Walmart breaks its no-frills mold with in-store beauty experts and personalised adviceWalmart is bringing beauty experts to its stores. These trained staff will offer personalized makeup and skincare advice. This move aims to...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
Walmart’s beauty push gets personal with in-store consultationsWalmart is bringing trained beauty experts to its stores. These specialists will offer personalized makeup and skincare advice. This initia...
30 Apr, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Meta stock price, earnings and capital spending forecast: Meta revenue, layoffs, workforce changes, China deal setback, future outlook and investor concernsMeta stock price, earnings and capital spending forecast stayed in focus after Meta raised its capital spending outlook and reported strong...
30 Apr, 2026, 02.53 AM IST
Meta lifts capital expenditure forecast, doubling down on AI pushMeta Platforms is significantly increasing its capital expenditure forecast to between $125 billion and $145 billion by 2026, doubling down...
30 Apr, 2026, 01.49 AM IST
Amid tariffs war, AI and chip exports could drive US-China tiesThe announcement of a sovereign wealth fund by the US can prove key to TikTok’s sale. Donald Trump has indicated that the fund could possib...
05 Feb, 2025, 11.44 PM 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
'Livestream' shopping thwarts some high-tech tools to stop fake merchLivestream shopping in the U.S. faces challenges with counterfeit goods influx. Technology by platforms like TikTok and Amazon aims to comb...
07 May, 2024, 04.26 PM IST
TikTok allows Europe to access research software, with eye on EU online content rulesShort-video app TikTok on Thursday opened up its research software to researchers in Europe ahead of new EU rules requiring Big Tech to do ...
20 Jul, 2023, 12.27 PM IST
TikTok tests AI chatbot 'Tako' in the PhilippinesDisclosure filed with the U.S. patent and trademark office last month showed TikTok had submitted a trademark application for "TikTok Tako"...
26 May, 2023, 07.31 AM IST
TikTok tests AI chatbot ‘Tako’ in the PhilippinesAsked about Tako, a TikTok spokesperson said the social media platform was always exploring new technology.
26 May, 2023, 12.58 AM IST
30 days to remove TikTok from federal devices, White House tells agenciesByteDance-owned TikTok has said the concerns are fueled by misinformation and denied using the app to spy on Americans. The action does not...
28 Feb, 2023, 10.54 AM IST
Why TikTok is seen as threat to US national securityTikTok -- like its rivals Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube -- thrives on data and there seems to be no limit to how much young users are wil...
21 Dec, 2022, 09.38 AM 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
Microsoft's foray in Indian social media is long due, say expertsUnder CEO Satya Nadella’s leadership, Microsoft has refocused business to the Cloud and led an aggressive acquisition strategy using cash t...
07 Aug, 2020, 10.16 PM IST
TikTok’s price is a question mark in already complex dealThe price for a piece of fast-growing TikTok could also depend on whether Microsoft scores a discount from picking up an app whose other al...
05 Aug, 2020, 09.12 AM IST
TikTok’s former chief to oversee investment at ByteDanceA former SAP SE employee researching education software, Alex Zhu co-founded the lip-syncing app Musical.ly in 2014, which was later acquir...
22 Jul, 2020, 09.25 AM IST
TikTok’s huge data harvesting prompts security concernsTikTok starts collecting data the minute you download the app. It tracks the websites you’re browsing and how you type, down to keystroke r...
16 Jul, 2020, 08.57 AM IST