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Report: TikTok chooses buyer for U.S. operations, deal could be announced Tuesday

After a tumultuous few weeks, the future of hit social video app TikTok in the United States could soon become… Read More

TikTok sues U.S. government, ramping up battle with Trump administration amid acquisition talks

TikTok on Monday sued the U.S. government over President Trump’s executive order that demands the app’s owner, China-based ByteDance, to… Read More

Former Microsoft leader and FiftyThree co-founder Georg Petschnigg on TikTok, Surface Duo, more

Georg Petschnigg learned a lot during an 10-year career at Microsoft, where he worked on various consumer products such as… Read More

Report: TikTok plans to sue Trump administration over ban

TikTok plans to sue the Trump administration over the president’s executive order to ban the popular app, according to a… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft (maybe) rescues TikTok; downtown Seattle struggles; micro-schools

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Who would have thought that Microsoft could be the… Read More

This Seattle company is targeting the TikTok crowd — and it’s not Microsoft

A new Seattle startup is launching next month targeting the influencers and creatives who make TikTok and Instagram popular. LitPic… Read More

Gates interview tackles TikTok, his preferred COVID meds, and the gentler antitrust hearings of today

Wired posted a chummy interview on Friday with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and long-time technology reporter Steven Levy. The two… Read More

Trump issues executive order banning transactions with TikTok parent ByteDance in 45 days

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday blocking all transactions with ByteDance, the China-based company that owns TikTok, in… Read More

TikTok rolls out first app for television with Amazon Fire TV

Microsoft might be TikTok’s most likely buyer but Amazon will host the popular mobile app’s TV debut. Starting Thursday, TikTok… Read More

In latest TikTok twist, Microsoft reportedly looking at buying entire social media giant

Microsoft is considering buying a bigger chunk of fast-growing social media giant TikTok. According to a report in The Financial… Read More

How much should Microsoft pay for TikTok? M&A experts, venture capitalists weigh in on price

The clock is ticking on TikTok. With a Sept. 15 deadline looming on the social media sensation, technology pundits are… Read More

Bill Gates talks TikTok: Microsoft ‘won’t do things that are hostile’ and is careful about data

Bill Gates admitted he’s not the target audience for the popular social media app TikTok, but the Microsoft co-founder, weighing… Read More

Microsoft’s careful Trump strategy could land it two huge prizes this summer — and draw scrutiny

Microsoft president Brad Smith once described the delicate “balance that we try to strike” when working with the Trump administration.… Read More

Trump plans to ban TikTok if it isn’t acquired by Microsoft or another US company by Sept. 15

President Donald Trump confirmed Monday he will give Microsoft until Sept. 15 to acquire TikTok during a press conference at… Read More

How the proposed Microsoft-TikTok deal reveals an erratic U.S. antitrust agenda

Microsoft’s plan to acquire TikTok in the U.S. has created a paradox for the federal government as it seeks to… Read More

Microsoft confirms TikTok talks after Trump and Nadella speak, sets Sept. 15 deadline for deal

Microsoft broke its silence on its interest in acquiring hit social video app TikTok in the United States in a… Read More

What would Microsoft do with TikTok? Hit social video app goes against recent trend for tech giant

[Update, Saturday, 2:50 p.m. Pacific: The Wall Street Journal reported that negotiations between ByteDance and Microsoft are on hold following… Read More

Reports: Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok’s U.S. operations amid growing national security concerns

[Update, Saturday, 2:50 p.m. Pacific: The Wall Street Journal reported that negotiations between ByteDance and Microsoft are on hold following… Read More

The ban that wasn’t: Amazon’s TikTok reversal leaves tech world wondering WTH?

Amazon’s TikTok take-back was the talk of tech on Friday. The company started the day by telling employees they needed… Read More

Amazon tells employees to delete TikTok, then claims directive was sent in error

Update 2:20 p.m.: An Amazon spokesperson said Friday afternoon that the email ordering employees to delete TikTok was an error.… Read More