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White House Extends TikTok Sale Deadline To June

US president hands TikTok a second 75-day extension for deadline to divest US operations under 2024 bipartisan sale-or-ban law

1 week ago

Amazon Joins Bidders To Acquire TikTok In US

But will Beijing or ByteDance allow sale? Amazon joins potential bidders for TikTok in US, ahead of 5 April deadline

2 weeks ago

White House Meeting To Discuss TikTok Sale, Days Ahead Of Ban

Ahead of 5 April deadline, Trump is to hold White House meeting over possible investors to purchase a stake in…

2 weeks ago

Trump Says China Tariffs May Be Cut To Seal TikTok Deal

President touts easing Chinese tariffs to facilitate TikTok sale, and also implements 25 percent tariff on all imported cars in…

3 weeks ago

ByteDance’s Largest US Investors ‘In Talks’ Over TikTok Deal

ByteDance's largest US investors reportedly in talks for majority stake in US TikTok spin-off, with parent company retaining holdings

3 weeks ago

ByteDance Researchers Publish High-Performance AI Training Method

TikTok parent ByteDance, a major AI player in China, releases open technique for training LLMs that it says outperforms DeepSeek

3 weeks ago

Trump Says US Talking With Four Groups Over TikTok Sale

But what about Beijing? Donald Trump says administration in talks with four different groups about sale of TikTok

1 month ago

TikTok Returns To Apple, Google Stores In US

TikTok returns to app stores of both Apple and Google in the United States, after Donald Trump delayed ban enforcement…

2 months ago

ByteDance In Talks With US Over Non-Sale Options For TikTok

ByteDance board member William Ford expresses optimism ByteDance can find non-sale option to keep TikTok in US in compliance with…

3 months ago

Trump Signs Executive Order To Delay TikTok Ban

TikTok receives executive order from Donald Trump to grant time for a sale to be reach, but will ByteDance agree?

3 months ago

TikTok Restores Service In US After Trump Pledge

After Trump says he will issue executive order on Monday, TikTok began restoring service on Sunday to US users

3 months ago

TikTok Switched Off In US Ahead Of Ban Deadline

TikTok goes dark in the United States on Saturday, ahead of America's nationwide ban on the Chinese app on Sunday

3 months ago

Supreme Court Rules TikTok Can Be Banned in US

Ruling from Supreme Court upholds nationwide ban on TikTok unless ByteDance sells, but official says Biden won't enforce it

3 months ago

TikTok Prepares To Shutdown App In US On Sunday – Report

As an advisor says Trump is exploring options to 'preserve' TikTok, reports suggest app is planning to shutter its US…

3 months ago

TikTok Denies ‘Pure Fiction’ Report Of Sale To Elon Musk

Denial from platform, after report suggested Chinese government is considering Elon Musk acquiring TikTok’s US business

3 months ago

Supreme Court To Hear Arguments In TikTok Divest Or Ban Appeal

Supreme Court in US on Friday is to hear oral arguments that could well decide the fate of TikTok in…

3 months ago

US Billionaire Proposes Bid For TikTok’s US Assets

As US ban looms this month, TikTok faces a buyout offer for its US assets from American billionaire and a…

3 months ago

Trump Urges Supreme Court To Delay TikTok Deadline

President-elect Trump urges US Supreme Court to delay deadline for TikTok to be banned in United States until after he…

4 months ago

ByteDance Capex Dwarfs Chinese Rivals In AI Spending Boom

ByteDance capital expenditure nearly matches combined spending of Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent as companies race to build out AI

4 months ago

Senators Ask Biden To Extend TikTok Ban Deadline

Two US senators ask president Joe Biden to delay TikTok ban by 90 days after Supreme Court agrees to review…

4 months ago

TikTok Files Challenge Against Canadian Shutdown Order

Notice filed in federal court to challenge Canadian government order to shutdown TikTok's Canada's operations

4 months ago

TikTok Loses Bid To Overturn US Divestiture Law

US appeals court rejects bid by TikTok and parent ByteDance to overturn law forcing it to divest Chinese ownership or…

4 months ago

Canada Orders Shutdown Of TikTok’s Canadian Business

Canada ordered China's TikTok business in the country to be dissolved over national security risks, but does not ban access…

5 months ago

TikTok Seeks ‘Trust’ In Global Markets

TikTok chief executive acknowledges it and other social media companies face 'challenge' in gaining trust as company faces US ban

6 months ago

TikTok Parent Co-Founder Tops China Rich List

Zhang Yiming, co-founder of TikTok parent ByteDance, rises to China's richest person even as country's economy sputters

6 months ago

TikTok’s ByteDance Fires Intern For Allegedly Sabotaging AI Project

ByteDance sacks intern for allegedly sabotaging the training of an internal artificial intelligence (AI) project

6 months ago

TikTok Cuts Hundreds Of Jobs In Favour Of AI – Report

ByteDance's TikTok is laying off up to 500 employees as it moves to greater use of AI for content moderation

6 months ago

TikTok Tells US Court Ban Would Have ‘Staggering’ Effects

TikTok, ByteDance, US creators argue against divest-or-ban law in US appeals court while government says national security at stake

7 months ago

TikTok Parent ByteDance Seeks $9.5bn In Loans

TikTok parent ByteDance seeks landmark $9.5bn in bank loans to refinance existing facility and fund operating expenses amidst expansion

8 months ago

TikTok Says US Data Not Linked To China

TikTok says US Justice Department made factual errors in describing company's links to China, as it seeks to overturn potential…

8 months ago