Behind the nerves — and relief — as TikTok went dark, then rose from the dead
After the Supreme Court upheld a long-awaited TikTok ban, the app went dark. 14 hours later, it was back. Here's how it unfolded.
Trump issues an executive order to suspend the US TikTok ban. But can it stick?
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform’s users even as national security questions persist.
TikTok and Google CEOs to attend Trump inauguration, sources say
The news comes as a law banning TikTok, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is set to go into effect on Jan. 19.
TikTok CEO expected to attend Trump's inauguration, NBC reports
TikTok CEO Shou Chew is expected to attend President Trump's inauguration, NBC News reports. Also expected to attend is Google CEO Sundar Pichai, according to a Trump transition official. The news of the guest additions comes days before TikTok's impending ban in the U.
Trump, a populist president, is flanked by tech billionaires at his inauguration
Some of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trump’s inauguration were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also are among the world’s richest men.
TikTok realized the advantage of bowing to autocrats. The tech barons at Trump’s inauguration are following suit
ANALYSIS: The chaotic unbanning of TikTok signals a new political fusion between corporate power and American authoritarianism — and Silicon Valley stands eager to serve, writes Io Dodds
Here are the Big Tech CEOs attending Trump’s inauguration
The CEOs of several of the world’s biggest technology companies are planning to attend President-elect Trump’s inauguration Monday. The leaders of Amazon, Google, Meta, Tesla, TikTok and
Tech titans Zuckerberg, Bezos, Cook, Pichai chose to band together ahead of Trump inauguration: ‘Playing this game’
When the leaders of Meta, Google, Amazon and Apple were spotted together at church on the morning of Donald Trump’s inauguration, it was no accident.
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As TikTok Negotiates with Trump, Every Major Social Media Company Has Caved to the New President
TikTok hasn’t yet responded to idea ... Google cofounder Sergey Brin, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Apple’s Tim Cook. Joe Rogan, the most popular podcaster in the world and a booster of ...
TikTok Still Ticking, The $500 Billion Project Stargate, Google Buys HTC VR Tech
TikTok got a short reprieve to make a deal. Project Stargate, a $500B AI plan from OpenAI, Oracle, and Softbank, pushes Musk, Microsoft, aside. Google buys HTC VR tech.
Ocasio-Cortez: Second Trump term ‘billionaire feeding frenzy,’ ‘kiss a‑‑ race’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that the second term for President Trump is a “billionaire feeding frenzy” and “kiss a‑‑ race.” During “The Weekly Show” podcast hosted by comedian Jon Stewart,
Donald Trump’s new equations with Big Tech leaders: What is at stake for Google, Meta, Apple & Microsoft?
As Donald Trump begins his second term as US president, here’s how Big Tech leaders have reshaped their relationship with him.