Leaders at Oracle , the main cloud computing provider for TikTok's U.S. operations, have told some staff to prepare to shut down servers that host U.S. TikTok data as soon as 9 p.m. ET on Saturday (0200 GMT on Sunday) in advance of a U.
TikTok said Sunday it was beginning to restore service for US users after going dark overnight following a new law that effectively banned the app.
Experts have indicated that common workarounds, such as VPNs, may not be effective due to the app's ability to detect user locations through geolocation data.
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TikTok began restoring its services on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app's access in the US when he returns to power on Monday.
With multiple suitors circling and Trump framing the situation as a deal-making exercise, TikTok's U.S. future is still up in the air. If a resolution is reached, it could set a precedent for tech ownership disputes between the U.
ByteDance (BDNCE) board member Bill Ford said the TikTok parent is exploring a deal to keep the short video app running in America without selling its operations there. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos Thursday,
They also said Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), a past TikTok suitor, might end up interested again, and there might be interest from Walmart Inc. (WMT) or Oracle Corp. (ORCL), which at one point in 2020 ...
The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions on alleged hacker Yin Kecheng and cybersecurity company Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co., accusing both of being involved in a series of hacks against American telecom companies.
TikTok said Sunday it was beginning to restore service for US users after going dark overnight following a new law that effectively banned the app.
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F) are jumping this morning after President Trump announced Stargate, a push to help support AI growth in the United States. Among the big companies involved in the project are OpenAI,