Will TikTok be banned after April 5? Latest updates on buyers and President Donald Trump's plansUnder the current law, TikTok must be sold or face removal from U.S. app stores. There have been a lot of proposals to buy the social media...
04 Apr, 2025, 08.24 PM IST
TikTok must find non-Chinese owner by Saturday to avert US banTikTok on Friday was hours from a deadline to find a non-Chinese owner or face a ban in the United States. In the hours before that deadlin...
04 Apr, 2025, 12.11 PM IST
Trump says 'very close to a deal' on TikTokPresident Donald Trump said his administration was "very close" to a deal to find a buyer for TikTok, which faces a US ban if not sold by i...
04 Apr, 2025, 12.04 PM IST
AppLovin bids for TikTok in all markets outside of ChinaAppLovin has submitted a preliminary bid for TikTok's non-China assets ahead of the U.S. deadline set by Trump. Earlier, Amazon and a Tim S...
04 Apr, 2025, 07.29 AM IST
Amazon, Microsoft and OnlyFans founder among potential buyers for TikTok as US ban loomsAs a potential US ban looms on April 5, major companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and OnlyFans founder Tima Stokely’s startup Zoop are among ...
03 Apr, 2025, 03.58 PM IST
OnlyFans founder, crypto foundation submit late-stage bid to buy TikTokZoop, founded by OnlyFans' Tima Stokely, and the Hbar Foundation, partnered to bid for TikTok, aiming to create a creator-focused platform....
03 Apr, 2025, 06.27 AM IST
Amazon bids to buy TikTok as deadline looms, US administration official saysAmazon is the latest name to pop up in a list of reported buyers. Donald Trump said last month that his administration was in touch with fo...
02 Apr, 2025, 11.27 PM IST
Amazon submits last-minute bid to buy TikTok, claims reportTikTok video app counts 170 million users in the United States. Amazon had previously tried to make a TikTok clone of sorts, called Inspire...
02 Apr, 2025, 10.33 PM IST
Amazon bids to buy TikTok as deadline looms, New York Times reportsAmazon has submitted a last-minute bid to acquire TikTok ahead of a key April 5 deadline, reports the New York Times, although the bid is n...
02 Apr, 2025, 09.59 PM IST
Infosys layoffs escalate; Nvidia’s profit soarsThe union labour ministry has urged Karnataka’s state labour commissioner to investigate the controversial Infosys layoffs. This and more i...
27 Feb, 2025, 07.28 PM IST
Trump says he’s open to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison purchasing TikTokPresident Trump, with potential buyers Elon Musk and Larry Ellison, is open to a deal where TikTok is purchased with US government equity. ...
22 Jan, 2025, 03.43 PM IST
EU court rejects TikTok bid to suspend tough curbsSocial media TikTok on Friday lost a court bid to suspend strict new EU rules designating it a market "gatekeeper", pending a final ruling ...
10 Feb, 2024, 11.28 AM IST
Amazon testing TikTok-style feed on its app, AI firm saysThe e-commerce giant has been testing a feed on its app that enables shoppers to scroll through TikTok-like photos and videos of products p...
18 Aug, 2022, 08.34 AM IST
Donald Trump’s TikTok ban leaves Apple, Google stuck in the middleTrump on Thursday said he wouldn’t extend a Sept. 20 deadline for a deal. But ByteDance Ltd., TikTok’s Chinese owner, may need more time to...
11 Sep, 2020, 05.39 PM IST
View: Every cloud has a silver lining. So has TikTok for Indian cloud giantsCloud architecture makes de facto franchising relatively simple. Indian local cloud giants could acquire de facto franchises of this kind w...
21 Aug, 2020, 12.13 AM IST
It may look like an awkward fit but Oracle’s bid for TikTok has a simple explanation: DataMicrosoft Corp. has been seen as the front-runner in the race to acquire TikTok’s U.S. assets, and is the only company to publicly confirm ...
19 Aug, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
TikTok popularity drives up sales of phone accessoriesTripods to prop up smartphones while recording videos and other products like mobile holders, connectors and on-the-go cables are selling l...
28 Sep, 2019, 06.25 AM IST