From new AI tools from OpenAI and Google Gemini to TikTok's ban in the US – here's everything you need to know from the last week.

Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we’re looking at the impacts of the looming TikTok ban in the U.S., including the “TikTok refugees” moving to

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The real reason the U.S. government wants to ban a ByteDance-owned TikTok. TikTok could shut down in the U.S. as soon as January 19 if the Supreme Court doesn’t step in. The hig

But the model is only meant to be used within China’s mainland, a ByteDance spokesperson told TechCrunch. The e-reader’s China-based manufacturer, Onyx International, which sells Boox e-readers in both China and to the U.

TikTok plans to remove its app from American users on Sunday in anticipation of a potential federal ban on the social media platform, according to the Information report. TakeAway Points: TikTok intends to withdraw its app from American users on Sunday in preparation for a possible government ban on the social media company.

During his first term as president, Donald Trump led the effort to ban TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing site he said posed a threat to U.S. national security. But on the eve of his return to the White House,

The CEOs of several of the world’s biggest technology companies are planning to attend President-elect Trump’s inauguration Monday. The leaders of Amazon, Google, Meta, Tesla, TikTok and

OpenAI on Monday laid out its vision for artificial intelligence development in the U.S., saying the country needs outside investment and supportive regulation to stay ahead of China in the race for the nascent technology.

ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, is required to sell the app to a U.S.-based buyer or face a nationwide ban.

Perplexity AI has submitted a bid to merge with TikTok's US business, proposing a deal with ByteDance that aims to combine TikTok’s user base with its