TikTok owner ByteDance acquires VR tech startup Pico to expand into virtual reality and gaming
With its popularity and success in short video clips, TikTok's parent company ByteDance is […]
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YouTube lures creators with $10,000 per month to make short videos on its recently launched YouTube Shorts to take on TikTok
The popularity of TikTok is on the rise. The short-video app was developed by […]
TikTok tops the list of the most downloaded apps worldwide for July 2021, beating Facebook and Instagram
TikTok was the most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide for July 2021 with over 63 […]
TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, reportedly shelves its planned IPO after warnings from Chinese regulators
No day goes by without another negative headline about TikTok, a Chinese popular video-sharing […]
TikTok updated its privacy policy to collect biometric data including ‘faceprints and voiceprints’ of 66 million U.S. users
Four months ago, TikTok was caught harvesting and selling personal data of minor children without […]
Founder of TikTok owner ByteDance to step down as CEO because he lacked the social skills to be an ideal manager; “I’m not very social,” Zhang Yiming says
In a surprise announcement to employees on Thursday, first reported by Reuters and later […]
Google is the most trusted tech company by Americans; Facebook, TikTok least trusted, new survey shows
According to a recent survey, more than forty percent of Americans do not trust […]
Facebook launches BARS, a TikTok-like app that lets aspiring rappers create and share their rap music
Facebook has unveiled BARS, its new experimental app that makes it possible for rappers to […]
TikTok got caught harvesting and selling personal data of minor children without parents’ permission; agreed to pay $92 million to settle class-action lawsuits
Back in June 2020, we wrote about TikTok after the Chinese popular video-sharing app […]
TikTok tightens privacy settings for its youngest subscribers
Last year was a mixed year for the popular video-sharing app TikTok. After enduring […]
Reddit buys TikTok rival Dubsmash
Reddit, a social media startup co-founded by Alexis Ohanian, has acquired Germany-based TikTok rival Dubsmash. […]
TikTok gets a green light to continue to operate in the U.S., Commerce Department says
In a win for ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, the Commerce Department announced yesterday […]
TikTok rival Triller is reportedly exploring to go public through a SPAC deal worth at least $1.25 billion valuation
We wrote about Triller back in July after the TikTok rival hit 50 million monthly […]
A U.S. judge sides with China-owned company to block the ban on new TikTok downloads from U.S. app stores
America is a nation of rule of law that believes in human rights — […]
China unlikely to approve the Oracle, Walmart’s TikTok deal: Chinese state media Global Times says
The decision to sell TikTok U.S. operations to Oracle and Walmart is turning out […]
President Trump approves TikTok deal with Oracle and Walmart, allowing the Chinese app to continue to operate in the U.S.
Just a few days after the U.S. Commerce Department announced that it would ban U.S. […]
The U.S. government will block the downloads of TikTok, WeChat this coming Sunday
Early this week, we wrote about TikTok after the Chinese social app reached a […]
TikTok reaches deal to sell U.S. operations to Oracle, rejects Microsoft’s plan
TikTok has reached an agreement to partner with software giant Oracle. The announcement came […]
TikTok deal hits a roadblock as China places restrictions on technology sales
TikTok deal hits a new roadblock today as China places restrictions on technology sales. […]
Walmart, Microsoft join forces in a bid to buy TikTok at a $20 billion to $30 billion price range
As the day goes by, the future of TikTok's presence in the US is becoming […]