Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsroomsAustralia plans to tax Meta, Google, and TikTok. This aims to fund news reporters. The government will introduce legislation by July 2. Pla...
29 Apr, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
Explainer-What is so special about TikTok's algorithm?TikTok’s recommendation system is under scrutiny after ByteDance agreed to a US-focused joint venture to avoid a ban. Uncertainty remains o...
20 Dec, 2025, 02.03 PM IST
Trump signs order declaring TikTok sale ready and values it at $14 billionDonald Trump's plan to sell TikTok's American operations is moving forward. A new American company will be formed. It will be valued at app...
26 Sep, 2025, 06.34 AM IST
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
With deadline looming, details of a potential TikTok deal emergeWith a US deadline looming, TikTok’s future is uncertain. VP JD Vance announced a plan by Saturday. Trump, who said that the administration...
04 Apr, 2025, 12.11 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
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
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
US Vice President JD Vance reveals plans for TikTok to avoid another US ban next monthPresident Trump also indicated last week that an extension of the deadline is still possible, stating, “We have a lot of interest in TikTok...
15 Mar, 2025, 09.23 PM IST
Elon Musk reveals what are his plans for buying TikTokApple and Google are yet to restore TikTok to their app stores after implementing the US law.
10 Feb, 2025, 12.51 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
What has Perplexity AI proposed to the US government to buy TikTok?Perplexity AI’s proposal for a TikTok merger with partial US government ownership presents a novel solution to an ongoing geopolitical chal...
27 Jan, 2025, 10.47 PM 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
China's ByteDance says TikTok will be its subsidiary under deal with Donald TrumpTrump signed an executive order on Aug. 14 giving ByteDance 90 days to sell TikTok, amid concerns that the personal data of as many as 100 ...
21 Sep, 2020, 12.10 PM 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