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TikTok's owner offers to forego stake to clinch US deal, says report

ByteDance's concession will test whether Trump's threat to ban the app is a negotiating tactic

Microsoft in advanced talks to buy TikTok's US business as Trump mulls ban

Donald Trump said he could use emergency economic powers or an executive order to enforce the action

Microsoft weighs TikTok purchase as ad business flattens out: Report

Microsoft is in exploratory deal talks as the US government prepares to force China-based ByteDance to divest its video app TikTok over data security concerns, says report

Microsoft may be in talks to buy TikTok; Trump mulls banning Chinese app

Trump's comments came after published reports suggested his administration was planning to order China's ByteDance to sell TikTok

ByteDance eyes Hong Kong or Shanghai listing over Tiktok ban issue: Report

Of the two venues, the company prefers Hong Kong, it says

Republican senators express concern about TikTok over US election security

Seeking re-election for his second consecutive term, Trump is pitted against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden

'No political influence from China': App majors seek review of ban

Apps said they're working for the development of the Indian economy and contributing to employment generation

ByteDance investors value TikTok at about $50 billion in takeover bid

ByteDance was valued at as much as $140 billion earlier this year when one of its shareholders

Market Ahead, July 28: All you need to know before the opening bell

A total of 132 companies, including UltraTech Cement, Nestle India, and IDBI Bank, are scheduled to announce their results today

India's second digital strike: 47 more Chinese mobile apps blocked

Clones or lite versions of 59 apps banned earlier, say sources

Letter to BS: Data privacy is a big concern with Chinese tech firms

It is not that the concern is less with the tech giants of other countries, but then they are not government puppets

Recent clashes triggered by PLA examples of unacceptable behaviour: Pompeo

He also praised India's decision to ban 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, which he said are "security risks" to the Indian people.

TikTok suspends UK talks about opening global HQ in London: Report

TikTok needs a new global HQ for its business outside China after security experts flagged its data sharing practices

Clones of banned Chinese apps return to mobile phones in India

After India banned 59 Chinese apps last month, at least three more China-based video apps - Snack Video, Likee Lite, and Zili - have now made it to the list of top 10 downloaded apps in India

Explained: How India's making TikTok alternatives for users in Bharat

The lockdown has also added to the traction that video and audio apps such as Chingari, Roposo, Khabri and Trell are seeing as people are looking at options to earn incentives from home

TikTok considering London for headquarters to distance Chinese ownership

London is among one of several locations the company is considering, but no decisions have been made

TikTok enlists army of lobbyists as suspicions over China ties grow

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has threatened to ban the app over surveillance concerns

TikTok could operate as an American company, says White House official

There are reports that TikTok is going to pull out of the holding company, which is China, and operate as an independent American company, White House Economic Advisor Larry Kudlow told reporters

US to restrict visas for Huawei, says it has 'business with rights abusers'

Mike Pompeo says telecommunications companies around the world 'should consider themselves on notice' if they do business with Huawei

Decision on TikTok in US within weeks; Trump urged to ban Chinese apps

The move to ban TikTok in the US has suddenly gained momentum after India's decision in this regard last month