Tag: TikTok
Trump Says He Will Block Any TikTok Deal Allowing Chinese Control
Donald Trump said he might rescind his tentative blessing for a deal between Oracle and ByteDance to create a new US-based TikTok service, casting...
Trump Backs Proposed TikTok Deal With Oracle, Walmart
President Donald Trump said Saturday he's given his “blessing” to a proposed deal between Oracle and Walmart for the US operations of TikTok, the...
Trump Admin To Ban TikTok From US App Stores Starting Sunday
The US Commerce Department has issued a new order to block people in the US from downloading the popular video-sharing app TikTok as of...
Oracle To Get Access to TikTok Code In New Deal
Oracle will get full access to review TikTok’s source code and updates to make sure there are no back doors used by the company’s...
Oracle Reportedly Wins TikTok After Microsoft’s Bid Rejected
Oracle will reportedly take over TikTok’s business in the US after China’s ByteDance rejected Microsoft’s offer.
The Wall Street Journal reported late Sunday that Oracle had been...
US Deadline On TikTok Won’t Change, Trump Says
President Donald Trump is holding firm to the deadline for video-sharing company TikTok to be sold to a U.S.-based buyer, according to Reuters.
On Thursday (Sept. 10), he...
ByteDance Is Talking With Gov To Avoid A Full Sale Of...
ByteDance is speaking with the US government about possible solutions that may allow it to retain some ownership of the US operations of TikTok,...
TikTok Owner ByteDance Buys Chinese Payments Firm UIPay
ByteDance, the Chinese firm that at least for now owns all of TikTok, has purchased a Chinese payments company, Reuters reported Friday (Sept. 4).
ByteDance said it...
Report: TikTok Sale Could Come Tuesday
The winning bidder for TikTok’s U.S., New Zealand and Australian operations could be announced as soon as Tuesday (Sept. 1), sources told CNBC.
But the source did...
Centricus, Triller Want To Buy TikTok Assets for $20B
Triller executive chairman Bobby Sarnevesht said on Friday, August 28, that the short-video app had made a US$20 billion offer with investment firm Centricus...