US nears $400 million settlement with TikTok on child-privacy violations: ABC NewsUS government is close to a $400 million deal with TikTok. This settlement addresses claims of child privacy breaches. The funds are report...
09 May, 2026, 08.13 AM IST
China to curb US investment in tech companies: ReportChina is set to block top tech firms, including AI startups, from taking US money without official clearance. Regulators have told companie...
24 Apr, 2026, 07.39 PM IST
China to curb US investment in tech companies: ReportChinese regulators, including the National Development and Reform Commission, have recently instructed several private technology firms t...
24 Apr, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
TikTok US deal update: Oracle-led joint venture set to launch in 2026 – what this means for ByteDanceTikTok US deal 2026: TikTok is set to become a US joint venture. Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX will lead the new entity. American investors ...
19 Dec, 2025, 07.31 AM IST
Perplexity AI proposes to merge with Tiktok, with US government getting halfUnder the proposal, ByteDance would sell TikTok US to the investors, which would give TikTok's existing investors equity in the company. Th...
27 Jan, 2025, 06.58 AM IST
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threatTikTok, a global social video app owned by China-based ByteDance, faces a potential ban in the US unless sold to a US owner. Concerns about...
18 Jan, 2025, 08.37 AM IST
TikTok parent ByteDance's valuation hits $300 billion, sources sayAfter proposing a share buyback program at $180.70 per share, ByteDance, parent company of TikTok has been valuing itself at $300 billion, ...
17 Nov, 2024, 01.10 PM IST
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threatTikTok's tumultuous journey includes growth from a teen app to a global trendsetter, facing national security concerns and ownership disput...
28 Apr, 2024, 05.06 PM IST
ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail: reportByteDance considers shutting down TikTok over U.S. ban legislation, unlikely to sell due to crucial algorithms. China opposes forced sale. ...
26 Apr, 2024, 09.46 AM IST
Tik Tok ban in US: When will the video sharing app stop working for you?The TikTok ban bill has been proposed amid concerns that ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, could potentially grant the Chinese gover...
26 Apr, 2024, 12.30 AM IST
TikTok owner ByteDance 'scraped' content from Instagram, SnapchatByteDance allegedly took videos, usernames, pictures and more from the social media platforms and uploaded them to the app without users' c...
05 Apr, 2022, 10.48 AM IST
ByteDance explores sale of Indian TikTok assets to rival firm Glance: ReportGlance's parent, mobile advertising technology firm InMobi, also owns short-video app Roposo that has gained in popularity after TikTok was...
13 Feb, 2021, 03.46 PM IST
TikTok owner ByteDance in fundraising talks that will value it at $180 bln -sourcesThe company is discussing the round with existing investors including Sequoia Capital and General Atlantic to raise around $2 billion for t...
05 Nov, 2020, 09.09 PM IST
TikTok’s former chief to oversee investment at ByteDanceA former SAP SE employee researching education software, Alex Zhu co-founded the lip-syncing app Musical.ly in 2014, which was later acquir...
22 Jul, 2020, 09.25 AM IST
ByteDance may move TikTok headquarters out of China as India bans appSenior executives are discussing options such as creating a new management board for TikTok or establishing a headquarters for the app outs...
10 Jul, 2020, 01.12 PM IST
TikTok owner ByteDance aims to build global reach before IPODiscussions around an eventual IPO come at a time when ByteDance needs new engines of growth with TikTok on the wane as global downloads of...
30 Oct, 2019, 09.14 AM IST
TikTok’s relentless growth in India is hitting FacebookByteDance, the world’s most valuable startup, is banking on its global product approach and user-generated content to win over the Indian m...
21 May, 2019, 12.29 PM IST