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“A MAINSTREAM GIANT goes countercultural.” That is how the technology press described the decision in the early 2000s by IBM, then a paragon of corporate IT, to back Linux, an obscure operating system written by a ragtag collection of activist coders. In the event, the unnatural combination wound up being…

Microsoft earlier confirmed it's interested in acquiring the video app. Angela Lang/CNET Chinese tech giant ByteDance may be ready to give up its control of TikTok after all, with reports in recent days saying the social networking app's sale may be finalized soon.A deal for TikTok's US, New Zealand and…

TikTok’s high-profile search for a US buyer is hitting a roadblock after weeks of public negotiations and months of national security debates. A string of reports from Reuters, Bloomberg, and The Wall Street Journal describes a growing stalemate over the algorithm behind TikTok’s For You page, arguably the most important…

TikTok is less than two weeks away from President Trump's deal-or-death deadline, but a transaction is feeling even further away than when he first made his threat.Driving the news: China's new tech export rules could prevent ByteDance from including TikTok's algorithm in its sale of TikTok, which is akin to…

He “was being maligned … and hated it,” said a knowledgeable insider Kevin Mayer’s sudden exit from TikTok last week after less than three months as CEO followed a culture clash with his Chinese-based bosses but, more importantly, a realization that the job could damage his reputation irreparably, three individuals…

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China found a way to insert itself right in the middle of a potential TikTok sale in the US, by making it hard for its parent ByteDance to sell the valuable technology integral to the company.On Friday (Aug. 28), China’s commerce ministry expanded its technology export controls (pdf, link in…

TikTok may have to obtain a license from the Chinese government before it can sell its U.S. operations TikTok may be facing a new obstacle in its plan to sell its U.S. operations in order to avoid a potential ban. The Chinese government is implementing new rules on AI (artificial…

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The TikTok app icon sits displayed on a smartphone in front the national flags of China and the U.S. in this arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020.Hollie Adams | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAn updated export rule from China could jeopardize the sale of TikTok's  U.S. operations,…