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AI Startup Perplexity Confirms Interest To Buy TikTok

Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Perplexity on Friday expressed its interest in buying TikTok, which faces a deadline to divest from its Chinese owner or be banned in the United States.

International Business Times

Oracle Emerges As Key Player In Potential Deal To Keep TikTok Operational In The US

Sources familiar with the matter said that Oracle was being brought in this week to discuss a potential solution, with the company possibly managing American user data and preventing the Chinese government from accessing it.

International Business Times

Trump to ‘deal with’ TikTok ahead of April deadline, Commerce Secretary vows

ByteDance has until April 5 to either divest from TikTok or see its platform banned from American app stores. It’s hazy if Trump will extend the deadline

The Independent UK

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Trump says the United States is already talking to potential TikTok buyers: 'We're dealing with four different groups, and a lot of people want it ... all four are good'

TikTok owner ByteDance can choose to be banned in the US, or sell up.

PC Gamer

Who Will Buy TikTok? Trump Confirms Talks With Four Bidders

TikTok's future has been uncertain since a law was enacted on Jan. 19, requiring its owner, ByteDance, to sell the platform due to national security concerns or face a ban.

International Business Times

European country shuts down TikTok for a year over violence among children concerns

Albanian is closingTikTok for 12 months, blaming it for inciting violence and bullying

The Independent UK

TikTok owner ByteDance’s value has jumped up - how will it affect the social media app’s sale?

One potential buyer of the social media app was looking at paying $20bn without the algorithm included

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UK watchdog to investigate TikTok and Reddit over use of children’s data

Information Commissioner’s Office says it aims to learn about wider market by looking into two sites plus Imgur

The Guardian - UK

Tom Cotton gingerly steps on Trump’s toes as he eviscerates TikTok in book

Republican seeks to shine light on major threat to US interests in Seven Things You Can’t Say About China – but may come to regret his moves as missteps

The Guardian - US

DeepSeek accused of sharing users' data with TikTok's ByteDance in another blow around privacy concerns

According to South Korea's data regulator, the two Chinese tech firms are "communicating." Here's what's at stake for users' privacy.

TechRadar

DeepSeek accused of sharing user data with TikTok owner ByteDance

South Korea has accused the Chinese AI start-up of sharing user data with TikTok’s China-based parent firm.

The Independent UK

TikTok is back on app stores as ByteDance continues to sort out US concerns

ByteDance's TikTok has returned to Google and Apple app stores.

Android Central

TikTok has finally returned to Apple and Google app stores in the US – but for how long?

Users in the US can once again download TikTok, as well as installing updates and bug fixes

Digital Camera World

TikTok is back on the App Store and Google Play Store – here’s what could happen next

TikTok has reappeared on the iOS App Store and Google Play Store following its banning – but the platform might not stick around for too long

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International Business Times

TikTok Returns To Apple, Google US App Stores After Nearly A Month As Trump Halts Ban

President Donald Trump signed an executive order extending the deadline for ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. operations by 75 days.

The Independent UK

TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US

TikTok has returned to the app stores of Apple and Google in the U.S., after President Donald Trump delayed the enforcement of a TikTok ban

Fortune

Baidu shares pop after it makes ERNIE, its flagship AI model, free in a bid to catch up to its competition

Baidu’s ambitious play could intensify an ongoing price war in China’s competitive AI sector.

Top News

Elon Musk Not Interested In Buying Tiktok

Elon Musk confirms no interest in acquiring TikTok. Various investors show interest in the platform.

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The Guardian - UK

Parents sue TikTok over child deaths allegedly caused by ‘blackout challenge’

Parents claim four children died as a result of attempting challenge that went viral in 2021

TechRadar

TikTok owner ByteDance has a new AI video creator you have to see to believe

ByteDance releases OmniHuman AI video creator.

Investors Business Daily

After DeepSeek 'Wake-Up Call,' Trump Faces Monumental AI Chip War Decision

President Trump’s coming decision in the U.S.-China AI chip war won’t just set the course for Nvidia, but for his presidency and the world.

The Independent UK

What is Trump's planned sovereign wealth fund and how could it buy TikTok?

Nearly 200 countries and 20 U.S. states have established government-run investment funds to manage their wealth. But could it work for the nation?

The Independent UK

Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund, says it could own part of TikTok

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the U.S. to take steps to start developing a government-owned investment fund that he said could be used to profit off of TikTok if he’s successful at finding the company an American buyer

International Business Times UK

What Is a Sovereign Wealth Fund, and How Could It Buy TikTok: Donald Trump's Big Bet

President Trump's new sovereign wealth fund proposal is igniting global interest over TikTok's future and possibly reshaping America's economic landscape.

The Guardian - US

Trump signs order to create sovereign wealth fund that could buy TikTok

President decrees US treasury and commerce departments to create fund after delaying ban of ByteDance-owned app

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