ByteDance expected to play big role in new US TikTok, sources say

ByteDance will play a bigger than expected role in the new TikTok entity that is set to be sold to U.S. and global investors ...
Communications of the ACM

Smash: Flexible, Fast, and Resource-Efficient Placement and Lookup of Distributed Storage

This work presents an object placement and lookup method that achieves full placement flexibility, balanced load, low ...
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TikTok US Ownership Deal: Chinese owner ByteDance hands over data, but keeps the keys?

On Thursday, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring a plan to sell the China-based company's TikTok US ...

California Wants to Hold Social Media Platforms Liable for User Posts Containing Bias- and Political-Hostility-Motivated Threats

California SB 771, which is now on Governor Newsom's desk for signature, would add a new statute that provides ...

Oracle’s Role as Protector of TikTok Data Panned as Rehash of Earlier Plan

But TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance Ltd., and Oracle have spent several years and billions of dollars working together ...
eLife

Treacle and MDC1 coordinate rDNA break repair by homologous recombination

This manuscript reports valuable results on the role of MDC1 and Treacle in DSB repair in rDNA repeats. It has been previously established that MDC1 is replaced by Treacle as the main adaptor in the ...

Love, lies, and algorithms: Is AI really helping us find ‘the one’? Live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

On the AI Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, leaders from Tinder, Replika, and Kinsey Institute unpack the future of love, ...
New Scientist

Mapping the structure of the brain doesn't fully explain its function

Comparing a map of the neurons in a nematode worm - the connectome - with a map of how signals travel across those neurons ...

Topology reveals the hidden rules of amorphous materials: Softness arises from hierarchical structures

Why do glass and other amorphous materials deform more easily in some regions than in others? A research team from the University of Osaka, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and ...
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VSU launches data science program to power Valdosta’s growing workforce

With a $4 million funding boost, VSU's data science program aims to prepare students for high-demand jobs in South Georgia's ...
Frontiers

Navigating Artificial intelligence (AI) and Digital Learning Innovation: Transforming Research and Practice in Social Sciences and Humanities

Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and digital technologies are transforming pedagogy in the humanities and social sciences. These innovations ...