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Trump's Tech Love Affair Won't Last

Let's enjoy it while we can?

Reason

What next for TikTok? MrBeast and Elon Musk among potential buyers as ban deadline looms

Donald Trump has given 75 days for a buyer to save the app from disappearing in the US forever

The Independent UK

Trump Pauses Tiktok Ban, Uncertainty Looms Over Platform's Future

President Trump's order to pause TikTok ban raises legal and national security concerns, impacting U.S.-China relations and tech industry.

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YouTube star MrBeast joins bid to buy TikTok in US

Creator links up with Jesse Tinsley as Donald Trump says he is open to Elon Musk and Larry Ellison buying site

The Guardian - UK

Trump Backs Musk Or Larry Ellison For TikTok Buyout, Predicts $1 Trillion Windfall

"I have met with owners of TikTok, the big owners," Trump stated. "What I'm thinking about saying to somebody is, buy it and give half to the United States of America," Trump said. "And we'll give you the permit.'"

International Business Times

Donald Trump tries to negotiate sale of TikTok during televised press conference

The US president tried to negotiate the sale of the Chinese-owned video app with American businessman Larry Ellison during a press briefing

Evening Standard

Trump says he’s open to Elon Musk buying TikTok ‘if he wants to’

Chinese officials want acquisitions to be decided by companies ‘in accordance with market principles’

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Trump's executive order gives TikTok a reprieve. What happens next?

President Donald Trump has directed his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban until early April

The Independent UK

Trump has given new life to TikTok in the US...but can he actually save the app from its ban?

Trump could ultimately choose not to enforce the law that would end TikTok’s operations in the U.S., one expert explains

The Independent UK

Emily Ratajkowski holidaying in Mexico ‘just for TikTok’

As the platform is slammed by scandal, Emily Ratajkowski has said she is holidaying in Mexico “just for TikTok”.

BANG Premier

State-Run TikTok Coming Soon?

Not if Rand Paul and Ro Khanna can help it.

Reason

X and Bluesky have rolled out TikTok clones as the app's fate continues to hang in the balance

Instagram, meanwhile, is working on a CapCut clone.

Fortune

Trump joint venture proposal on TikTok ownership counter-intuitive, expert says

The US President has suggested TikTok could enter into a joint ownership deal with the United States to avoid a looming ban for the site.

Evening Standard

The TikTok ban and online migration

Online communities are nomadic – one digital place will never hold them forever

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Trump Signs Executive Order To Delay Tiktok Ban

President Trump signs executive order to extend TikTok's operating deadline by 75 days, allowing time for U.S. buyer acquisition.

Evening Standard

Bluesky unveils TikTok-style video section amid US TikTok tensions

X has also announced the rollout of a ‘Video Tab’ to US users, though it has not yet launched in the UK

GamesRadar

In a perfect Avengers homage, Marvel Snap has blipped back into existence in the US, and it's looking for a new publisher "to make sure this NEVER happens again"

Marvel Snap's current publisher is owned by TikTok parent company ByteDance

Evening Standard

President Trump gives TikTok 75-day extension to sell its US business

The president has signed an executive order delaying the enforcement of a law requiring the sale or banning of the platform in the US.

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Fortune

Trump throws TikTok a lifeline—yet floats 100% tariffs on China if a deal isn't reached

Trump signed an executive order on Monday that delays a divest-or-ban law for TikTok for 75 days.

PC Gamer

Marvel Snap is back online after falling afoul of TikTok's temporary ban, and unsurprisingly, its creators are on the search for a new publisher

Marvel Snap publisher Nuverse is a subsidiary of TikTok owners Bytedance.

The Independent UK

Trump signs order delaying TikTok ban for 75 days

Order aimed at giving TikTok parent company more time to find suitable buyer

The Guardian - US

Trump signs executive order to pause US TikTok ban

President’s order says temporary pause would give ‘opportunity to determine appropriate course forward’

The Independent UK

TikTok realized the advantage of bowing to autocrats. The tech barons at Trump’s inauguration are following suit

ANALYSIS: The chaotic unbanning of TikTok signals a new political fusion between corporate power and American authoritarianism — and Silicon Valley stands eager to serve, writes Io Dodds

TechRadar

CapCut hit by US ban – and in completely unrelated news, Instagram has just revealed a new video-editing app

Meta announces CapCut rival Edits while its rival is banned in the US.

Tom’s Guide

Perplexity AI submits bid to help save TikTok in the US — here's what we know

Perplexity AI, a U.S.-based search engine startup, has submitted a proposal to merge with TikTok's U.S. operations.

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