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TikTok will go dark in America without Chinese approval of sale deal – U.S. commerce secretary Lutnick
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick stated on Thursday that TikTok must cease its American operations unless China approves a sale…
No plans to get Apple, other Big Tech firms to pay EU Digital Markets Act compliance costs, says EU tech chief
The European Commission will not require Apple and other Big Tech firms to cover the costs of monitoring their compliance with the EU’s…
TikTok to launch new American-specific app version ahead of planned sale
TikTok will release a new American-specific version of its app on Apple’s and Google’s app stores on September 5th, as it nears…
President Trump extends TikTok deal deadline by 75 days, touts ‘tremendous progress’
On Friday, President Donald Trump granted a 75-day extension to the deadline for ByteDance, a Chinese tech company, to divest the…
Amazon submits bid for TikTok with American sale deadline approaching
Amazon.com Inc. has reportedly offered to buy the social video app TikTok from its Chinese owners, submitting a bid to the White House…
TikTok returns to Apple’s App Store after President Trump delays ban
TikTok is back on Apple and Google’s U.S. app stores after President Donald Trump delayed enforcing a ban on the app…
Apple and Tencent dance delicately in China over WeChat mini-games
Tencent Chief Strategy Officer James Mitchell on Thursday confirmed that the company is in discussions with Apple about sharing…
China’s Tencent in talks with Apple about sharing WeChat mini games mobile revenue
Tencent has confirmed ongoing negotiations with Apple regarding revenue sharing for WeChat mini-games. This development could have…
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak calls TikTok ban ‘hypocrisy’
U.S. politicians’ move toward forcing Chinese owner ByteDance to divest ownership or, failing that, banning the popular TikTok video service…
Will China’s TikTok be banned in America?
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday that would give TikTok’s Chinese owner…
U.S. House committee unanimously approves TikTok crackdown bill
The U.S. House committee on Thursday unanimously approved legislation giving China’s ByteDance six months to divest its TikTok social…
TikTok releases new app for Apple Vision Pro spatial computer
TikTok has released a new app for the Apple Vision Pro spatial computer. Smart users will avoid this societal cancer like the plague it is…
FCC Commissioner wants Apple and Google to remove TikTok from app stores
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr wrote to Apple and Google on Tuesday, asking the companies to remove TikTok from their app stores…
Apple defeats attempt by TikTok, others to circumvent App Tracking Transparency in China
Apple has successfully defeated an attempt by TikTok and others to circumvent App Tracking Transparency in China …
Trump administration grants ByteDance 15-day extension on order to divest TikTok
The Trump administration granted ByteDance a 15-day extension of a divestiture order that had directed the Chinese company to sell TikTok…
President Trump to block U.S. downloads of TikTok, WeChat on Sunday
The Trump administration will ban WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night…
Oracle wins bid for TikTok in U.S., beating Microsoft
ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, has chosen Oracle over Microsoft, to be its U.S. technology partner in the U.S…
Walmart is teaming up with Microsoft in bid to acquire TikTok’s U.S. business
Walmart has confirmed it’s teaming up with Microsoft in a bid for ByteDance’s TikTok service.On August 14, U.S. President Trump ordered…
President Trump says Oracle could handle TikTok purchase
President Trump this week said that Oracle could take on TikTok after he issued an executive order that would ban the video app…
President Trump gives ByteDance and Microsoft until Sept. 15th to reach TikTok deal
With TikTok, owner ByteDance became the first Chinese company to achieve global success with a consumer app. But, the Trump administration…
President Trump orders ByteDance to divest interest in U.S. TikTok operations within 90 days
On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered China-based ByteDance to divest the U.S. operations of its video-sharing app TikTok within 90…
President Trump on concerns WeChat ban could hurt Apple: ‘Whatever’
On Friday, U.S. President Trump seemed nonplused when asked about the ramifications of banning WeChat on Apple’s iPhone business in China…
Apple warns President Trump about potential ramifications WeChat ban
Apple is among more than a dozen U.S. companies which during a conference call on Tuesday warned the Trump administration about…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple iPhone sales could decline up to 30% over WeChat ban
According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s worst-case scenario, Apple’s annual global iPhone shipments could decline by 25–30% if the company…
U.S. President Trump issues executive orders banning TikTok and WeChat
U.S. President Trump today issued executive orders banning the China-based TikTok video-sharing and WeChat messaging social networking apps…
Apple denies reported interest in acquiring TikTok
Apple has denied interest in acquiring TikTok after an Axios story from earlier Tuesday reported that Apple was looking into a potential deal. The Trump…
President Trump gives Microsoft 45 days to buy TikTok’s U.S. business
Microsoft on Sunday confirmed that U.S. President Trump and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has discussed Microsoft exploring a purchase of TikTok…
President Trump vows to ban Chinese-owned TikTok from the U.S.
President Donald Trump has announced he plans to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok in the U.S. He told reporters aboard Air Force One…
U.S. Congressman asks Apple, Google if apps like TikTok and Grindr must disclose foreign ties
On Friday, the chair of a congressional panel wrote letters to Apple and Google to ask what, if any, disclosures are mobile apps required to make regarding overseas ties…
Apple takes some of its repatriated cash and goes shopping
As we race to the close of the company’s fourth quarter, it seems pretty clear…
Apple CEO Cook visits world’s hottest startup during Beijing trip
The head of the world’s only trillion-dollar company swung by the Beijing offices…
