8 d. ago More questions than answers after Trump announces TikTok deal with China

‘This deal is still very confusing in terms of what is exactly going on,’ says a University of Florida media professor

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9 d. ago Prized TikTok Business Valued Like Boring Blue Chip in US Deal

The $14 billion price tag proposed for TikTok’s US business values it more like a stuffy old energy or food company than a leading global social media company.

Economics

9 d. ago TikTok’s $14 Billion Price Tag in Trump Deal Stuns Investors

The $14 billion price tag proposed for TikTok’s US business values it more like a stuffy old energy or food company than a leading global social media company.

Economics

9 d. ago Trump says China’s Xi has approved of proposed deal putting TikTok under U.S. ownership

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring that a proposed deal allowing TikTok to continue operating in the United States will be a qualified sale that meets national security concerns laid out by the law. President Joe Biden signed legislation last year calling for China’s ByteDance to sell TikTok’s assets to […]

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1 week ago Trump and Xi are set to seal a deal to keep TikTok in the U.S. What does that mean for TikTok in Canada?

Canada, which ordered TikTok to shut down operations but allowed the app to keep running, will get the 'worst of all worlds'

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2 w. ago Trump reveals Murdochs and Dell could potentially take part in TikTok deal

President Donald Trump said prominent billionaires — including media mogul Rupert Murdoch and tech founder Michael Dell — could be part of a deal in which the U.S. will take control of the social video platform TikTok. Trump namedropped the 94-year-old Murdoch and his son Lachlan Murdoch, the head of Fox News and News Corp, […]

Culture

2 w. ago Trump says US TikTok deal could include Rupert Murdoch, Michael Dell

Rupert Murdoch and Michael Dell were revealed by U.S. President Donald Trump as being part of a potential deal to acquire control of TikTok in America.

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2 w. ago Emerging TikTok deal ensures U.S. oversight of algorithm, White House says

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt expressed confidence that the agreement would be finalized soon, saying she anticipates it will happen 'in the coming days.'

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2 w. ago Emerging TikTok deal with China ensures US control of board and crucial algorithm, White House says

WASHINGTON (AP) — An emerging TikTok deal with China will ensure that U.S. companies control the algorithm that powers the app’s video feed and Americans will hold a majority of seats on a board overseeing U.S. operations, the White House said Saturday. A central question to the tug of war between Washington and Beijing has […]

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2 w. ago Americans would dominate board of new TikTok U.S. entity: White House

Washington (AFP) — A deal for the Chinese parent company of popular video-sharing app TikTok to sell its U.S. operations would see the creation of a board dominated by Americans, the White House said Saturday. “There will be seven seats on the board that controls the app in the United States, and six of those […]

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2 w. ago Trump extends TikTok shutdown deadline for fourth time after reaching framework deal with China

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump formally extended the deadline to keep the social media app TikTok available in the United States until Dec. 16, giving time to complete the framework of the deal announced Monday after talks between American and Chinese government officials. The executive order signed on Tuesday by Trump was the fourth time […]

Events

2 w. ago TikTok deal framework reached with China, U.S. officials say

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping would speak Friday to possibly finalize the deal.

Technology

2 w. ago U.S. says a deal has been reached on TikTok, but details are sparse

A framework deal has been reached for the ownership of popular social video platform TikTok, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after weekend trade talks between the U.S. and China in Spain.  Bessent said in a press conference after the latest round of trade talks between the worlds top two economies concluded in Madrid that […]

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2 w. ago Trump suggests deal reached over the future of TikTok as he announces call with Xi

WASHINGTON (AP) — A meeting between U.S. and Chinese officials went well and a deal was reached regarding “a ‘certain’ company that young people in our Country very much wanted to save,” President Donald Trump posted on his social media site on Monday. Trump’s comment suggests that the company is TikTok, the social media company […]

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