Is your startup the next TikTok? And I don’t mean building an app that gets the world addicted to short-form videos. I mean, where you build a huge company that spans the world and then get turned into a political football. The Bytedance-owned app developer still appears headed for a shutdown in the US, after […]
Why TikTok deal could mean big growth for Walmart’s ads business KEY POINTS Walmart confirmed over the weekend it had tentatively agreed to purchase a 7.5% stake of TikTok in the U.S. It could be a boon for the retailer’s tiny but growing advertising business. Walmart confirmed over the weekend it had tentatively agreed to purchase a […]
TikTok Reportedly Considering Instagram Billionaire Kevin Systrom For Vacant CEO Role Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom is interviewed live on stage during the 2019 SXSW Conference and Festival at the Austin Convention Center on March 11, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jim Bennett/WireImage)WIREIMAGE As TikTok and Oracle ORCL -0.7% work out an acquisition deal, the social media company is also […]
Is TikTok For Sale? New Oracle Deal Confirmed TikTok is reported to not be for sale. But Oracle confirmed an agreement to become a “trusted technology partner” to help TikTok stay in the U.S. TikTok is reported to not be for sale, neither to Microsoft or to Oracle. Chinese regulatory issues may block any sale […]
Oracle boots out Microsoft and wins bid for TikTok, reports say Enterprise provider Oracle is said to have won the bidding war for the U.S. operations of TikTok, a chase in which Microsoft was booted from earlier today. A TikTok spokesperson said the company “[doesn’t] comment on rumors or speculation.” Oracle did not immediately respond to TechCrunch for comment. The Wall Street […]
