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The surprising business lessons from viral TikToks
Viral TikToks often reveal unexpected business insights, from the power of authenticity to the value of humor. Brands can learn that engaging storytelling and relatability resonate more than polished ads, proving that sometimes, less is truly more.
North America
‘This Is Nuts’: TikTok Just Got Closer to Being Banned in the U.S — Here’s Why
In April, the U.S. Senate passed a law that would force TikTok to separate from its Beijing-based parent...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Oracle, Walmart Get Trump’s Blessing on TikTok Partnership
American companies Oracle and Walmart got President Donald Trump’s nod to partner with popular short-video application TikTok in time for its earlier announced downloads...
US to Ban TikTok and WeChat Downloads on Sunday
The United States is clamping down its earlier threats made against Chinese-owned applications TikTok and WeChat as it bans them from app stores starting...
Microsoft
ByteDance Rejects Microsoft’s Offer to Purchase TikTok in the United States
Tech giant Microsoft’s offer to purchase popular short-video format application TikTok’s operations from its parent company ByteDance was rejected on Sunday as the deadline...
Oracle
Oracle Joins The Race To Acquire TikTok’s U.S. Operations
Oracle has joined the race to acquire TikTok’s U.S operations, presenting a direct challenge to Microsoft, which has been the frontrunner in the race...
Trump Orders ByteDance to Divest TikTok’s U.S. Assets in 90 days
United States President Donald Trump has ordered TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to divest its U.S. assets within 90 days as part of the White...
Uncategorized
TikTok Moving to Court to Challenge Trump’s Executive Order
TikTok is moving to court to block President Trump’s executive order banning its operations in the United States. According to sources familiar with the matter,...
TikTok Threatens Legal Action Against President Trump’s Executive Order
Short-form video application firm TikTok threatened to seek legal remedies against an executive order issued by President Donald Trump.
In a statement on Friday (August...
Trump Issues Executive Orders Banning TikTok and WeChat
President Donald Trump on Thursday (August 6) issued separate executive orders to ban transactions with popular Chinese-owned apps TikTok and We Chat in the...
Meta Platforms
Facebook Launches New Feature Called Reel On Instagram To Rival TikTok
It looks like Facebook is going for TikTok’s neck with its newly launched feature called Reel, which was launched on Wednesday. The feature is...
Meta Platforms
TikTok Copycat Instagram Reels Now Available Globally
It's well known that Microsoft is currently trying to buy the US subsidiary of TikTok, the hugely popular Chinese streaming platform, and rumors have...
Microsoft Confirms Continuing Talks to Purchase TikTok in the U.S.
Tech giant Microsoft has allayed fears of a potential ban of TikTok in the U.S. announcing the resumption of talks for the purchase of...