US Treasury Secretary Bessent will meet Chinese officials in Spain for trade, TikTok talksThis will be the fourth round of discussions between US and Chinese counterparts after meetings in London, Geneva and Stockholm. The two go...
12 Sep, 2025, 08.47 PM IST
Trump says any TikTok deal would not mirror Nippon-US SteelPresident Donald Trump stated that any agreement to prevent TikTok’s ban in the US would differ from the anticipated Nippon Steel–US Steel ...
28 May, 2025, 10.26 PM IST
Meta opens Threads to advertisers globallyMeta Platforms is expanding advertising on Threads to all eligible advertisers globally, aiming to boost revenue amid trade war uncertainty...
24 Apr, 2025, 07.13 AM IST
In TikTok sale, the White House is playing an unprecedented roleThe White House, led by VP JD Vance, is overseeing TikTok's US sale, an unprecedented intervention. Bidders face an unclear process, with B...
17 Mar, 2025, 08.59 PM IST
Meta tests ads on Threads, its alternative to XFacebook's parent company, Meta, is testing ads on its new social network, Threads. The ads debut amid Meta's recent content moderation cha...
25 Jan, 2025, 07.14 AM IST
Trump's TikTok love raises stakes in battle over app's fateOn Sunday, Trump had displayed his support for the app just days after meeting with TikTok chief executive officer Shou Zi Chew in Florida....
24 Dec, 2024, 09.01 AM IST
Donald Trump is saving TikTok in US. Is President-elect planning a 'deal of the century'?Donald Trump has a puzzle to solve once he takes over the Presidency in January and the issue is related to TikTok.
24 Dec, 2024, 03.14 AM IST
Bits & Bytes: Top developments from the tech industry this weekApple plans to switch all iPhones to OLED displays by 2025, moving away from LCDs. This change will exclude Japan's Sharp and Japan Display...
08 Sep, 2024, 06.11 AM IST
Executive fired from TikTok's Chinese owner says Beijing had access to app data in termination suitThe allegations were made in a complaint Friday by Yintao Yu, the head of engineering for ByteDance's US operations from August 2017 to Nov...
13 May, 2023, 06.44 PM IST
TikTok attorney: China can't get US data under planByteDance's most known app, TikTok, is under intense scrutiny over concerns it could hand over user data to the Chinese government or push ...
01 Apr, 2023, 11.33 AM IST
Japan lawmakers eye ban on TikTok, others if used improperlyMany US lawmakers are calling on the Biden administration to ban the popular Chinese-owned social media app, alleging the app could be used...
27 Mar, 2023, 06.41 PM IST
Foxconn’s Young Liu committed to Karnataka, Telangana projects; SoftBank's Arm aims to raise $8 bn in US IPOIn separate letters to Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai and Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, Foxconn chairman Young L...
06 Mar, 2023, 07.08 PM IST
China says US revoking of China apps ban a 'positive step'The White House on Wednesday revoked some blanket-style orders made under former President Donald Trump against Chinese apps including the ...
10 Jun, 2021, 05.52 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
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
By going after TikTok, Donald Trump is opening a new front in technology war with ChinaIndia showed the way when it banned dozens of Chinese mobile apps including TikTok and Tencent’s WeChat, while Australia and Japan are repo...
04 Aug, 2020, 02.37 PM IST
From David Warner to Jean Myburgh, lockdown got foreign celebs dancing to Indian tunes on TikTok to grow fanbaseIndia is the biggest international market for the Chinese short-video-sharing platform.
15 Jun, 2020, 08.27 AM IST