This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Universal Music Group and TikTok have struck a new multi-year licensing deal, renewing and expanding a ...
TikTok is purportedly building a new version of its platform for users in the United States ahead of a planned sale to a group of investors, per technology publication The Information, which cited ...
The United States and China have reached a framework agreement to transfer TikTok’s ownership to US control. Officials from both countries made the announcement on Monday. The short-form video app was ...
On Jan. 20 , Dr. Leah Barlow, a professor at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, recorded a welcome video for her Intro to African American Studies students. In an almost ...
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday declaring that his plan to sell TikTok's U.S. operations to U.S. and global investors will meet the requirements in a 2024 law that ...
The two leaders spoke on Friday to discuss a deal to keep the wildly popular app from going dark in the United States. By Emmett Lindner A phone call between President Trump and China’s top leader, Xi ...
The first-ever U.S. TikTok Awards are officially taking over Hollywood on Dec. 18, 2025 — and Mashable will be on the red carpet and inside the venue, covering the night as it unfolds in real time.
TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, has agreed to sell a majority stake in its U.S. operations to avoid a national ban. A new joint venture will be formed with investors Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX, ...
Microsoft said on Sunday it was informed by Bytedance that it would not be selling TikTok's U.S. operations to Microsoft.
American pop star Ariana Grande told President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday to stop using her music to promote its policies.
The European Union is determined to enforce its full digital rule book no matter who is in charge of companies such as X, Meta, Apple and Tiktok or where they are based, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Politico.
Amazon.com said on Monday it would allow Snapchat users in the United States to buy some products directly from the app as the e-commerce giant looks to capitalize on the growing use of social media for shopping.
Shares of Meta Platforms Inc rose 17% in a relief rally on Thursday after having lost nearly half their value this year, as the social media giant surprised Wall Street with a better-than-expected rise in users joining the platform.
Romania's top court on Thursday ordered a recount of votes in the first round of the presidential election and the country's top security body warned Romania was a key target for hostile actions from Russia after a shock result in the ballot.
U.S. President Joe Biden is outdoing 2024 presidential election rival Donald Trump on his own terms. On Thursday, Biden said he has "the backs" of union workers vying against United States Steel’s $14 billion takeover by Japan’s Nippon Steel . Add that to his supportof a bill to force the divestiture or ban of TikTok. Such ad hoc approaches to controversial safeguards for national security and commercial interests are a dangerous precedent.
NBCUniversal is making its livestream shopping debut with a show on Instagram and other platforms during the holiday season, allowing viewers to buy clothing, home decor and other products featured in the program, the Comcast Corp unit said on Tuesday.
Facebook (FB.O) Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday the company will build new features starting with Instagram for content creators to earn money from recommending products on the app and a marketplace to help connect brands with influencers.
A video posted online in September 2024 showing dark clouds, lightning, and a cluster of tornados sweeping across a rural landscape has been falsely claimed to show the eye of Hurricane Milton.
Three major supermarkets in Britain are not selling 3D-printed meat, contrary to online claims.
Napoli said on Thursday they never intended to offend their striker Victor Osimhen with mocking social media videos, but the Serie A champions stopped short of apologising to the Nigeria international.
L'Oreal Paris sent a pack of models and dancers down a giant runway in the center of the French capital on Sunday, throwing the spotlight on its hair and beauty products in a star-studded show that was beamed around the world on digital channels.
China is ending an antitrust probe into Google, as trade talks between Beijing and Washington picked up over TikTok and Nvidia amid rising tensions between the two countries, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
Austria arrested a 14-year-old on February 10 on suspicion of planning a militant attack on a Vienna train station, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday, calling the suspect an Islamic State supporter who became radicalised online.
ByteDance, the owner of popular short-video app TikTok, said it has acquired a Chinese third-party payment service UIPay in a bid to leverage its domestic payment capability.
Europe is looking to online platforms and influencers to help fight disinformation and promote democracy according to a European Commission strategy presented on Wednesday amid concerns over interference by foreign governments in national elections.
U.S. Senate Democrats launched a renewed effort to stave off competition from China on Wednesday, planning legislation to boost the country's ability to face up to the Asian powerhouse on issues from technology to security and threats to Taiwan.
Short video app TikTok's owner ByteDance seems to be slow-rolling negotiations for a sale while waiting for approval from the Chinese government, even as President Donald Trump's allies race to broker a deal to sell it to an American bidder, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Indonesian presidential candidate Anies Baswedan's young supporters are borrowing elements from their favourite music genre K-pop to boost his popularity, swapping photocards and light sticks decorated with his face before the Feb. 14 poll.