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ByteDance in talks with Reliance for investment in TikTok: Report

The government in June banned 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok and WeChat, for threatening its "sovereignty and integrity" after border tensions with China

China to widen agenda, bring up WeChat, TikTok in next US trade talks

A virtual meeting will likely take place as soon as this week though a date hasn't been finalized, according to people familiar with preparations for the talks who asked not to be named

US threat on TikTok is sheer gangster logic and daylight robbery: China

"US administration is taking actions against TikTok based on the presumption of guilt, and threatening to force a sellout within 45 days or simply ban it," said a Chinese official

TikTok collected Android devices' MAC address despite Google's restriction

The short video-sharing platform owned by Chinese unicorn ByteDance reportedly took advantage of a security hole to collect the data

Trump's TikTok ban to cut it off from app stores, advertisers: WH document

Trump signed an order last week prohibiting transactions with TikTok if its parent ByteDance does not reach a deal to divest it in 45 days

French data privacy watchdog opens preliminary investigation into TikTok

TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, is already under investigation over privacy concerns by US, European Union and Dutch authorities

Media consumption by working professionals during lockdown up 25%: Study

According to the study, there was a clear shift and increase in content consumption patterns since the onset of the lockdown

Video app TikTok cannot continue in present form, says US Treasury chief

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the Treasury has the tools it needs to remedy the situation

Microsoft faces complex technical challenges in TikTok's takeover

Microsoft is negotiating a transition period that will give it time to ringfence TikTok technologically from ByteDance after they agree to a deal, Reuters reported on Aug 2

Twitter keen to buy TikTok ops in US, experts doubt it has money: Report

It isn't certain Twitter would be able to outbid Microsoft and complete such a transformative deal in the 45 days that President Trump has given ByteDance to agree to a sale

Twitter, TikTok have had preliminary talks about merger: Report

It's unclear whether Twitter will pursue a deal, which would involve TikTok's U.S. operations, the people said

Trump's TikTok, WeChat ban can cause problems to US tech firms: Here's how

The wording of the first order effectively puts Microsoft and ByteDance on the clock to finish their deal negotiations for TikTok's US operations by the already stipulated Sept 15 target date

US intelligence agencies say China and Iran want Trump to lose 2020 polls

At the top of the list is China, which sees Trump as "unpredictable" and has been increasingly critical of the president on Covid-19, Hong Kong and TikTok

US sanctions Hong Kong's Chief Carrie Lam over curtailing political freedom

Lam, who works closely with Chinese authorities, has scoffed at the prospect of being targeted by US sanctions

With Instagram Reels' launch, Zuckerberg's personal wealth hits $100 bn

With Reels, one can record and edit 15-second multi-clip videos with audio, effects and new creative tools

TikTok preparing advertisers for possible app ban in the US

Some advertisers are forming contingency plans and considering other apps to move their marketing budgets

Mark Zuckerberg joins centibillionaire club after launch of TikTok rival

The 36-year-old joins fellow tech titans Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates as the only people in the world who currently have centibillionaire status, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index

Donald Trump bans WeChat, TikTok, stoking tension with Beijing

He calls these apps 'significant threats'; executive order will come into effect in 45 days

TikTok's billionaire founder in dilemma as tug-of-war over app rages on

Zhang, whose ByteDance Ltd owns TikTok, was on the verge of building the world's third truly global advertising and social-media force