The TopBuzz app, from TikTok owner ByteDance, is seen displayed on a tablet. Photo: Shutterstock
The TopBuzz app, from TikTok owner ByteDance, is seen displayed on a tablet. Photo: Shutterstock
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TikTok owner ByteDance kills news aggregator app TopBuzz

  • TopBuzz, which used machine-learning technology similar to TikTok’s to help recommend content to users, was launched in 2015
  • The move to shut down TopBuzz shows how ByteDance has struggled to crack the overseas news app market

Josh YeCoco Feng
Josh Ye in Hong Kongand Coco Feng in Beijing

Updated: 7:26pm, 6 Jun, 2020

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The TopBuzz app, from TikTok owner ByteDance, is seen displayed on a tablet. Photo: Shutterstock
The TopBuzz app, from TikTok owner ByteDance, is seen displayed on a tablet. Photo: Shutterstock
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