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TikTok says it has not received a bid from Centricus and Triller Inc

The TikTok spokesman said Centricus and Triller had not contacted the company about an offer. Centricus and Triller could not be immediately reached for comment

Here's why Wall Street thinks Walmart's move to buy TikTok makes sense

Companies have been scrambling to advertise and sell on apps like TikTok and Facebook's Instagram, where shopping has surged

Walmart teams up with Microsoft on potential bid for video app TikTok

The discussions are ongoing and other suitors for TikTok are involved, said two people close to the deal talks, who were not authorized to speak publicly

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer gets out of Donald Trump's firing line, resigns

Former Disney executive quits just 4 months after appointment by Chinese video platform

TikTok ban: ByteDance says moving quickly to resolve issues in India, US

"I can assure you that we are developing solutions that will be in the interest of users, creators, partners, and employees," ByteDance Chairman said

TikTok's American makeover takes a hit after CEO Kevin Mayer steps down

Beyond losing a CEO, Mayer's departure bruises TikTok's makeover into an American company that's not beholden to the Chinese government

Walmart joins Microsoft bid for TikTok's US assets as video app's CEO quits

Chief Executive Kevin Mayer is leaving just three months after joining, in the middle of negotiations to sell the Chinese-owned video app's US operations to Microsoft Corp or Oracle Corp

Top headlines: States to borrow Rs 2.35 trn, Ladakh situation 'serious'

Here are the top headlines of the day

Alphabet's Google is not in race to acquire China's TikTok: Sundar Pichai

TikTok, which has 100 million users in the US, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over an executive order banning any US transactions with its parent company ByteDance

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer quits amid Trump's threat to ban app: Report

Mayer told employees at TikTok and ByteDance, which controls the app, of his decision to leave on Thursday, people briefed about the matter said

TikTok is a unique blend of social media platforms: Here's why kids love it

TikTok has been banned by India along with 58 other Chinese-owned apps in July in response to escalating border tensions between the two countries

How TikTok's talks with Microsoft morphed into a messy political soap opera

A deal price is unclear, though numbers have ranged from $20 billion to $50 billion depending on what parts of TikTok will be sold

TikTok needs free speech arguments to overcome Trump's broad powers to ban

TikTok says that just because its parent, ByteDance Ltd., is based in Beijing, that doesn't exclude the app from being fully protected by the Constitution just like any American company

Amid souring US ties, China courts Europe with foreign minister's tour

In Rome for a meeting with his counterpart Luigi Di Maio, Wang told reporters that China's relations with the European Union are on a positive trend

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stoked fears of TikTok as 'threat to US biz'

Told Trump clampdown on such firms should be greater priority than reining in Facebook

Vietnamese tech firm sues TikTok, alleging copyright infringement

VNG is accusing the Chinese-owned company of using audio tracks owned by Zing, a VNG subsidiary, without the company's consent, two sources familiar with the issue said

ByteDance investors seek to use stakes to finance TikTok bid: Report

ByteDance has been in talks to divest TikTok's North America, Australia and New Zealand operations to potential acquirers, including Microsoft Corp and Oracle Corp

TikTok sues Donald Trump administration over ban, says 'no other choice'

The suit, which was filed in the Federal District Court for the Central District of California, represents TikTok's most direct challenge to the White House

'No choice' but to sue Trump admin over threatened US ban: TikTok

"We do not take suing the government lightly but with the Executive Order threatening to bring a ban on our US operations ... we simply have no choice," TikTok said

Mark Zuckerberg raised concerns about TikTok in US months ahead: Report

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg raised concerns about TikTok with lawmakers in the US months before the Trump administration started portraying the platform as a threat to national security