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Relief for TikTok: US judge blocks Trump administration's app store ban

US District Judge Carl Nichols said in a brief order he was issuing a preliminary injunction to prevent the TikTok app store ban from taking effect

TikTok fate in the balance as judge weighs app store ban

Lawyers for TikTok pleaded with a US federal judge to delay the Trump Administration's ban of the popular video sharing programme from app stores set to take effect at the end of the day

TikTok attacks Trump ban as irrational amid talks on stake sale

The prohibition, which is set to begin at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, would remove TikTok from the app stores run by Apple Inc. and Google's Android

Trump says safety will be the dominant factor in his TikTok decision

Trump said his decision on whether to approve a potential deal involving US companies taking a greater ownership share of Chinese social media app TikTok will hinge primarily on the issue of safety

US judge orders Donald Trump admin to defend or postpone ban on TikTok

A US federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to postpone its ban on downloads of TikTok or defend itself in a court hearing this weekend

Now, you can record, trim, share 30 seconds video through Instagram Reels

Launched in India in July this year, Reels is a short-video service from Instagram that lets user create and share short-videos with their followers on their Instagram Feed

Beyond TikTok deal, Walmart looks to transform the broader retail sector

The retailer could, for example, embed advertisements in the user-generated videos with links to the Walmart website or siphon data from the site's tens of millions of users

China threatens to kill TikTok-Oracle deal over Trump's 'dirty' tactics

The quick shift in sentiment shows the complications of concluding an agreement that is about much more than finding a proper valuation for an addictive video app

TikTok-Oracle deal: No, majority ownership doesn't give 'total control'

The first details that surfaced from TikTok's planned deal with Oracle Corp. and Walmart Inc. would put most of the company in American hands

ByteDance applies for tech export licence in China amid TikTok deal talks

The Beijing-based firm submitted the application to Beijing's municipal commerce bureau and is awaiting a decision

TikTok asks judge to block Donald Trump's ban as deadline looms

Chinese-owned TikTok asked a judge to block the Trump administration's attempt to ban its app, suggesting the video-sharing app's forced deal with Oracle and Walmart remains unsettled

TikTok asks judge to block US order from barring new app downloads

A federal judge in San Francisco on Saturday issued a preliminary injunction blocking a similar Commerce Department order from taking effect on Sunday on Tencent Holdings' WeChat app

TikTok purges 37.6 mn videos from India for community guidelines violation

Chinese short video-making app TikTok purged more than 104.5 mn videos from its platform in the first half of this year for violating its community guidelines and majority were from India at 37.68 mn

Math doesn't add up: Differing views create confusion in TikTok-Oracle deal

A key reason for the discrepancy lies in differing views over the eventual distribution of TikTok's shares

Donald Trump threatens to cut off TikTok if deal doesn't go through

US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off TikTok if the popular Chinese video sharing app's tentative deal with two American companies Walmart and Oracle does not go through

ByteDance asserts control of TikTok and contests $5 billion fee

ByteDance and Oracle issued conflicting statements on Monday over the terms of an agreement they reached with the White House over the weekend to allow TikTok to continue

TikTok ban effect: Made-in-India app Chingari crosses 30 mn downloads

The social app said in a statement it achieved the feat in a matter of three months, with content creators making a beeline to join it.

Trump, China remarks cast a shadow on Oracle's deal for US TikTok

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin remains confident that Trump will sign off on the transaction, but US national security officials continue to raise concerns

Trump clears TikTok deal 'in concept', ByteDance seeks $60 bn in valuation

TikTok to give $5 billion to fund the education of American youths; ban delayed till September 27

China's ByteDance gets Trump's in-principle nod to avoid TikTok shutdown

ByteDance was racing to avoid a crackdown on TikTok after the US Commerce Department said on Friday it would block new downloads and updates to the app come Sunday