Published on: 2025-05-12 11:48:41
is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Donald Trump’s initial 75-day delay against enforcement of the TikTok ban law would’ve expired this weekend, but on Friday, he announced on Truth Social that “I am signing an Executive Order to keep TikTok up and running for an additional 75 days.” This week, Trump announced new taxes on products coming into the US, including a 34 percent
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-16 04:58:00
Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust Why it matters: As ByteDance's April 5 deadline to divest TikTok or face a ban approaches, last-minute players have entered negotiations to potentially take over the U.S. operations of the popular social network. The Trump administration, which postponed the ban in January, is reportedly exploring several options to bring some or all of TikTok under American ownership. Sources recently told The New
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-16 23:51:27
The AppLovin logo arranged on a laptop in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. AppLovin is one of the companies in negotiations to potentially acquire TikTok, sources familiar with the situation told CNBC's David Faber on Wednesday. The Trump administration, which has been trying to shepherd a deal to shift control of the Chinese-owned app to an American company, is "fully aware" of AppLovin's interest in TikTok, the sources said. Faber said, based on his reporting, that it's unclear wh
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-16 23:54:14
is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. After President Donald Trump pushed back a deadline for banning TikTok in January, the 75-day delay will run out on April 5th, but there’s still no word on a deal that could satisfy the law by shifting control of TikTok away from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. The Information reports that later today, Trump plans to announce a pla
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-17 11:59:59
According to a report from The New York Times, Amazon has just submitted an offer to acquire TikTok. TikTok will potentially face another U.S. ban as soon as April 5th, if ByteDance does not divest the platform to an American entity by then. The TikTok ban has been an interesting story, to say the least. It was originally slated to be banned on January 19th, 2025. Then, President Trump made an agreement to delay the ban, allowing TikTok to continue operating in the US for longer. However, the
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-17 11:43:09
In Brief Amazon has submitted a bid to acquire all of TikTok, according to a new report from The New York Times. The last-minute bid comes as TikTok faces an April 5 deadline to shed its Chinese ownership or face a ban in the U.S. However, the parties involved in the deal talks do not appear to be taking Amazon’s bid seriously, according to The Times’ report. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with officials to discuss the app’s fate on Wednesday. Trump said earlier this week that a d
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