A US search engine startup, Perplexity AI, has reportedly submitted a proposal to merge with TikTok US, the Chinese-owned platform’s parent company ByteDance. According to a report in Reuters, a source familiar with the matter, US search engine startup Perplexity AI submitted a bid to TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance for Perplexity to merge with TikTok…
TikTok has stopped working in the US, reports Reuters. This means people in the US can no longer use the popular short-video platform. After months of legal battles, the US Supreme Court on Friday, January 17 approved a law to ban TikTok, citing national security concerns. TikTok users in the US now see this message…
The Supreme Court is set to rule on a law requiring TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, by January 19 or face a nationwide ban. As the US Supreme Court deliberates on the future of TikTok, a wave of American users is finding refuge on Xiaohongshu, a Chinese social media platform. Dubbed…
As the threat of a TikTok ban looms in the United States, American content creators are increasingly flocking to Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, another Chinese social media platform often likened to a blend of Instagram and Pinterest. The app, which surged to the top of the Apple App Store’s download charts and has over 10 million…
Musk thinks TikTok should remain available in the US. (AI image for representation only.) Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok if the company fails to fend off a controversial ban on the short-video app, according to people familiar with the matter.Beijing officials strongly prefer…
US President-elect Donald Trump submitted a brief on Friday requesting the Supreme Court to delay a law that would ban TikTok if its Chinese parent company ByteDance does not sell it before his January 20 inauguration.“In light of the novelty and difficulty of this case, the court should consider staying the statutory deadline to grant…
President-elect Donald Trump suggested on Sunday that he might support allowing TikTok to continue operating in the United States, at least at present. Speaking to a crowd of conservative supporters in Phoenix, Arizona, he highlighted the success his presidential campaign had on the platform, claiming it garnered billions of views.His remarks were one of the…
TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi reportedly sought advice from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. According to an exclusive report in WSJ, ByteDance-owned TikTok chief executive officer Chew Shou Zi has sought input on US matters from Elon Musk. Tesla CEO has emerged as one of the closest advisers to President-elect Donald Trump. The Wall Street Journal…
Late Tuesday, the US Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation that would result in a ban of TikTok in the United States, should its Chinese parent company ByteDance not divest from the widely used short video app within the next nine to twelve months. Prompted by significant concerns among US lawmakers over potential Chinese access to American…
