If China sells TikTok to a U.S. buyer without its algorithm, users will notice a difference in functionality, experts say.

The company, which is called Hiverge, emerged from stealth today with $5 million in seed funding, led by Flying Fish Ventures with participation from Ahren Innovation Capital and Alpha Intelligence Capital. Legendary coder and Google chief scientist Jeff Dean is also an investor in the startup.

The deal sets the stage for the creation of a new US company worth as much as $50 billion that would serve 172 million US users.

Framework deal between U.S and China may let TikTok still use ByteDance’s algorithm under license while shifting U.S operations toward American control.

Researchers adapt model predictive control from engineering to epidemic response, balancing health and economic costs under noisy, delayed data.

Everyone hates traffic. Big cities in particular are plagued by an overabundance of vehicles, turning a simple crosstown jaunt into an odyssey during rush hour. Part of the problem is that traffic is incredibly complex,