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US to take action against Tiktok, other Chinese apps soon: White House

Trump and Pompeo will take action against TIktok, other Chinese apps in coming days, says Kayleigh McEnany

Microsoft may buy TikTok's India business if ban revoked: Experts

For a deal to work, they say, US firm will have to accept data localisation and keep servers in India

TikTok row: China won't allow a 'smash and grab' by US, says state media

The editorial published late Monday by the China Daily newspaper represented Beijing's strongest defense yet of ByteDance and its viral video phenom

Donald Trump's real goal is to kill off TikTok, says ByteDance CEO

He said a government probe into the company's 2017 purchase of Musical.ly, - TikTok's progenitor - was intended to spur a complete shutout

US should get substantial portion of TikTok operations sale price: Trump

Reuters reported last week that some investors are valuing TikTok at about $50 billion, citing people familiar with the matter

Apple denies reports of acquiring TikTok, says it has no interest

Apple Inc has no interest in acquiring TikTok, the company said on Tuesday, denying a report by news website Axios from earlier in the day.

Before Kaagaz Scanner's success, these techies had built a solid AI tool

Sorted AI is led by the mission to bring AI to tailor-made applications for millions of Indians. And it is now at an inflection point

TikTok: As Microsoft emerges saviour, netizens are all praise for old firm

A look at Microsoft's track record on recent acquisitions, including building game Minecraft in 2014 and business networking site LinkedIn in 2016, could validate TikTok users' optimism

US wants to ban TikTok rather than force a sale: Internal ByteDance letter

The letter was sent only to ByteDance's Chinese employees after news that ByteDance was in talks to sell parts of TikTok to Microsoft Corp

Snapchat testing new feature of snaps with music to take on TikTok

Photo-messaging app Snapchat has started testing a new feature that lets users set their Snaps with music, similar to what Chinese short-video making app TikTok offers

Microsoft's long history in China complicates potential deal with TikTok

Microsoft entered China in 1992, helping to engineer the government's computer systems and installing special versions of Windows operating systems

Donald Trump seeks TikTok payment to US, despite no clear authority

It would be unprecedented, based on recent history, for the US government to collect a cut of a transaction involving companies in which it doesn't hold a stake

China won't allow a TikTok 'smash and grab' by US, state media warns

ByteDance became the world's largest startup thanks to the success abroad of TikTok, which American lawmakers accuse of posing a threat to national security by vacuuming up data

Microsoft's takeover would be a win for TikTok and tech giants - not users

If successful, Microsoft will take over the app's operations in the US and potentially also in Canada, Australia and New Zealand

With TikTok, 'uncool' Microsoft aims for love of tweens, perception change

Microsoft made the announcement after its chief executive, Satya Nadella, talked with President Trump, who had threatened to ban the hugely popular social media company, which is owned by ByteDance

TikTok, Donald Trump and an impulse to act as CEO to Corporate America

The president's interventions in company dealings based on his own instincts are a departure from the arm's-length approach of predecessors of either party

Donald Trump vows TikTok ban if no US sale deal reached by Sept 15

Microsoft said Sunday that CEO Satya Nadella had spoken to Trump and "is prepared to continue discussions to explore a purchase of TikTok in the United States"

Chinese unicorn ByteDance to shift HQ from Beijing to London: Report

A formal announcement from ByteDance's founders on setting up shop in London is expected soon, said the report

Microsoft nears big bet on TikTok after risky LinkedIn deal shows promise

Microsoft on Sunday said it aims to complete a deal by Sept. 15 for TikTok's U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand operations

Microsoft talk of buying TikTok's US operations raises hackles in China

The proposed acquisition of parts of TikTok, which boasts 100 mn US users, would offer Microsoft an opportunity to become a major competitor to social media giants such as Facebook and Snap Inc