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New proposal could allow U.S. government to invest in TikTok
A new proposal to stop the ban on TikTok could give the U.S. government a significant stake in the social media app. Submitted by AI company Perplexity, the plan aims to address concerns about data ...CBS News - 2d -
Perplexity AI proposes TikTok merger with 50% U.S. government stake
Perplexity is seeking to create a new $300-billion public company with TikTok's U.S. business and include investments from other investors.CBS News - 3d -
Perplexity AI revises Tiktok merger proposal that could give the U.S. government a 50% stake
A proposal document viewed by CNBC, which was shared with ByteDance and prospective new investors, detailed the creation of a new U.S. holding company, "NewCo."CNBC - 3d -
Censorship: Some U.S. Users Report Difference in TikTok After Revival
Users say TikTok was not restored in totality after the ban.Inc. - 4d -
TikTok Restarts U.S. Service After Trump Says ‘We Have to Save It’
The 170 million U.S. users of the social video platform look to the new president to sustain the app, despite passage of a law banning it if it was not sold by its Chinese parent company.Inc. - Jan. 20 -
China Signals It Is Open to a Deal Keeping TikTok in U.S.
The founder of the app’s parent, Beijing-based ByteDance, met with Elon Musk last year.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 20 -
TikTok Butters Up Trump as It Navigates a Ban in the U.S.
The app has repeatedly name checked the president-elect in pop-up messages and statements, as it navigates a ban in the United States unless it is sold to a non-Chinese owner.The New York Times - Jan. 20 -
TikTok Restoring Service for U.S. Users, After Trump Signals He Will Save It
The president-elect said he will issue an executive order, and the app said it will work on a long-term solution with the incoming administration.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 20 -
TikTok restoring U.S. service after Trump provided ‘assurance’
TikTok was available to some U.S. users on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said that he would sign an executive order to delay a federal ban.CNBC - Jan. 20 -
TikTok is back up again in the U.S. following a shutdown overnight
TikTok is back up again in the U.S. following a shutdown overnight, and today President-elect Donald Trump said he'd issue an executive order Monday to delay the U.S. ban. NBC News' Savannah ...NBC News - Jan. 20 -
TikTok returns service to U.S. users, thanking Trump
TikTok said Sunday that it would be restoring service to U.S. users after blocking it the evening before.NBC News - Jan. 19 -
Apple, Google remove TikTok from stores as app halts service in U.S.
Apple and Google have removed TikTok from their respective app stores as U.S. operations shut down.CNBC - Jan. 19 -
TikTok Ban Takes Effect and App Goes Dark in the U.S.
The popular video app stopped working shortly before a federal law barring U.S. companies from hosting or distributing TikTok was set to take effect on Sunday.The New York Times - Jan. 19 -
VPNs not a workaround for U.S. TikTok ban
U.S. TikTok users hoping to find a workaround to access the banned app are finding that virtual private networks are no help, hinting that the company has taken extra precautions to ensure ...NBC News - Jan. 19 -
TikTok voluntarily shuts down in the U.S. as divest-or-ban law takes effect
Users in the U.S. who opened the app were greeted with a message that read, "Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now."CBS News - Jan. 19 -
TikTok shuts down in the U.S. (updated)
TikTok just ran out of tiktoks as the countdown ended for the app’s time in the U.S. In the early hours of January 19, the wildly popular short-form video app went dark. The shutdown left me (and ...VentureBeat - Jan. 19 -
TikTok goes dark in the U.S. as ban takes effect
TikTok was not available for many of its 170 million users in the U.S. hours before a ban on the social media platform was supposed to go into effect.NBC News - Jan. 19 -
Perplexity AI makes a bid to merge with TikTok U.S.
Perplexity AI submitted a bid on Saturday to TikTok parent ByteDance, proposing that Perplexity merge with TikTok U.S., CNBC has learned.CNBC - Jan. 18 -
Supreme Court upholds U.S. TikTok ban
The Supreme Court has upheld a new law that would lead to a ban of the social media platform TikTok, clearing the way for the app to shutter in the U.S. as soon as this weekend. Jan Crawford has more.CBS News - Jan. 17 -
Why the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the TikTok ban in the U.S.
