AI startup Perplexity confirms interest to buy TikTok
1 week, 4 days ago

AI startup Perplexity confirms interest to buy TikTok

Deccan Chronicle  

San Francisco: Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity on Friday expressed its interest in buying TikTok, which faces a deadline to divest from its Chinese owner or be banned in the United States. "Combining Perplexity's answer engine with TikTok's extensive video library would allow us to build the best search experience in the world," the San Francisco-based firm reasoned. President Donald Trump earlier this month said the United States was in talks with four groups interested in acquiring TikTok, with the Chinese-owned app facing an uncertain future in the country. The AI startup also proposed rebuilding TikTok's winning algorithm "from the ground up", making the app's "For You" recommendation feed open-source.

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Donald Trump says confident of TikTok deal before April 5 deadline; 'We're dealing with China also…'
Top News
1 day, 19 hours ago

Donald Trump says confident of TikTok deal before April 5 deadline; 'We're dealing with China also…'

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump said Sunday he was confident of reaching a deal on TikTok ahead of the April 5 deadline for its Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the popular short video app or see it banned in the United States. Trump said this month the United States was in talks with four groups interested in acquiring the platform, which has …

TikTok deal to be finalised by Saturday, says Trump
2 days, 2 hours ago

TikTok deal to be finalised by Saturday, says Trump

Firstpost  

US President Donald Trump has said that he expects a deal regarding the sale of TikTok’s US operations to be finalised by the weekend US President Donald Trump has said that he expects the TikTok deal to be finalised by Saturday. To escape a ban as per a law signed into law last year by former President Joe Biden, ByteDance …

Trump expects TikTok sale before April 5 deadline: There's tremendous interest
2 days, 11 hours ago

Trump expects TikTok sale before April 5 deadline: There's tremendous interest

India Today  

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that a deal for TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the short video app used by 170 million Americans will be finalised before Saturday’s deadline. The April 5 deadline was set in January, requiring TikTok to secure a non-Chinese buyer or face a US ban under a 2024 national security law. Blackstone is in …

Trump offers China tariff concessions in exchange for TikTok deal
6 days, 5 hours ago

Trump offers China tariff concessions in exchange for TikTok deal

Firstpost  

Even though US President Donald Trump has vowed to save TikTok from a ban, he needs China’s help as China needs to approve any deal for the sale of TikTok’s US operations as the app’s parent company, ByteDance, is based in China US President Donald Trump has offered China a deal: facilitate the sale of TikTok’s US operations and secure …

AI startup Perplexity confirms interest to buy TikTok
1 week, 4 days ago

AI startup Perplexity confirms interest to buy TikTok

Raw Story  

by Glenn CHAPMAN Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity on Friday expressed its interest in buying TikTok, which faces a deadline to divest from its Chinese owner or be banned in the United States. "Combining Perplexity's answer engine with TikTok's extensive video library would allow us to build the best search experience in the world," the San Francisco-based firm reasoned. President Donald …

Will TikTok get banned on April 5? Trump admin working with ‘4 different groups’ interested in buying the platform
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Will TikTok get banned on April 5? Trump admin working with ‘4 different groups’ interested in buying the platform

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump has shared an update on potential TikTok buyers nearly two months after signing an executive order to extend a ban deadline on the social media platform. He told reporters aboard Air Force One that his administration is working with "four different groups" that are interested in buying the Chinese-owned social media app. If TikTok isn’t sold by …

4 groups in talks to buy TikTok, says Trump
3 weeks, 2 days ago

4 groups in talks to buy TikTok, says Trump

Firstpost  

After suspending the bipartisan ban on TikTok shortly after assuming office, US President Donald Trump has been pursuing a sale of the app’s US operations for its continued working in the country Trump’s proposed involvement of the US government in TikTok’s operations, particularly his desire for the US govt to hold a 50% stake in a joint venture, has raised …

TikTok ban: Donald Trump open to extending another olive branch to Chinese company; ‘Lot of interest in…’
3 weeks, 5 days ago

TikTok ban: Donald Trump open to extending another olive branch to Chinese company; ‘Lot of interest in…’

