencers.”

‘Smartphones on Wheels’ Draw Attention From Regulators

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By: Kashmir Hill
30 April 2024 at 10:03
Modern cars are internet-connected and have hundreds of sensors. Lawmakers and regulators have concerns about what’s happening with all that data.

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Government attention to the car industry is intensifying, experts say, because of the increased technological sophistication of modern cars.

Meta Faces EU Investigation Over Election Disinformation

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By: Adam Satariano
30 April 2024 at 09:55
The inquiry is intended to pressure the tech giant to more aggressively police Facebook and Instagram ahead of the European Union’s closely watched elections in June.

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Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, which is investigating Meta over election disinformation.

Killer Asteroid Hunters Spot 27,500 Overlooked Space Rocks

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By: Kenneth Chang
30 April 2024 at 09:00
With the help of Google Cloud, scientists churned through hundreds of thousands of images of the night sky to reveal that the solar system is filled with unseen objects.

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An algorithm and cloud computing identified overlooked space rocks. Most, in green, are in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, but other items in orange share Jupiter’s orbit, and items in light blue are closer to Earth.

Getir, a Rapid Grocery-Delivery Service, Exits the U.S. and Europe

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By: Eshe Nelson
30 April 2024 at 08:28
The company had expanded quickly to keep ahead of rivals, but like other pandemic darlings, its business lost steam after lockdowns were eased.

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At its height, the privately held Getir was valued at nearly $12 billion after expanding quickly, buying up competitors and operating in nine countries.

Bumble Tells Women They No Longer Have to Make the First Move

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By: Valeriya Safronova
30 April 2024 at 08:11
As dissatisfaction with online dating grows, the app that put women in control is shifting course.

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Since Bumble launched a decade ago, men had to wait for women on the app to make the first move. Not anymore.

From Baby Talk to Baby A.I.

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By: Oliver Whang
30 April 2024 at 15:09
Could a better understanding of how infants acquire language help us build smarter A.I. models?

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For an hour each week for the past 11 months, Brenden Lake, right, a psychologist at New York University, with his wife Tammy Kwan, has been attaching a camera to their daughter Luna and recording things from her point of view.

Friends From the Old Neighborhood Turn Rivals in Big Tech’s A.I. Race

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By: Cade Metz and Nico Grant
29 April 2024 at 00:01
Demis Hassabis and Mustafa Suleyman, who both grew up in London, feared a corporate rush to build artificial intelligence. Now they’re driving that competition at Google and Microsoft.

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Demis Hassabis, left, the chief executive of Google DeepMind, and Mustafa Suleyman, the chief executive of Microsoft AI, were longtime friends from London.

A.I. Start-Ups Face a Rough Financial Reality Check

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By: Cade Metz， Karen Weise and Tripp Mickle
29 April 2024 at 00:01
The table stakes for small companies to compete with the likes of Microsoft and Google are in the billions of dollars. And even that may not be enough.

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Friends From the Old Neighborhood Turn Rivals in Big Tech’s A.I. Race

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By: Cade Metz and Nico Grant
29 April 2024 at 00:01
Demis Hassabis and Mustafa Suleyman, who both grew up in London, feared a corporate rush to build artificial intelligence. Now they’re driving that competition at Google and Microsoft.

© Left, Enric Fontcuberta/EPA, via Shutterstock; right, Clara Mokri for The New York Times

Demis Hassabis, left, the chief executive of Google DeepMind, and Mustafa Suleyman, the chief executive of Microsoft AI, were longtime friends from London.

In Race to Build A.I., Tech Plans a Big Plumbing Upgrade

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By: Karen Weise
27 April 2024 at 05:05
The spending that the industry’s giants expect artificial intelligence to require is starting to come into focus — and it is jarringly large.

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Microsoft said generative A.I. had contributed to more than a fifth of the growth of its cloud computing business.

‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower

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By: Adam Satariano and Paul Mozur
26 April 2024 at 10:43
The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence.

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More than 200,000 people converged on the Leap tech conference in the desert outside Riyadh in March.

U.S. Investigating Tesla Recall of Autopilot

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By: J. Edward Moreno
26 April 2024 at 16:03
The National Highway Safety Administration also released an analysis of crashes involving the system that showed at least 29 fatal accidents over five and a half years.

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The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating Tesla’s recall of its Autopilot system.

Racist AI Deepfake of Baltimore Principal Leads to Arrest

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By: Natasha Singer
26 April 2024 at 14:41
A high school athletic director in the Baltimore area was arrested after he used A.I., the police said, to make a racist and antisemitic audio clip.

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Myriam Rogers, superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools, speaking about the arrest of Dazhon Darien, the athletic director of Pikesville High.

How to Claim Your Part of a $5.6 Million Ring Settlement

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By: Yiwen Lu
25 April 2024 at 20:33
The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments to customers who had certain Ring home security cameras and accounts during a particular time period, the agency said.

