TikTok’s future secured in US as Trump signs executive order: Here’s all you need to knowPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order approving the sale of TikTok’s US operations to American investors, addressing national se...
26 Sep, 2025, 12.03 PM IST
TikTok stays in America: Trump’s $14B deal with Xi gives U.S. majority control as Oracle and Silver Lake take chargePresident Trump has signed an executive order approving a deal that would transfer TikTok’s U.S. operations to American investors, effectiv...
26 Sep, 2025, 05.33 AM IST
US should refrain from imposing unilateral trade restrictions, China's Xi tells Trump; POTUS teases 'TikTok deal approval'Donald Trump and Xi Jinping had a productive phone call, discussing trade, fentanyl, Ukraine, and the TikTok deal. They agreed to meet at t...
19 Sep, 2025, 09.09 PM IST
TikTok could go dark in the US if...: Trump's Commerce Secretary sounds alarm over app's fateCommerce Secretary Howard Lutnick stated that TikTok's future in the U.S. hinges on China's approval of a deal by September 17. The deal wo...
25 Jul, 2025, 07.13 PM IST
First TikTok, now automakers. Does Volvo’s Chinese ownership threaten US national security?Volvo Car AB faces potential restrictions in the US market due to new regulations aimed at blocking Chinese entities from selling connected...
28 Jan, 2025, 11.32 AM IST
Did Donald Trump mention TikTok during his inaugural address? Here’s what he saidAs the new administration begins, the spotlight remains on how Trump’s policies will impact the social media landscape.
21 Jan, 2025, 04.21 PM IST
US House overwhelmingly passes TikTok ban billThe US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday that would force Tiktok to divest from its Chinese owner or get...
13 Mar, 2024, 10.18 PM IST
Vijay Shekhar Sharma exits Paytm Bank board; FM meets startup, fintech CEOsVijay Shekhar Sharma is stepping down as part-time non-executive chairman and board member at Paytm Payments Bank as part of a restructurin...
27 Feb, 2024, 04.45 PM IST
How a little-known agency holds power over TikTok's futureAt the heart of this social media business and national security drama is the increasingly tense relations between the U.S. and China.
31 Mar, 2023, 08.58 PM IST
ByteDance is restructuring TikTok India team, transfers country headThe restructuring is in line with the impending TikTok Global IPO in October, wherein retained employees of TikTok India will look to redee...
05 Apr, 2021, 06.01 AM IST
India's new draft e-commerce policy is 'anti-biz'Also in today's Morning Dispatch: The Rs 500 crore NFT art; The encryption debate continues; and Indian content finds flavour among foreign...
15 Mar, 2021, 08.11 AM IST
TikTok files last-minute petition against Donald Trump orderThe company said in a statement that it had asked the government for a 30-day extension because it was "facing continual new requests and n...
11 Nov, 2020, 10.51 AM IST
US insists on need to ban TikTokThe filing comes as the court considers the legality of the administration's bid to make the Chinese-owned app unavailable in the United St...
26 Oct, 2020, 08.36 AM IST
TikTok urges court to block Trump's ban on app in US, files for injunctionCiting "confusing and contradictory statements about TikTok" by the president and other agencies, the motion for a preliminary injunction a...
24 Sep, 2020, 10.55 AM IST
How ByteDance's CEO Yiming Zhang balked at selling TikTok's U.S. businessChina's opposition to a forced sale of TikTok, as well as concerns by major ByteDance backers such as Sequoia and General Atlantic over the...
15 Sep, 2020, 11.20 AM IST
Corporate buzz: TikTok plans comeback campaign; numerologist pads up for this southern IPL team, and a web-series on fallen aviation baronNithin Purushottam just bought a blue Ferrari F8 Tributo at over $300K in the US.
24 Aug, 2020, 09.11 AM IST
TikTok owner ByteDance moves to shift power out of China: ReportByteDance has quietly made a series of moves in recent months to transfer global decision-making and research capabilities out of its home ...
29 May, 2020, 03.44 PM IST