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump has signalled his willingness to save the popular short-video app TikTok from another potential ban. Donald Trump on giving extension to TikTok: Speaking to the media on Thursday, Trump said there was a ‘lot of interest’ in buying TikTok and he would probably not need an extension given that there was still another month left untill …

TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US
1 month, 2 weeks ago

TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US

Deccan Chronicle  

TikTok has returned to the app stores of Apple and Google in the U.S., after President Donald Trump delayed the enforcement of a TikTok ban.TikTok, which is operated by Chinese technology firm ByteDance, was removed from Apple and Google’s app stores on Jan. 18 to comply with a law that requires ByteDance to divest the app or be banned in …

TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US
1 month, 2 weeks ago

TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — TikTok has returned to the app stores of Apple and Google in the U.S., after President Donald Trump delayed the enforcement of a TikTok ban. TikTok, which is operated by Chinese technology firm ByteDance, was removed from Apple and Google’s app stores on Jan. 18 to comply with a law that requires ByteDance to divest the app …

TikTok returns to US app stores after Trump delays ban
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

TikTok returns to US app stores after Trump delays ban

Al Jazeera  

Apple and Google have made the video-sharing app available again amid national security concerns from some US officials. TikTok has returned to the app stores of Apple and Google in the United States after President Donald Trump delayed the enforcement of a ban on the popular social media app, operated by Chinese technology firm ByteDance. The app’s fate had been …

Amazon and Microsoft reportedly eye TikTok acquisition, Elon Musk says not interested
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Amazon and Microsoft reportedly eye TikTok acquisition, Elon Musk says not interested

India Today  

The uncertainty over TikTok’s future in the US is looming. This comes after the US president, Donald Trump, while extending the TikTok ban in the US, said he would like TikTok’s US operations to remain under American control. According to reports, Amazon, Microsoft, and Oracle have privately explored ways to either acquire TikTok or take over its US operations, but …

'I Have Not Put In A Bid For TikTok', Elon Musk Clarifies He Has No Interest In Taking Over Company's US Operations
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'I Have Not Put In A Bid For TikTok', Elon Musk Clarifies He Has No Interest In Taking Over Company's US Operations

ABP News  

Speculations were surfacing earlier about Chinese officials reaching out to X owner Elon Musk for the acquisition of TikTok's operations in the US. Now Musk has stated that he has no interest in acquiring TikTok, the widely popular short video app currently facing potential bans in the United States over concerns related to its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. Musk, who …

TikTok to let U.S. Android users download app via kits on its website
1 month, 3 weeks ago

TikTok to let U.S. Android users download app via kits on its website

The Hindu  

TikTok said on Friday it was allowing U.S. Android users to download and connect to the short video app through package kits on its website, in an effort to circumvent restrictions on the popular platform in the country. Apple and Google have not reinstated TikTok to their app stores since a U.S. law took effect on January 19 requiring its …

TikTok Stole Our Hearts, but Can It Last?
55 years, 3 months ago

TikTok Stole Our Hearts, but Can It Last?

Wired  

Lauren Goode: That is one of the hardest languages to learn, so godspeed to you. Well, we're going to go to one that's fully based in China, definitely does not have servers in the United States to the extent that TikTok does. In fact, we're going to be posting memes and jokes about saying goodbye to our trusted Chinese spy." …

Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas confirms bid for TikTok laced with US govt stake; social media reacts to cryptic post
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas confirms bid for TikTok laced with US govt stake; social media reacts to cryptic post

Live Mint  

Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas has confirmed his company’s bid for Chinese-owned TikTok's United States business, Fox Business reported. Srinivas told the publication the deal would “check all the boxes for investors and President Donald Trump, including an ownership stake for the US”. Speaking “on-the-record” to Fox Business for the first time since the speculation began, Srinivas told the publication …

First they took shots at Chinese AI DeepSeek R1, now big American companies are rushing to use it
2 months ago

First they took shots at Chinese AI DeepSeek R1, now big American companies are rushing to use it

India Today  

Several American tech companies, which initially criticised the Chinese AI model DeepSeek R1, are now rushing to use it. Some American tech companies are now rushing to use DeepSeek R1 AI Despite these concerns, the practical advantages of DeepSeek R1 have made it hard to ignore. Perplexity, an AI-powered search engine, also integrated the Chinese AI DeepSeek R1 model into …

Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok, says Donald Trump
2 months ago

Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok, says Donald Trump

Deccan Chronicle  

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok and that he would like to see a bidding war over the app. Trump said last week that he was in talks with multiple people over buying TikTok and would likely have a decision on the popular app's future in 30 days. During his …

Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok, says US President Trump
2 months ago

Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok, says US President Trump

India Today  

US President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok and that he would like to see a bidding war over the app. Trump said last week that he was in talks with multiple people over buying TikTok and would likely have a decision on the popular app's future in 30 days. During his …

Trump to decide TikTok's future in 30 days, discussing platform's sale with several parties
2 months ago

Trump to decide TikTok's future in 30 days, discussing platform's sale with several parties

Firstpost  

The Trump administration is reportedly working on a plan that involves Oracle, and a group of investors taking control of TikTok’s operations. ByteDance would retain a stake, but Oracle would oversee key elements like data collection and software updates Trump’s proposed involvement of the US government in TikTok’s operations, particularly his desire for the US govt to hold a 50% …

New bid for TikTok from Perplexity AI could give US government 50% stake
2 months ago

New bid for TikTok from Perplexity AI could give US government 50% stake

The Hindu  

Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal to TikTok’s parent company that would allow the U.S. government to own up to 50% of a new entity that merges Perplexity with TikTok’s U.S. business, according to a person familiar with the matter. The first proposal, which ByteDance hasn't responded to, sought to create a new structure that would merge San Francisco-based …

Perplexity AI revises merger proposal with TikTok, offers 50% equity to US, ByteDance to retain algorithm: Report
2 months ago

Perplexity AI revises merger proposal with TikTok, offers 50% equity to US, ByteDance to retain algorithm: Report

Live Mint  

Aravind Srinivas' Perplexity AI has revised its merger proposal with TikTok owner ByteDance to create a new joint company, Reuters reports. ByteDance would reportedly sell TikTok US to the investors, giving the company's existing investors an equity stake in the new structure. As things stand, the legality of Trump's executive order is not yet clear, as the ban on TikTok …

Perplexity AI's new proposal for TikTok could give 50% stake to US government
2 months ago

Perplexity AI's new proposal for TikTok could give 50% stake to US government

Hindustan Times  

Perplexity AI has come up with a new proposal to TikTok's parent company, China-based ByteDance, that would allow the US government to own up to 50 per cent stake in the new entity that the merged business would create, The Associated Press reported. ByteDance hadn't responded to the first proposal, which sought to create a new structure to merge the …

New bid for TikTok from Perplexity AI could give US government 50% stake
2 months ago

New bid for TikTok from Perplexity AI could give US government 50% stake

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal to TikTok’s parent company that would allow the U.S. government to own up to 50% of a new entity that merges Perplexity with TikTok’s U.S. business, according to a person familiar with the matter. The first proposal, which ByteDance hasn’t responded to, sought to create a new structure that would merge …

Oracle and Microsoft in talks to take over TikTok under Trump administration plan: Report
2 months, 1 week ago

Oracle and Microsoft in talks to take over TikTok under Trump administration plan: Report

Live Mint  

Donald Trump administration is working on a plan to save TikTok by tapping Oracle and a group of outside investors that includes Microsoft to take control of the short-video app, according to an NPR report citing sources. TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance is said to retain a minority stake in the company, but the reported deal could see the app's algorithm, …

What next for TikTok? MrBeast and Elon Musk among potential buyers as ban deadline looms
2 months, 1 week ago

What next for TikTok? MrBeast and Elon Musk among potential buyers as ban deadline looms

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. So, what I am thinking about saying to somebody is, ‘buy it and give half to the …

‘If he wanted to buy it…’: Trump says he is open to Musk acquiring TikTok
2 months, 1 week ago

‘If he wanted to buy it…’: Trump says he is open to Musk acquiring TikTok

Firstpost  

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 US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would be open to tech billionaire Elon Musk – the owner of social media platform X – buying Chinese-owned app TikTok. TikTok is facing down a US law …

Trump says would be open to Musk buying TikTok
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump says would be open to Musk buying TikTok

