TikTok’s owner ByteDance has less than two weeks to sell the social media platform. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) search engine firm Perplexity is making the case for why it should become the popular video-sharing service’s new owner, following weeks of reports that the company was...
One of the deals being considered to keep TikTok operating in the U.S. reportedly involves Oracle taking a small stake in the company and working with U.S. buyers to ensure that no user data would be accessible to the Chinese government. That is one of...
While Facebook is losing ground with younger users, its resale platform is a different story. Just 32% of American teeangers use Facebook today — down from 71% a decade ago — CNBC reported Sunday (March 9), citing Pew Research data. Still, Facebook Marketplace remains a...
President Donald Trump said he plans to negotiate TikTok’s future with China’s government. Speaking with reporters Wednesday (Feb. 20) on Air Force One, Trump was asked if there had been any developments on the future of the popular video-sharing platform, Reuters reported Wednesday. “No, there’s...
TikTok has returned to the Apple and Google app stores after being removed amid the threat of a U.S. ban. “The TikTok app is now available for download from the App Store and Google Play,” the company said in a Thursday (Feb. 13) press release. “Our...
Despite recent reports to the contrary, Elon Musk has no plans to buy TikTok. That’s according to comments from Musk himself last month at the WELT Economic Summit in Germany, according to a video posted Saturday (Feb. 8) by The WELT Group. “I haven’t made...
For Pinterest CEO Bill Ready, 2024 was “transformative” because the company’s global monthly active users (MAUs) reached an all-time high of 553 million, an 11% increase year over year, and hit a major financial milestone in the fourth quarter, surpassing $1 billion in revenue for...
TikTok’s traffic has returned to normal following a steep drop after a recent shutdown. Usage of the popular video app dropped 85% during its brief U.S. ban earlier this month but has since come back to original levels, CNBC reported Friday (Jan. 31), citing data from Cloudflare Radar. “DNS...
President Donald Trump says a decision on TikTok’s future could come in 30 days. Speaking to reporters Saturday (Jan. 25) on Air Force One, the president said he was in talks with multiple potential buyers for the popular video app. “I have spoken to many...
