TikTok has had a wild start to 2025. The app was banned in the United States, went dark, then came back online. New users can't download it, since the app hasn't returned to U.S. app stores, but ...

ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has earmarked over 150 billion yuan ($20.64 billion) in capital expenditure for this year, much of which will be centred on artificial intelligence, two people briefed on the matter said.

The plan to save TikTok involves software company Oracle and a group of outside investors effectively taking control of the app's global operations, two sources with

TikTok is no longer available in the United States —at least for now. But it’s not the only ByteDance-owned app that’s currently blocked for US-based users.

Unless its owner agrees to sell, TikTok will be banned in the U.S. on Jan. 19. Here's how to download your account if no one buys the app.

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

So did Snap Inc., parent company to Snapchat. YouTube followed suit with a U.S. YouTube Shorts launch the next year. Despite growing competition, TikTok became many people’s go-to for internet searches, news and shopping. With about 170 million Americans ...

TikTok owner ByteDance on Wednesday released an update to its flagship AI model as a global race intensified to create AI models capable of tackling complex problems.

TikTok was banned and restored within the same weekend. Find out what other apps owned by ByteDance, are in limbo below.

Another day in the music industry, another update on the possible futures for TikTok in the US. ByteDance board member Bill Ford told Bloomberg Television that the company is seeking alternatives to a sale – even though that appears to be President Trump’s plan. Sign in by entering the code we sent to , or clicking the magic link in the email.

ByteDance is exploring a deal that would keep TikTok running in the U.S. without selling its operations, Jack Sidders, Lisa Abramowicz, and

A well-known YouTuber has hinted at his interest in purchasing TikTok, making an already-complicated situation even murkier.