Deccan Chronicle  

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would be open to tech billionaire Elon Musk -- the owner of social media platform X -- buying Chinese-owned app TikTok. "I would be if he wanted to buy it," Trump told reporters when asked if he was open to Musk, world's richest man and the head of a budget cutting initiative in …

TikTok farce has damaging repercussions
2 months, 1 week ago

TikTok farce has damaging repercussions

China Daily  

The resumption of TikTok's basic functions in the United States, after it was temporarily suspended on Saturday, is definitely good news for its 170 million users in the country, including the 7 million small businesses that rely on the social media platform. However, the new US leader's statement on his Truth Social platform that he would like the US to …

Trump using TikTok as leverage in Sino-US trade links, experts say
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump using TikTok as leverage in Sino-US trade links, experts say

China Daily  

United States President Donald Trump seems to be using TikTok, a popular video-sharing app owned by Chinese tech company Byte-Dance, as a bargaining chip in Sino-US economic and trade relations, experts said on Tuesday. The US is using national security as a pretext to contain and crack down on Chinese companies operating in the country, which is not only harming …

Trump seen using TikTok for leverage
Trending News
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump seen using TikTok for leverage

China Daily  

A woman poses in front of a TikTok logo at the TikTok house on the opening day of the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday. United States President Donald Trump is seemingly using TikTok, a popular social media platform owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, as a bargaining chip for Sino-US economic and …

TikTok farce has damaging repercussions
2 months, 1 week ago

TikTok farce has damaging repercussions

China Daily  

The resumption of TikTok's basic functions in the United States, after it was temporarily suspended on Saturday, is definitely good news for its 170 million users in the country, including the 7 million small businesses that rely on the social media platform. However, the new US leader's statement on his Truth Social platform that he would like the US to …

TikTok farce has damaging repercussions
Top News
2 months, 1 week ago

TikTok farce has damaging repercussions

China Daily  

By ZHANG ZHOUXIANG | China Daily | Updated: 2025-01-22 06:59 The logo of TikTok is seen on the screen of a smartphone in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, March 13, 2024. The resumption of TikTok's basic functions in the United States, after it was temporarily suspended on Saturday, is definitely good news for its 170 million users in the country, …

TikTok farce has damaging repercussions
Top News
2 months, 1 week ago

TikTok farce has damaging repercussions

China Daily  

By ZHANG ZHOUXIANG | China Daily | Updated: 2025-01-22 06:59 The logo of TikTok is seen on the screen of a smartphone in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, March 13, 2024. The resumption of TikTok's basic functions in the United States, after it was temporarily suspended on Saturday, is definitely good news for its 170 million users in the country, …

TikTok farce has damaging repercussions
Top News
2 months, 1 week ago

TikTok farce has damaging repercussions

China Daily  

The logo of TikTok is seen on the screen of a smartphone in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, March 13, 2024. The resumption of TikTok's basic functions in the United States, after it was temporarily suspended on Saturday, is definitely good news for its 170 million users in the country, including the 7 million small businesses that rely on the …

Trump seen using TikTok for leverage
Top News
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump seen using TikTok for leverage

China Daily  

By FAN FEIFEI | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2025-01-22 09:06 A woman poses in front of a TikTok logo at the TikTok house on the opening day of the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Monday. United States President Donald Trump is seemingly using TikTok, a popular social media platform owned by Chinese tech …

TikTok’s parent company is in active discussions about a deal, board member says
2 months, 1 week ago

TikTok’s parent company is in active discussions about a deal, board member says

CNN  

New York CNN — A board member at TikTok’s parent company said that a deal to save the app from disappearing in the United States will be done soon. General Atlantic CEO Bill Ford, a ByteDance board member, said Wednesday that it’s in “everyone’s interest” to keep the app active. Ford made the remarks at an Axios- “We’ll get on …

TikTok ban live updates: Chinese app back after Trump promises to restore it but US redownloads not available
2 months, 1 week ago

TikTok ban live updates: Chinese app back after Trump promises to restore it but US redownloads not available

The Independent  

✕ Close TikTok goes dark in the U.S. Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Chinese-owned social media app …

TikTok resumes US services amid uncertainty over long-term deal
Trending News
2 months, 1 week ago

TikTok resumes US services amid uncertainty over long-term deal

Hindustan Times  

TikTok restored US services after Donald Trump pledged to delay enforcement of a ban. “If full China control over TikTok is a security risk, co-control won’t be better,” said Brock Silvers, managing director at private equity firm Kaiyuan Capital, calling celebrations over the app’s reprieve premature. “It seems likely that, after the coming extension, TikTok will be under majority US …

Why was TikTok banned in the US?
Top News
2 months, 1 week ago

Why was TikTok banned in the US?

