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Florida has filed a new lawsuit against TikTok, alleging the social media platform allowed underage users to access its services and misrepresented the risks children face on the app despite a state law aimed at protecting minors online. Florida Alleges TikTok Violated Child Social Media Law...

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, is reportedly in talks with Iluvatar CoreX and Baidu Inc.  (NASDAQ:BIDU) to acquire AI chips.  Iluvatar CoreX is projected to deliver at least 50,000 chips to ByteDance this year, primarily for AI inference tasks, as the company broadens...

TikTok may have just delivered one of the strangest internet stats of 2026. While Alphabet Inc‘s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) Google and YouTube, OpenAI‘s ChatGPT, Meta Platforms, Inc‘s (NASDAQ:META) Instagram, Elon Musk‘s X and even Reddit, Inc (NYSE:RDDT) all saw month-...

Editor’s note: The story has been updated to include Snap‘s response. Australia's internet safety regulator has escalated scrutiny of major social media platforms, signaling potential enforcement action under its landmark under-16 ban. Compliance Concerns Trigger Enforcement Push...

Zhang Yiming's relentless drive and willingness to go beyond his responsibilities helped him transform from an ordinary engineer into the co-founder of ByteDance, the company behind TikTok and one of China's wealthiest entrepreneurs. Early Life And Career Shifts Born in 1983 in Fujian province,...

The Donald Trump administration is poised to receive $10 billion from investors as part of a deal transferring TikTok's U.S. operations from its Chinese parent company to American ownership. US Government To Collect $10 Billion From TikTok Deal Under the arrangement, investors, including Oracle...

On Wednesday, Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL) disclosed it has invested about $2.2 billion in the new U.S. entity running TikTok, confirming a 15% ownership stake following the restructuring of the platform's American operations. TikTok's US Ownership Reshaped After ByteDance Divestment The investment...

President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi are being sued by two investors who claim that the approval of a deal allowing TikTok to become a separate American-owned entity was unlawful. Zhaocheng Anthony Tan, who has stakes in Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG), and Garrett Reid...

TikTok's last-minute deal to avoid a nationwide ban has invited criticism from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), warning that the platform's rescue hands even more influence to billionaire Larry Ellison and his expanding media empire. TikTok Deal Averts Ban, Shifts Control to U.S. Investors Last week,...

TikTok has secured its future in the U.S. after its Chinese parent ByteDance finalized a deal creating a majority American-owned joint venture designed to address national security concerns and comply with U.S. law. TikTok Reaches Deal To Comply With US Divestment Law On Thursday, ByteDance said it...

President Donald Trump's complicated history with TikTok has come full circle, with the app he once sought to ban now serving as one of his most powerful platforms for digital reach and political influence. From TikTok Ban Threats To Viral Political Machine During his first term in the White House...

TikTok is reportedly pushing deeper into short-form entertainment by rolling out in-app "Minis" that let users binge micro dramas without leaving the platform. TikTok Brings Micro Dramas In-House TikTok has quietly added a Minis section featuring mini games and mini drama apps — bite-sized, mobile-...

On Thursday, China called for cooperation and fair treatment, as ByteDance moved to transfer control of TikTok's U.S. operations to an Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL)-led investor group in an effort to avert a potential ban. China Calls For Cooperation On TikTok Deal China said it hopes companies involved...

TikTok has finalized a deal with new US owners including Oracle, MGX, and Silver Lake. However, these investors will not have significant control over key business areas, according to an internal memo. What Happened: TikTok has reached an agreement with Oracle, Abu Dhabi investment firm...

New On The Block Francisco Partners is exploring a potential sale of MyHeritage, the genealogy and DNA-testing platform, in a deal that could value the company at around $1 billion, according to Bloomberg News. Jefferies is helping shop the Israeli-founded company, though talks are still in the...