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a law banning TikTok in the U.S. can take effect. President Biden signed the bipartisan bill in April, but in a statement on Friday, the White House said it ...CBS News - Jan. 17 -
The Supreme Court Cleared the Way for U.S. to Ban TikTok
Also, Trump said it will be too cold for an outdoor inauguration. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
Advertisers With ‘Hair on Fire’ Brace for U.S. TikTok Ban
After the Supreme Court upheld a law that would force a sale of the video platform’s U.S. assets or start a ban on Sunday, advertisers seek alternatives.Inc. - Jan. 17 -
Will Trump save TikTok from U.S. ban?
The Supreme Court has upheld a law to ban TikTok in the U.S., but President-elect Donald Trump could choose to save the popular social media app by not enforcing the legislation. CBS MoneyWatch ...CBS News - Jan. 17 -
On TikTok, Users Mock Looming U.S. Ban
Ahead of a Supreme Court ruling, they are mocking U.S. national security concerns about the Chinese-owned app.The New York Times - Jan. 17 -
Supreme Court upholds law that would ban TikTok in the U.S.
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new law that would lead to a ban of the social media platform TikTok.CBS News - Jan. 17 -
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban Law
The wildly popular social video platform, which is used by about one-third of all Americans, was banned over national security concerns because of its Chinese ownership.Inc. - Jan. 17 -
Biden administration looks for ways to keep TikTok available in the U.S.
President Joe Biden’s administration is considering ways to keep TikTok available in the U.S. if a ban that’s scheduled to go into effect on Sunday proceeds, according to three people familiar with ...NBC News - Jan. 16 -
TikTok considering total shutdown in U.S. on Sunday if ban moves forward
TikTok is preparing to potentially make the app unavailable to its 170 million American users on Sunday.NBC News - Jan. 15 -
TikTok Says U.S. Employees Will Have Jobs Even if the App Is Banned
The company is awaiting a decision over the constitutionality of a new law that aims to force a sale of the app to a non-Chinese owner under the threat of a ban.The New York Times - Jan. 15 -
TikTok Prepares for U.S. Shutdown From Sunday
Unless the nation’s highest court grants a reprieve, the popular social video platform will wind down on Jan. 19.Inc. - Jan. 15 -
TikTok ban: Here’s what to expect if the app is banned in the U.S. on Sunday
The U.S. Supreme Court is viewed as open to upholding a national-security law that will shut down the video-sharing app nationwide on Sunday if it continues to be controlled by its Chinese parent ...MarketWatch - Jan. 14 -
U.S. Buyers Group to Bid for TikTok Assets as Supreme Court Decision Nears
Billionaire Frank McCourt’s Project Liberty and several partners offered few details on their plan to buy the U.S. assets of the platform, announced the day before the high court will decide its fate.Inc. - Jan. 10 -
Supreme Court to hear arguments on the fate of TikTok in the U.S.
The Supreme Court on Friday will hear arguments that could determine the fate of TikTok. More than 170 million Americans use the social media platform. A law passed by Congress is set to take ...CBS News - Jan. 10 -
U.S. Steel Faces Stark Choices as Nippon Steel Merger Founders
The onetime dynamo is fighting to revive a takeover by Nippon Steel. Other tie-ups could also face obstacles, and going it alone could force cutbacks.The New York Times - Jan. 9 -
U.S. Steel and Nippon Sue Biden Over Blocked Merger
The companies argue in a lawsuit that the process of reviewing the transaction was corrupted by politics.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
U.S. Steel, Nippon Sue Biden Administration Over Merger Block Decision
The steel makers want a federal court to junk the President’s call to scrap the $14.9 billion merger, saying the national security concerns cited are groundless.Inc. - Jan. 6 -
U.S. Steel, Nippon file lawsuits over Biden's block of merger
U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel filed lawsuits Monday over President Joe Biden's blockage of the Japanese company's proposed takeover of its Pittsburgh-based rival for nearly $15 billion. CBS News ...CBS News - Jan. 6 -
U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel file multiple lawsuits after Biden blocks planned merger
Steel companies are suing the government and a rival over their botched deal.MarketWatch - Jan. 6