ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, is required to sell the app to a U.S.-based buyer or face a nationwide ban.

The countdown is on again for a US-based buyer to take on TikTok, as it faces a ban. Euronews Next takes a look at the contenders to take over the app. View on euronews

Content creator Jimmy Donaldson, known on the Internet as MrBeast, has made it clear he is interested in buying TikTok. Donaldson has the most subscribers of any user on YouTube— over 340 million—and boasts over 113 million TikTok followers.

Bill Ford, the CEO of ByteDance shareholder General Atlantic, said Wednesday he was confident that a deal will be reached to ensure TikTok stays online in the US — and suggested there may be

Here’s another bright idea from President Donald Trump. He just expressed openness to the idea of either Tesla CEO Elon Musk or Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison purchasing TikTok, a move that could have significant implications for the app’s future in the United States.

However, Musk may be about to swallow poison. TikTok’s killer app does not have a sleek interface or a catchy name. The secret sauce is its algorithm, which is not for sale. The algorithm directs users who have searched for, say, holidays in Bali to performers showcasing that destination. The algorithm feeds the addiction.

TikTok owner ByteDance is reportedly still searching for non-sale options to stay in the US after the Supreme Court upheld a national security law requiring that TikTok's US operations either be shut down or sold to a non-foreign adversary.

Aravind Srinivas’s journey from Chennai to leading a groundbreaking AI company highlights his dedication to innovation, entrepreneurship, and the transformative potential of technology.

The future of the social media app in the US is up in the air, with the US President saying he wants to reach a deal.

President Donald Trump said he would be open to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok ... the group's spokesperson told Bloomberg. In 2024, ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese owner, said it would rather shut down TikTok in the US than sell it.

The AI search engine startup Perplexity AI has reportedly submitted a bid to merge with TikTok, as other companies and billionaires have rumored to be, or have expressed in, buying ByteDance’s ...