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ByteDance director says TikTok deal will get done
A deal will get done to ensure that TikTok remains available in the U.S., General Atlantic CEO Bill Ford told Axios during an event on Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland. Why it matters: General Atlantic is a major investor in TikTok's Chinese parent company,
ByteDance board member confident deal to save TikTok in US will be reached soon
General Atlantic CEO and ByteDance board member Bill Ford said Wednesday that he believes TikTok soon will reach a deal to remain in the U.S.  “It’s in everybody’s interest,” Ford said
U.S. Ban of TikTok Is Set to Deal a Major Blow to ByteDance, Its Chinese Owner
While TikTok remains hugely popular in Brazil, Indonesia and other markets, its 170 million users in the United States are its most valuable.
"I have the right to make a deal": Trump pauses TikTok ban
TikTok is staying in the U.S. for now, but its future remains uncertain. President Donald Trump this week paused a ban on the app and said he has "the right to make a deal" to try to save it. Legal experts questioned whether he can override a federal law that bans it.
Trump seeks TikTok deal
Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story TikTok buyers line up with Trump, China open to deal Potential TikTok buyers are lining up as President Trump and the Chinese government show heightened interest in striking a deal to sell the popular video-sharing platform in the face of a U.
Trump can save TikTok without forcing a sale, ByteDance board member claims
TikTok briefly went dark in the US, only to come back online hours later after Donald Trump reassured ByteDance that the US law would not be enforced. Then, shortly after Trump took office, he signed an executive order delaying enforcement for 75 days while he consulted with advisers to "pursue a resolution that protects national security while saving a platform used by 170 million Americans.
Davos 2025: Trump may create US sovereign fund to snap up TikTok from ByteDance: sources
President Donald Trump is obsessed with saving TikTok and one solution he and his people are weighing, bankers say, is the creation of a US sovereign wealth fund to buy the popular video-sharing app from the Chinese,
It’s Not Just TikTok: These Other ByteDance Apps Are Gone Too
TikTok is no longer available in the United States —at least for now. But it’s not the only ByteDance-owned app that’s ...
TikTok-loaded phones are selling for thousands online after law prevents new downloads
There are also TikTok-loaded devices that are listed for sale for just hundreds of dollars. Some sellers advertise phones ...
RIP TikTok. Long live TikTok: A look at the ByteDance app following its flurry of fortunes
TikTok's influence has been greater than its seemingly short-lived demise. The ByteDance-owned app returns after going dark ...
Here’s Marvel Snap’s Massive Compensation After TikTok Downtime
Marvel Snap was taken offline by ByteDance this past weekend as part of the TikTok ban, and now its compensating players in a ...
TikTok owner ByteDance, DeepSeek lead Chinese push in AI reasoning
TikTok owner ByteDance on Wednesday released an update to its flagship AI model as a global race intensified to create AI ...
Can't download TikTok? Here's why the app is still unavailable despite Trump's order
The TikTok app is still not available in Google Play or Apple's App Store despite Trump's order halting the ban. Here's ...
Why can't I download TikTok? Why yours isn't loading and what you can do
TikTok went from banned to back online in a day, but the experience isn't what it used to be. Here's how to troubleshoot ...
TikTok owner ByteDance plans to spend $12 billion on AI chips in 2025, FT reports
ByteDance is placing a big bet on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure as the TikTok parent plans to spend more than ...
With TikTok banned from app stores, people are hawking old phones with the app preloaded
People are listing phones preloaded with TikTok for tens of thousands of dollars on eBay, Facebook marketplace and other ...