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What is Trump’s game with TikTok?

This is what crony capitalism looks like. Trump’s delay contravenes the law Congress passed last spring

The Guardian - US

Microsoft is once again reportedly involved in talks to buy TikTok, with Oracle leading

Social media titan TikTok is under pressure to sell its operations, owing to laws passed by U.S. Congress. Could Microsoft swoop in?

Windows Central

Trump may smell money in saving TikTok, but there’s a whiff of platform power too

Whatever deal the US president is eyeing over the app, it is further proof some digital giants wield disproportionate clout

The Guardian - UK

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Rand Paul: Banning TikTok Is 'Group Hysteria'

"Every day I confront a bill that wants to ban another Chinese company," the Kentucky senator tells Reason.

Reason

Deleted TikTok? People are selling phones with the banned app pre-downloaded for an eye-watering price

‘TikTok phone’ prices on eBay range from $2,000 to an ambitious $1 million

The Independent UK

How a Chinese AI startup with a ‘joke of a budget’ won over experts—and spooked investors, the tech sector and the U.S. government

Hangzhou-based DeepSeek has released several open-source AI models that match OpenAI’s performance—with more efficiency and at lower cost.

Fortune

MrBeast isn’t in the bidding race for TikTok—yet

Jimmy Donaldson stirred interest in a post on X saying he’d “buy TikTok so it doesn’t get banned.”

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iPhones With Tiktok Sell For Up To £20K On eBay As App Remains Absent In US App Store

iPhones with TikTok installed are fetching exorbitant prices on eBay, with some listings exceeding £20,000.

International Business Times UK

Is TikTok a national security threat – or is the ban a smokescreen for superpower rivalry?

Washington looks happy for the video app to harvest users’ data – as long as China does not reap the rewards

The Guardian - UK

Instagram Courts TikTok Stars During Turbulent Times

Meta-owned Instagram has been wooing creators from TikTok as the China-based video-snippet sharing app's future remains uncertain in the United States.

International Business Times

Tiktok Deal To Save App In US Imminent

Updates on TikTok deal negotiations and Trump's executive action to delay the ban, highlighting the importance of various parties' involvement.

Top News

Trump Pauses Tiktok Ban, Uncertainty Looms Over Platform's Future

President Trump's order to pause TikTok ban raises legal and national security concerns, impacting U.S.-China relations and tech industry.

The Guardian - UK

YouTube star MrBeast joins bid to buy TikTok in US

Creator links up with Jesse Tinsley as Donald Trump says he is open to Elon Musk and Larry Ellison buying site

International Business Times

Trump Backs Musk Or Larry Ellison For TikTok Buyout, Predicts $1 Trillion Windfall

"I have met with owners of TikTok, the big owners," Trump stated. "What I'm thinking about saying to somebody is, buy it and give half to the United States of America," Trump said. "And we'll give you the permit.'"

Evening Standard

Donald Trump tries to negotiate sale of TikTok during televised press conference

The US president tried to negotiate the sale of the Chinese-owned video app with American businessman Larry Ellison during a press briefing

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The Independent UK

Trump says he’s open to Elon Musk buying TikTok ‘if he wants to’

Chinese officials want acquisitions to be decided by companies ‘in accordance with market principles’

The Independent UK

Trump's executive order gives TikTok a reprieve. What happens next?

President Donald Trump has directed his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban until early April

The Independent UK

Trump has given new life to TikTok in the US...but can he actually save the app from its ban?

Trump could ultimately choose not to enforce the law that would end TikTok’s operations in the U.S., one expert explains

BANG Premier

Emily Ratajkowski holidaying in Mexico ‘just for TikTok’

As the platform is slammed by scandal, Emily Ratajkowski has said she is holidaying in Mexico “just for TikTok”.

Reason

State-Run TikTok Coming Soon?

Not if Rand Paul and Ro Khanna can help it.

Fortune

X and Bluesky have rolled out TikTok clones as the app's fate continues to hang in the balance

Instagram, meanwhile, is working on a CapCut clone.

Evening Standard

Trump joint venture proposal on TikTok ownership counter-intuitive, expert says

The US President has suggested TikTok could enter into a joint ownership deal with the United States to avoid a looming ban for the site.

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