A rumored split between TikTok’s algorithm in the United States and the computer code running the app elsewhere could put off users—and destroy TikTok’s secret sauce.

TikTok's algorithm is the "secret sauce" behind the app's success, experts say. U.S.-China talks over the app's ownership must resolve who controls the technology.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said she was "100% confident" the deal between the U.S. and China is finalized.

Though the agreement is still murky, reports suggest that Americans may not have to download a new version of the app.

With a change of ownership in the works, the fate of TikTok’s algorithm – the secret sauce of its success – is up in the air. Whatever happens, changes to the video sharing app are coming.

A study in the International Journal of Critical Infrastructures discusses a financial early warning system based on an artificial jellyfish algorithm that combines machine learning with principles of the circular economy.

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order later this week that declares that a deal to divest TikTok's U.S. operations from its Chinese owner Bytedance will meet requirements set out in a 2024 law,