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White House urges TikTokers to apply for press passes

An effort to reach beyond the mainstream media

Microsoft in discussions to acquire TikTok

TikTok is facing down a US law that ordered the company to divest from its Chinese owner ByteDance or be banned in the United States

Oracle and Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok: report

Oracle and Microsoft are in talks to take over TikTok’s global operations, according to a report from National Public Radio (NPR), a US-based broadcasting platform. The plan would reduce Chinese ownership of the app and address security concerns tied to its parent company, ByteDance, states the report.

Instagram announces Edits, video editing app to rival CapCut

Instagram has announced a new video editing app called Edits, aimed at creators who produce videos on their phones. The app, unveiled by Instagram head Adam Mosseri in a video on Instagram, is positioned as a competitor to CapCut, the video editor app owned by TikTok's parent company ByteDance.

TikTok restores service in US

Trump promised to issue an executive order delaying the ban to allow time to "make a deal."

'RIP TikTok': Gauff hopes app shutdown will be short-lived

Coco Gauff wrote "RIP TikTok USA" and drew a broken heart on a camera lens shortly after reaching the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday after the popular app used by 170 million Americans stopped working in the United States.

Perplexity AI proposes merger with TikTok US: report

Perplexity AI, a US-based search engine company, has submitted a bid to merge with TikTok US, as per a recent report by Reuters. The proposal, submitted to TikTok’s parent company ByteDance on Saturday, was first reported by CNBC and confirmed by a source familiar with the discussions.

TikTok officially banned in the USA from today

TikTok suspends app within United States

TikTok notifies US users of shutdown as Trump seeks last-ditch solution

Only months after overwhelmingly backing the law, lawmakers and officials were now fretting about the ban, with all eyes on whether Trump can swoop in and find a way to save the app.

January 29, 2025
January 29, 2025

White House urges TikTokers to apply for press passes

An effort to reach beyond the mainstream media

January 28, 2025
January 28, 2025

Microsoft in discussions to acquire TikTok

TikTok is facing down a US law that ordered the company to divest from its Chinese owner ByteDance or be banned in the United States

January 26, 2025
January 26, 2025

Oracle and Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok: report

Oracle and Microsoft are in talks to take over TikTok’s global operations, according to a report from National Public Radio (NPR), a US-based broadcasting platform. The plan would reduce Chinese ownership of the app and address security concerns tied to its parent company, ByteDance, states the report.

January 20, 2025
January 20, 2025

Instagram announces Edits, video editing app to rival CapCut

Instagram has announced a new video editing app called Edits, aimed at creators who produce videos on their phones. The app, unveiled by Instagram head Adam Mosseri in a video on Instagram, is positioned as a competitor to CapCut, the video editor app owned by TikTok's parent company ByteDance.

January 20, 2025
January 20, 2025

TikTok restores service in US

Trump promised to issue an executive order delaying the ban to allow time to "make a deal."

January 19, 2025
January 19, 2025

'RIP TikTok': Gauff hopes app shutdown will be short-lived

Coco Gauff wrote "RIP TikTok USA" and drew a broken heart on a camera lens shortly after reaching the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday after the popular app used by 170 million Americans stopped working in the United States.

January 19, 2025
January 19, 2025

Perplexity AI proposes merger with TikTok US: report

Perplexity AI, a US-based search engine company, has submitted a bid to merge with TikTok US, as per a recent report by Reuters. The proposal, submitted to TikTok’s parent company ByteDance on Saturday, was first reported by CNBC and confirmed by a source familiar with the discussions.

January 19, 2025
January 19, 2025

TikTok officially banned in the USA from today

TikTok suspends app within United States

January 19, 2025
January 19, 2025

TikTok notifies US users of shutdown as Trump seeks last-ditch solution

Only months after overwhelmingly backing the law, lawmakers and officials were now fretting about the ban, with all eyes on whether Trump can swoop in and find a way to save the app.

January 18, 2025
January 18, 2025

TikTok could 'go dark' in US Sunday after Supreme Court ruling

The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law supported by President Joe Biden and Congress that requires the app's owner ByteDance to either sell TikTok or cease US operations by January 19.