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The Federal Trade Commission sued Ring last year, accusing the company of giving employees and contractors access to customers’ private video footage.

Microsoft Reports Rising Revenues as A.I. Investments Bear Fruit

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By: Karen Weise
25 April 2024 at 18:48
The tech giant’s quarterly results included strong growth in cloud computing, fueled by its services in generative artificial intelligence.

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In recent quarters, Microsoft’s A.I. push has helped it gain market share from Amazon, the leading cloud services provider.

Alphabet’s Revenue Jumps 15% to $80.5 Billion

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By: Nico Grant
25 April 2024 at 17:46
Google’s parent company topped revenue and profit estimates and said that it would offer a stock dividend for the first time.

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In the last year, Google has incorporated A.I. into nearly every facet of its product portfolio.

Key Solar Panel Ingredient Is Made in the U.S.A. Again

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By: Ivan Penn
25 April 2024 at 13:57
REC Silicon says it will soon start shipping polysilicon, which has come mostly from China, reviving a Washington State factory that shut down in 2019.

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REC Silicon is preparing to fulfill its first shipment of polysilicon granules, which are used in the production of solar panels, at its factory in Moses Lake, Wash.

F.C.C. Votes to Restore Net Neutrality Rules

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By: Cecilia Kang
25 April 2024 at 13:56
Commissioners voted along party lines to revive the rules that declare broadband as a utility-like service that could be regulated like phones and water.

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Jessica Rosenworcel, chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission.

Honda Commits to E.V.s With Big Investment in Canada

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By: Jack Ewing
25 April 2024 at 13:51
The Japanese automaker, which has been slow to sell electric vehicles, said it would invest $11 billion to make batteries and cars in Ontario.

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Honda has said that it would retool its factory in Marysville, Ohio, to make electric vehicles in 2026. The investment in Canada is a sign that the company expects the technology to grow in popularity.

TikTok Broke the Tech Law Logjam. Can That Success Be Repeated?

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By: Cecilia Kang
25 April 2024 at 08:57
For years, federal lawmakers have tried to pass legislation to rein in the tech giants. The TikTok law was their first success.

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Experts on tech legislation say that the unique speed of the passage of the TikTok legislation is highly unlikely to be repeated.

How Pastor Chad Nedohin Helped Turn Trump Media Into a Meme Stock

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By: David Yaffe-Bellany and Matthew Goldstein
27 April 2024 at 00:51
Chad Nedohin, a part-time pastor, is among the fans of Donald J. Trump who helped turn Trump Media into a meme stock with volatile prices.

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Chad Nedohin, a podcaster and part-time pastor in Canada, has urged people to invest in Trump Media & Technology Group and hold on to the stock.

‘To the Future’: Saudi Arabia Spends Big to Become an A.I. Superpower

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By: Adam Satariano and Paul Mozur
25 April 2024 at 00:00
The oil-rich kingdom is plowing money into glitzy events, computing power and artificial intelligence research, putting it in the middle of an escalating U.S.-China struggle for technological influence.

© Iman Al-Dabbagh for The New York Times

More than 200,000 people converged on the Leap tech conference in the desert outside Riyadh in March.

Meta Says It Plans to Spend Billions More on A.I.

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By: Mike Isaac
24 April 2024 at 18:31
Along with the higher spending, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp projected lighter-than-expected revenue, causing its stock to plummet.

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Quarterly results on Wednesday underscored Meta’s repositioning of itself as a company poised to capitalize on the industrywide fervor for artificial intelligence.

Biden Signs TikTok Ban Bill Into Law. Here’s What Happens Next.

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By: Sapna Maheshwari and David McCabe
24 April 2024 at 16:00
President Biden has signed the bill to force a sale of the video app or ban it. Now the law faces court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijing’s hostility.

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TikTok supporters on Capitol Hill last month. The proposed law would allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States if its Chinese owner sold it within about nine months.

Binance Founder Should Get 3 Years in Prison, Prosecutors Say

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By: David Yaffe-Bellany
24 April 2024 at 14:38
Lawyers for Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the crypto exchange Binance, countered that he should receive no prison time.

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Just 18 months ago, Changpeng Zhao, riding high as Binance’s chief executive, helped set off the chain of events that led to the collapse of FTX, Binance’s largest rival.

Elon Musk Clashes With Australian Court Over Violent Videos on X

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By: Kate Conger
24 April 2024 at 14:35
Mr. Musk’s defiance over removing content is testing the boundaries of international legal systems.

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Security officers standing guard outside a church in Sydney this month after a bishop was stabbed during a YouTube livestream of the service.

On TikTok, Potential Ban of App Leads to Resignation and Frustration

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By: Yiwen Lu
24 April 2024 at 14:28
While Congress says the social app is a security threat, critics of the law targeting it say it shows how out of step lawmakers are with young people.

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Supporters of TikTok gathered near the Capitol last month as the House of Representatives voted to pass a bill to force TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or risk being banned in U.S. app stores.
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