TikTok could be influencing future American voters, yet ByteDance founder slams 'anti-Chinese' sentiment abroad
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming said in a letter addressed only to his China-based staff on Tuesday that TikTok could face added uncertainty as “anti-Chinese sentiment” has continued to grow abroad.
Microsoft's TikTok pursuit could lure interest from other US bidders
President Trump gave his verbal approval to a potential deal between TikTok and an American company.
Trump says Treasury deserves 'large percentage' of possible TikTok sale to Microsoft
President Trump reiterated on Monday afternoon that he fine with Microsoft or another American tech company buying TikTok, but said that a “large percentage” of the sale should go into the U.S. Treasury.
Trump OK with Microsoft buying TikTok, says app will close Sept. 15 if no acquisition
President Trump gave his verbal approval to a potential deal between TikTok and an American company like Microsoft on Monday, but said TikTok had until Sept. 15 to close such a deal or face a U.S. ban.
TikTok sale to Microsoft may not be prudent: Peter Navarro
"We should not be allowing Chinese communist software in the hands of Americans," Navarro said.
TikTok confirms 'preliminary discussions' to sell US operations under White House pressure in internal memo
Microsoft confirmed Sunday that it was in talks over a potential TikTok purchase.
Microsoft, TikTok officials in White House talks to prevent total ban
Microsoft confirmed talks between CEO Satya Nadella and President Trump and said the tech giant is "committed" to acquiring TikTok.
TikTok thanks users as Trump vows to ban app
The app's Chinese owner, ByteDance, agreed Saturday to divest its American business in an attempt to continue operating within the world's largest economy.
Trump says will ban TikTok amid pressure on Chinese owner to sell
China’s ByteDance has agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House, after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular short-video app.
Trump administration moves to ban TikTok
President Trump said Friday that his administration is considering banning the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok amid rising security concerns.
TikTok and Triller bad blood prompts lawsuit
In a federal lawsuit, Triller alleges TikTok infringed on its patent entitled “systems and methods for creating music synchronized with an audio track.”
TikTok CEO accuses Facebook of anti-competitive behavior: 'Bring it on'
TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer slammed Facebook for anti-competitive behavior in a Wednesday statement.
TikTok parent ByteDance's investors value app at $50B in takeover bid: Sources
Some ByteDance investors are valuing TikTok at about $50 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
TikTok faces well-funded rivals, regulatory scrutiny in U.S.
As the controversial social media company TikTok faces scrutiny from the U.S. government and possible closure, one of its chief rivals is wasting no time to try and overtake it by raising hundreds of millions of dollars and stealing users FOX Business has learned.
Facebook seeks to reel in TikTok creators, raising stakes in social-media rivalry
Facebook's Instagram is offering financial incentives to TikTok users to join its competitor app, Reels.
TikTok-famous hand sanitizer back in stock after selling out during coronavirus pandemic
Touchland Power Mist Moisturizing Hand Sanitizer went viral on TikTok with its stylish spray bottle and bright colors.
Senate committee passes bill banning TikTok from government phones
The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would ban federal employees from using the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok on government phones.
TikTok plans to add 10,000 jobs in U.S. over next three years
Short-form video sharing app TikTok is planning to add about 10,000 jobs in the United States over the next three years, the company said on Tuesday.
TikTok targeted by Trump campaign in Facebook ads
President Trump’s re-election campaign ran Facebook ads this weekend claiming that the Chinese-owned short video app TikTok is spying on users.
Facebook planning TikTok competitor 'Instagram Reels'
Instagram Reels, like TikTok, will showcase 15-second-long videos that users can set to music or remixed audio from other users' videos and will provide users with tools allowing them to edit the content.