Hindustan Times  

The TikTok users in the US couldn't access the popular video sharing app late Saturday night due to the ban upheld by the Supreme Court last week. A message welcoming users back and thanking US President-elect Donald Trump on the TikTok app on a smartphone arranged in Arlington, Virginia, US, on Sunday. Here is why TikTok banned in the US …

China urges US to give Tiktok free speech
2 months, 1 week ago

China urges US to give Tiktok free speech

China Daily  

The logo of TikTok is seen on the screen of a smartphone in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, March 13, 2024. China urged the United States on Monday to listen to rational voices over the social media app TikTok and provide an open, fair, just and non-discriminatory business environment for market entities from various countries operating in the US. Foreign …

TikTok influencers in panic as app finally goes dark in the US
2 months, 1 week ago

TikTok influencers in panic as app finally goes dark in the US

The Independent  

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Trump to issue executive order to keep TikTok alive in the US
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump to issue executive order to keep TikTok alive in the US

Hindustan Times  

Washington: President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he will issue an executive order right after taking office on Monday to keep TikTok alive in the US and batted for joint American-Chinese ownership of the app, a dilution of the legal requirement to completely shift the app from Chinese to American ownership. The order will also confirm that there will be …

TikTok Is Already Back Online
55 years, 3 months ago

TikTok Is Already Back Online

Wired  

Less than 24 hours after going dark, TikTok says it has come back online after President-elect Donald Trump gave the company's service providers—presumably Apple, Google, and Oracle—reassurance that his administration wouldn’t enforce a law banning the app in the first place. “We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face …

Trump says he will issue executive order delaying TikTok ban, proposes 50% US ownership
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump says he will issue executive order delaying TikTok ban, proposes 50% US ownership

Firstpost  

President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to issue an executive order that would give TikTok’s China-based parent company more time to find an approved buyer before the popular video-sharing platform is subject to a permanent U.S.ban. “I would like the United States to have a 50% ownership position in a joint venture,” the Republican posted on his Truth Social platform, …

TikTok goes dark 90 minutes before deadline but posts message suggesting Trump could save it
2 months, 1 week ago

TikTok goes dark 90 minutes before deadline but posts message suggesting Trump could save it

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Sunday he posted on Truth Social that …

Trump makes big announcement on TikTok, declares will sign executive order postponing US ban
Top News
2 months, 1 week ago

Trump makes big announcement on TikTok, declares will sign executive order postponing US ban

Hindustan Times  

President-elect Donald Trump asked tech companies “not to let TikTok stay dark” and declared that he'll sign an executive order Monday postponing US ban. “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S.,” a pop-up message informed users who opened the TikTok app and tried to scroll through videos. “Unfortunately that means you can’t use TikTok for now.” “A …

'Terrifying': Critics Blast TikTok For 'Sucking Up To Trump' In Notice Of U.S. Ban
2 months, 1 week ago

'Terrifying': Critics Blast TikTok For 'Sucking Up To Trump' In Notice Of U.S. Ban

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Social media users in the U.S. fumed over TikTok’s shoutout to President-elect Donald Trump after the platform, which went dark late Saturday, weighed in on a federal ban that it described as “unfortunately” barring people from using the app. “TikTok having a banner pop up for all US users pretty much saying ‘TikTok is banned now sorry …

Not just TikTok - Which other ByteDance apps have been banned in the US?
2 months, 1 week ago

Not just TikTok - Which other ByteDance apps have been banned in the US?

Live Mint  

TikTok ban: "A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US. Several other apps owned by TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, such as Lemon 8, CapCut among others have also been blocked for US based users, reported Wired. TikTok disconnected access to its users in the US late January 18 after no action was taken shortly before a national ban …

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