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
Is TikTok getting banned after April 5? Here’s what US President Donald Trump plans to do and what the law saysAs the April 5 deadline looms, the future of TikTok in the U.S. remains uncertain. ByteDance will have to weigh its options carefully so th...
29 Mar, 2025, 09.44 PM IST
China rebuffs Trump offer of tariff concessions if Beijing agrees TikTok dealChina rebuffed on Thursday a suggestion from US President Donald Trump that he might offer to reduce tariffs on the country to get Beijing'...
27 Mar, 2025, 03.53 PM IST
AI startup Perplexity confirms interest to buy TikTokPresident Donald Trump earlier this month said the United States was in talks with four groups interested in acquiring TikTok, with the Chi...
22 Mar, 2025, 08.05 AM IST
How a sale of TikTok would work and who might buy itSince signing the order to sell TikTok to a non-Chinese owner by early April, Donald Trump has dropped a series of often conflicting hints ...
05 Feb, 2025, 08.48 AM IST
Is Oracle acquiring TikTok? Here’s what Donald Trump said about the saleByteDance’s valuation of TikTok at an impressive $200 billion presents a considerable challenge for potential buyers.
28 Jan, 2025, 01.17 AM IST
The tech titan, who reigned supreme in the pre-internet era, is now making a comeback under TrumpUS tech titans Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos are taking a prominent place in the new Trump era, but another player from another...
23 Jan, 2025, 08.29 AM 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
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
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
Timeline: ByteDance founder who put TikTok on global map to quit as CEOZhang, 38, turned ByteDance into a social media powerhouse which has also had many brushes with global regulators
20 May, 2021, 04.19 PM IST
US extends deadline for TikTok sale to November 27The Trump administration, which has claimed that the popular video-sharing app could be used for Chinese espionage, has threatened to ban T...
14 Nov, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
TikTok owner picks Oracle over Microsoft as United States technology partner"We did get a proposal over the weekend that includes Oracle as the trusted technology partner with Oracle making many representations for ...
14 Sep, 2020, 09.58 PM IST
Aspiring TikTok buyers pursue four options in effort to revive talksOther options being considered include asking for Chinese approval to pass TikTok's algorithm on to the acquirer of the short video app's U...
02 Sep, 2020, 10.03 PM IST
TikTok says it has 'no choice' but to sue Trump administration over threatened U.S. banIt also said the administration has ignored its "extensive efforts" to address its concerns, and accused Trump of politicizing the dispute ...
24 Aug, 2020, 09.32 PM IST
ByteDance investors seek to use stakes to finance TikTok bid - SourcesByteDance has been in talks to divest TikTok's North America, Australia and New Zealand operations to potential acquirers, including Micros...
24 Aug, 2020, 02.42 PM 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