TikTok
Trump bans WeChat and TikTok apps to safeguard the national security of the United States
by Pradeep
1 month
President Donald Trump today announced that WeChat and TikTok apps will be banned to safeguard the national security of the United States. From September 20, WeChat and TikTok will not be available from Google Play Store and Apple...
Confirmed: TikTok rejects Microsoft’s bid to acquire US operations
by Pradeep
1 month
Last night, WSJ reported that Oracle may have won TikTok’s bid in the US. Now, Microsoft has confirmed that ByteDance has rejected its bid for TikTok’s US operations. Microsoft published the following statement regardi...
Microsoft dodges a bullet as Oracle wins the TikTok bidding war
by Surur
1 month
Drawing a close to one of the more bizarre stories of 2020 (and that is saying a lot), the Wall Street Journal reports that Oracle has won the bidding war for the US operation of TikTok. Things are a bit more complicated, however,...
TikTok could go dark in USA as ByteDance refuse to sell its secret algorithm
by Surur
1 month
We reported recently that China would rather lose TikTok in USA than allow ByteDance to be forced to sell the company, and it seems that outcome is now very likely. With days to go before the September 15th deadline, the South Chi...
Reuters: China would rather kill TikTok than let Microsoft have it
by Surur
2 months
TikTok’s owners are currently being forced to sell their overseas operations by the US Government, who cite security concerns. Until recently the Chinese government has been rather passive about the whole affair, but two wee...
China may have banned the sale of TikTok’s secret sauce
by Surur
2 months
Bytedance is currently being forced by so sell their US division by the Trump administration, but whoever buys it may end up getting a shell of the product, following a recent move by the Chinese government. China has just updated...
Oracle pulls ahead of Microsoft and Walmart with +$20 billion offer for TikTok
by Surur
2 months
In what has become just another chapter in the strangest timeline, Oracle has pulled ahead in the race to acquire TikTok, according to The Wrap offering more than $20 billion in cash and stocks. We reported last week that Oracle w...
Walmart and Microsoft partnering together to acquire TikTok US
by Pradeep
2 months
Early today, we reported that Microsoft may announce the TikTok acquisition deal in the next 48-hours. TikTok is planning to sell its U.S., Canadian, Australian and New Zealand operations for about $20 billion to $30 billion range...
Report: Microsoft may announce TikTok acquisition deal in the next 48 hours
by Pradeep
2 months
Last night, TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer resigned from the company. It is important to note that Kevin Mayer joined the company just over 100 days ago. “We appreciate that the political dynamics of the last few months have significant...
Facebook may have used the Trump administration to kill off rival TikTok
by Surur
2 months
TikTok has run into a world of hurt from the Trump administration, and it turns out Facebook may have been behind the assassination attempt. The Wall Street Journal reports that Mark Zuckerberg personally briefed against the Chine...