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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

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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

TikTok planning to file lawsuit against Donald Trump's executive order

Trump entered into a high-stakes trade war with China before reaching a partial Phase 1 trade deal in January

US WeChat users sue Donald Trump over order banning messaging app

The complaint is being brought by the nonprofit US WeChat Users Alliance and several people who say they rely on the app for work, worship and staying in touch with relatives in China

TikTok may legally challenge Trump order early next week: Report

TikTok is reportedly preparing to legally challenge by early next week the first executive order signed by US President Donald Trump to prohibit its owner ByteDance to do any business in the US

BS READS: The search for an Indian giant in difficult social media terrain

How many players are able to sustain user growth will only be clear with time. That said, it is quite likely some may find the right investors and loyal audience and make it in the long haul

India slaps fresh curbs on visas, universities to stem Chinese influence

With the exception of Mandarin language courses, tie-ups with Chinese institutions are likely to be discontinued

'D-Day' at TikTok: 25 days until ban, company races to calm workers, brands

India has been banned TikTok but ByteDance Ltd, the Chinese company that owns the app, hasn't cut jobs