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
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 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
Trump to hold meeting on possible investors to buy TikTok with possible ban at stakeThere has been uncertainty about the popular video app after a law took effect on Jan. 19 requiring its China-based parent, ByteDance, to d...
02 Apr, 2025, 08.33 AM IST
Is Oracle set to take over TikTok's U.S. operations ahead of April 5 ban? Here’s what Trump government is planningA critical factor in finalizing Trump’s TikTok deal is whether Beijing will approve any agreement that forces ByteDance to hand over contro...
17 Mar, 2025, 07.02 PM IST
Trump says TikTok deal is in the works: Here's where things stand with the companyQuestions about the fate of the popular video sharing app have continued to linger since a law requiring its China-based parent company to ...
12 Mar, 2025, 08.06 AM IST
TikTok to die? Xi Jinping flexes muscles, takes a hard-line approach, and wants popular social media platform's U.S. operations to die rather than approving a saleXi Jinping might let TikTok’s US operations die rather than approve its sale as China holds out for a “grand deal” with the Trump administr...
07 Feb, 2025, 07.10 PM 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
Billionaire Frank McCourt says he is open to teaming up on a TikTok bidFrank McCourt is open to partnering with others for a bid to take over the US operations of TikTok, provided he maintains control. The pote...
24 Jan, 2025, 09.47 AM IST
YouTuber MrBeast joins bid to acquire TikTok US amid 75-day deadlineYouTube and TikTok star MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, announced his intention to purchase TikTok's US business amid concerns...
22 Jan, 2025, 10.18 AM IST
Is Donald Trump proposing to buy TikTok? Here’s how he plans to save the social media platformTrump announced plans to sign an executive order on Monday, granting TikTok the ability to continue operations in the U.S. without providin...
20 Jan, 2025, 06.21 PM IST
Potential TikTok bidder seeks a CEO, prepares business overhaulUS billionaire businessman Frank McCourt vision for TikTok includes revamping the company's advertising model so that users will have contr...
21 Dec, 2024, 08.03 AM IST
ByteDance is poised to miss US deadline for TikTok saleByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has been caught in a clash between the world’s two preeminent powers. The serial entrepreneur has been reluc...
11 Sep, 2020, 11.30 AM 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
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
Twitter, TikTok in talks for possible merger: ReportMicrosoft has been negotiating for weeks with TikTok’s owner, Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd., and is considered the front-runner for any poss...
10 Aug, 2020, 12.04 AM IST
A TikTok-Microsoft deal may be the best and most elegant solution for all parties involvedIn this instance, though, Microsoft may be the best suitor. On the surface, it may seem strange to contemplate such a large deal in an envi...
01 Aug, 2020, 08.51 AM IST