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Trump Says He's Okay With Walmart-Oracle Deal With ByteDance
TikTok will be owned by a new group called TikTok Global and will be based in the U.S., Trump said. TikTok will be owned by a new group called TikTok Global and will be based in the U.S., Trump said. -
WeChat Users Will Not Be Targetted By Trump Admin Ban: U.S. Justice Department
President Trump issued orders on Aug. 6 that targeted WeChat and TikTok, asserting these pose threats to U.S. national security. President Trump issued orders on Aug. 6 that targeted WeChat and TikTok, asserting these pose threats to U.S. national security. -
ByteDance Plans TikTok IPO As U.S. Deal Talks Advance: Sources
China's ByteDance is planning a U.S. initial public offering of TikTok Global, the new company that will operate the popular short video app, should its proposed deal be cleared by the White House, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. China's ByteDance is planning a U.S. initial public offering of TikTok Global, the new company that will operate the popular short video app, should its proposed deal be cleared by the White House, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. -
ByteDance's Bid To Keep Most Of TikTok Faces Major Hurdles
China's ByteDance faces an uphill struggle to convince the White House to allow it to keep majority ownership of its popular short video app TikTok in the United States, according to former national security officials and regulatory lawyers. China's ByteDance faces an uphill struggle to convince the White House to allow it to keep majority ownership of its popular short video app TikTok in the United States, according to former national security officials and regulatory lawyers. -
Senator Rubio Urges Trump To Scrap TikTok-Oracle Deal If ByteDance Ties Remain
Marco Rubio and five other Republican senators called on the Trump administration to reject a proposed deal for Oracle Corp to become a "trusted technology provider" for popular social media platform TikTok's U.S. operations, if ties to Chinese owner ByteDance remain. Marco Rubio and five other Republican senators called on the Trump administration to reject a proposed deal for Oracle Corp to become a "trusted technology provider" for popular social media platform TikTok's U.S. operations, if ties to Chinese owner ByteDance remain. -
U.S. Lawmakers Raise Questions About Proposed ByteDance-Oracle Deal
U.S. lawmakers of both major parties voiced skepticism about a proposed deal between Oracle and China's ByteDance that appears to stop short of a full sale of ByteDance's popular social media app TikTok to a U.S. firm as demanded by President Donald Trump. U.S. lawmakers of both major parties voiced skepticism about a proposed deal between Oracle and China's ByteDance that appears to stop short of a full sale of ByteDance's popular social media app TikTok to a U.S. firm as demanded by President Donald Trump. -
Alphabet's YouTube To Launch TikTok-like Product
Alphabet Inc's YouTube is rolling out its version of social media rival TikTok, a new short-form video service called Shorts, enabled within its video-sharing platform. Alphabet Inc's YouTube is rolling out its version of social media rival TikTok, a new short-form video service called Shorts, enabled within its video-sharing platform. -
ByteDance Picks Oracle As Partner To Try To Save TikTok U.S.
Oracle Corp said on Monday it would team up with China's ByteDance to keep TikTok operating in the United States, beating Microsoft Corp in a deal structured as a partnership rather than an outright sale. Oracle Corp said on Monday it would team up with China's ByteDance to keep TikTok operating in the United States, beating Microsoft Corp in a deal structured as a partnership rather than an outright sale. -
ByteDance Unwilling To Sell TikTok Algorithm To Any U.S. Buyer
ByteDance's decision came after China's newly updated technology export controls, which restricts the transfer of sensitive technologies overseas. ByteDance's decision came after China's newly updated technology export controls, which restricts the transfer of sensitive technologies overseas. -
TikTok To Dance With Oracle, Shoving Microsoft Aside
Under the proposed deal, Oracle will be ByteDance's technology partner and will assume management of TikTok's U.S. user data. Under the proposed deal, Oracle will be ByteDance's technology partner and will assume management of TikTok's U.S. user data.