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Amazon has told the White House it is interested in buying TikTok ahead of a key deadline by which its parent company, China-based ByteDance, must either sell the popular social media app or face a ba...
The New York Times |
President Trump on Friday granted TikTok another reprieve by announcing he would extend the deadline for when the popular app had to make a deal to be separated from its Chinese owner, ByteDance, or ...
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The Information reports that later today, Trump plans to announce a plan for “TikTok America,” a new company with 50 percent ownership by unnamed new US investors, a one-third stake for existing ByteDance investors, and a 19.9 percent share for ByteDance. It would apparently license TikTok’s algorithm from ByteDance.
News of the offer emerged as Trump prepared to meet with senior officials to review the approaching cutoff for TikTok's sale.
Amazon.com (NasdaqGS:AMZN) recently captured headlines with a controversial bid to acquire TikTok amid heightened scrutiny from U.S. regulators, reflecting its push for strategic growth. Meanwhile, significant market turmoil marked by a 9% weekly plunge in the Nasdaq was influenced by a global trade war spurred by newly announced tariffs by the U.
The president said China was "not happy" with his tariffs, which are currently decimating the U.S. stock market.
The extremely popular app TikTok lives to see another 75 days as Trump extends ban. President Donald Trump said Friday that he will extend the deadline for TikTok to find a non-Chinese buyer for another 75 days.
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Walmart is actively considering joining a group of investors to buy TikTok, according to sources close to the deal, who say Walmart's interest was triggered by Amazon throwing their hat into the ring.
With regulators watching closely, the outcome of this high-stakes deal could have far-reaching consequences for the tech industry and its users.
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