A TikTok ban Sunday would implicate tech giants like Google, Apple and Oracle, who risk enormous fines if they keep the app operational.

A sweeping 2022 law, touted by President Joe Biden as a way to revive U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and reduce reliance on foreign-made computer chips, will “sharply increase production’’ of semico

In letters to Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Uber, the lawmakers express concerns about the companies making contributions to “avoid scrutiny, limit regulation, and buy favor.” These sizable donations surpass the amount most of these companies contributed to President Joe Biden’s inauguration fund in 2021.

The Supreme Court upheld a law banning TikTok in the US over national security concerns unless its Chinese parent ByteDance sells it. Without immediate assurances from the Biden administration, the app will go dark on January 19.

Apple CEO Tim Cook, who built rapport with Trump during his first four years in office, is donating $1 million to his inauguration, Axios reported this past Friday.

Some U.S. lawmakers are advocating for an extension on the deadline for TikTok's Beijing parent company to sell U.S. assets before a ban takes effect.

Amidst TikTok's uncertain fate in the U.S., President-elect Donald Trump seeks to prevent a ban on the social media app by utilizing legal loopholes and national security authority. Meanwhile, outgoing President Joe Biden considers extending the deadline for ByteDance to negotiate a sale,

As TikTok was officially banned in the US last night, users received an unexpected pop-up message about incoming president Donald Trump. The hugely popular social media platform – owned by Chinese tech firm ByteDance – was no longer available on Apple and Google’s app stores by 10.

When users opened the TikTok app on Saturday, they encountered a pop-up message that said, “Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now.” View on euronews

Late on Saturday, the app stopped working for its millions of US users, disappearing from Apple and Google app stores. The ByteDance owned app was slated for a complete shutdown in the USA, following federal ban.