US retail giant Walmart said Thursday it had teamed with Microsoft in a bid to buy Chinese-owned short-form video app TikTok. The app has been at the center of a diplomatic storm between Washington and Beijing after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 6 giving Americans 45 days to stop doing business with its Chinese parent company ByteDance.

Walmart says teaming with Microsoft in bid for TikTok

Trouble doesn't seem to be ending for the short-video sharing app TikTok. After a ban in India and a possible ban in the US, TikTok has landed in yet another trouble.

TikTok in trouble again with an 'offensive' Holocaust trend

TikTok, the video sharing app, has come forward and denied all accusations made by the US President Donald Trump and has labelled it as "rumors and misinformation".

Setting the record straight: TikTok denies Trump's accusations

China on Monday slammed Washington for using "digital gunboat diplomacy" after US President Donald Trump ordered TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance to sell its interest in the Musical.

China blasts US 'digital gunboat diplomacy' over TikTok

The US President Donald Trump has been a very vocal hater of the popular video sharing app TikTok with Chinese roots. He recently gave an ultimatum to the Chinese parent company ByteDance to handover its US operations to a US-based company or face a complete ban in the US.

Amid TikTok controversy, Trump gets verified account on Triller

The US President Donald Trump, in another series of orders against the Chinese company ByteDance, has ordered ByteDance to divest its interest in TikTok's operations in the US within 90 days.

Trump claims to possess evidence against ByteDance; orders to divest interest in TikTok within 90 days

Chinese social media giant TikTok allegedly collected user data to identify and track devices on the Android operating software. This is in direct violation of Google’s data policies, and reportedly this data logging went on for 15 months.

TikTok tracked Android devices in direct violation of Google's policy

After waves of controversies related to a possible ban and discussions with Microsoft to take over the US operations, TikTok now has a new suitor. Twitter, the California-based company, is in talks with TikTok to discuss the possibility of merging the two companies, according to reports published by a leading US media house.

Twitter in talks with TikTok to discuss possible merging: Reports

India's external affairs minister on Saturday termed technology as "new parameter" to measure "power and influence" while adding that it can never be "politically neutral".

Technology is never politically neutral, says Jaishankar

China's video sharking app TikTok on Friday threatened legal action in US courts against President Trump's executive order banning "any transaction by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, with ByteDance Ltd" or any company in which it has an interest.

TikTok threatens legal action in US court over Trump's executive order

Amid tensions with the US government, TikTok announced today that it will open its first data centre in Europe in Ireland valued at $498 million. Also Read: ByteDance founder defends TikTok's US strategy in staff letter TikTok expects the centre to be operational by 2022.

Amid tensions with Trump administration, TikTok to set up European data centre in Ireland

ByteDance founder and CEO Zhang Yiming is going through the worst phase of his life as his is creations are being banned abroad and is being called a traitor. With an exit from the American market looking inevitable, told employees on Tuesday there were misunderstandings on Chinese social media about TikTok's situation in the United States and that the company could face more difficulties as anti-Chinese sentiment rose abroad.

ByteDance founder defends TikTok's US strategy in staff letter

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Tuesday there was no evidence that Chinese-owned TikTok had abused the data of its hundreds of millions of users. "We have had a good look at this, and there is no evidence for us to suggest.

No evidence of TikTok misusing data, says Australian PM Scott Morrison

After calling for a ban on popular video sharing application TikTok, Trump on Monday said that the US government ought to get a “substantial portion” of sales coming in from operating the app in the US.

Trump says US should get a 'substantial portion' of TikTok sales

TikTok owner ByteDance may move its headquarters to London from Beijing under a deal approved by British ministers. According to The Sun newspaper, ByteDance’s founders are to announce their intention to set up shop in London soon.

TikTok owners may relocate to London from Beijing, Sun newspaper claims

The founder of Bytedance, which owns social media giant TikTok, said Monday his teams were working around-the-clock "for the best outcome" as talks on the sale of its US operation to Microsoft continue, Chinese media reported.

'Real possibility of forced sale of TikTok's US business': Founder Zhang Yiming

The US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced his plans to ban the popular video-sharing app TikTok. However, TikTok has assured that the app is not going anywhere.

'Not planning to go anywhere': TikTok responds to Trump's ban announcement

Some investors of TikTok’s parent company ByteDance seeking to take over the popular social media app are valuing it at about $50 billion, significantly more than peers such as Snap Inc, according to people familiar with the matter.

ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50 billion in takeover bid

Countries around the world want to make an example out of TikTok. The popular video app is facing bans with calls for a boycott in multiple countries and users around the world are abandoning the platform.

After India, US & Australia eye ban on TikTok

TikTok’s troubles started with India but now it’s a subject of intense scrutiny around the world, not just because it’s a hallmark of China’s soft power but also because of the amount of data that TikTok collects.

Despite ban, TikTok's data mapping tools can still fetch user information

A group of top Republican US Senators on Tuesday ramped up pressure on TikTok, asking the Trump administration to assess the threat that the popular Chinese-owned video sharing app might meddle in US elections.

US Republicans worry China might use TikTok to meddle in election

After banning 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, the government today in the latest move banned 47 more Chinese apps, taking the total number of mobile applications banned for being prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and defence of the country, to 106.

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TikTok unveiled plans for a $200 million "creator fund" to add content from emerging social media personalities to the fast-growing video-sharing app. The new US fund will "help support ambitious creators who are seeking opportunities to foster a livelihood through their innovative content," said Vanessa Pappas, general manager of TikTok US.

TikTok launches $200 million fund for US creators despite Senate ban

Pakistan's telecommunications regulator on Monday issued a "final warning" to TikTok over "immoral" content posted on the platform. TikTok, owned by China-based ByteDance, is already facing problems with authorities in a number of countries including in Australia, India, and the United States due to security and privacy issues.

'Unsatisfactory response' prompts Pak to issue final warning to TikTok over 'immoral' content

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