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Oracle close to TikTok deal as ByteDance aims for majority ownership

Trump issued an executive order last month that would ban TikTok in the United States as early as Sept. 20 if ByteDance does not comply with a sale

Trump reviews ByteDance's plan to keep majority stake in TikTok: Report

Trump has ordered ByteDance to divest TikTok amid US concerns that user data could be passed to China's Communist Party government

Caught in US-China tussle, middle path is main strategy for TikTok

ByteDance's carefully designed proposal and the shifting views of Mr Trump's advisers indicate how they are more willing to compromise to mitigate an increasingly fractious situation

Oracle partnering TikTok in US won't affect India ban instantly: Experts

They feel India will still want a local partner-based strategy in which data centres are placed locally within the country

YouTube Shorts: Five things to know about Google's short-form video service

Currently in beta, the early version of the YouTube Shorts is available in India for users with Android smartphones

To avoid TikTok's sale in US, ByteDance partners with Oracle: Report

Microsoft loses out; Chinese media stresses American operations won't be sold to any firm

Oracle confirms it is part of proposal by TikTok-parent ByteDance

Oracle Corp confirmed on Monday that it was part of a proposal made by TikTok-parent ByteDance to the US government to become a technology partner for the Chinese firm

Oracle to take charge of TikTok's US biz; may help ByteDance avoid ban

Microsoft announced Sunday that its bid to buy TikTok has been rejected

Won't sell or transfer TikTok's algorithm to US, says ByteDance

South China Morning Post reported that ByteDance has reportedly informed the US authorities and potential bidders of the decision

China would rather see TikTok US close than a forced sale by ByteDance

Trump has given ByteDance a deadline of mid September to finalise a deal

Explainer: Next steps in the TikTok diplomatic dance as deadline approaches

Microsoft Corp and Oracle Corp are among the suitors for TikTok's US assets. Operations in Canada, New Zealand and Australia are also part of the deal

Donald Trump's TikTok ban leaves Apple, Google stuck in the middle

ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese owner, may need more time to negotiate with suitors after new regulations from Beijing complicated the deal

As Trump stays firm on TikTok ban deadline, ByteDance eyes Singapore

ByteDance has also stepped up the purchase of servers in global trade and transport hub Singapore to back up US data as a contingency

TikTok owner ByteDance to invest billions in Singapore over 3 years: Report

TikTok owner ByteDance plans to invest billions of dollars and recruit hundreds of employees in Singapore after opting to base its Southeast Asia regional headquarters there

Donald Trump says there will be no extension of TikTok deadline

ByteDance has been looking to pick a buyer so it can finalize a deal by mid-September and comply with Trump's order to divest TikTok's assets

ByteDance in talks with US to avoid selling TikTok, says report

TikTok, which has been downloaded 175 million times in the US and more than a billion times around the world, has filed a lawsuit challenging the crackdown by the US government

TikTok emerges world's most downloaded non-gaming app in August: Report

Despite facing several challenges, short video-sharing platform TikTok emerged the most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide for August with over 63.3 million installs, a 1.6% increase from August 2019

US-China clash over big data to leave decades-long impact on global economy

While the actions are intensifying in the middle of an election campaign, the question of what US data can be accessed by Chinese companies -- if any -- cuts across partisan lines

ByteDance to hand out cash bonuses to staff amid US pressure on TikTok

The bonus could run into hundreds of millions of yuan, based on ByteDance's hiring advertisements and company sources

9 in 10 Americans feel Instagram Reels is similar to TikTok: Survey

As the US sale of TikTok gets entangled in legal issues, nearly nine in 10 TikTok users said its Facebook-owned rival app called Instagram Reels is basically giving them a similar experience