ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, is required to sell the app to a U.S.-based buyer or face a nationwide ban.

TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew is planning to attend president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, a day after a ban on the wildly popular ByteDance owned app coul

Chinese officials are reportedly exploring a backup plan for TikTok after the Supreme Court appeared unlikely to save it from a US ban. With TikTok’s legal options nearly exhausted, multiple news outlets are reporting that China is considering an option it previously said it wouldn’t: letting ByteDance sell the app.

After years of rejecting the idea of a sale of TikTok’s US assets to an American buyer in order to avert a ban, China and ByteDance may have found an owner they could live with: Elon Musk.

Chinese government officials are reportedly mulling selling TikTok's US operations to Elon Musk to avoid a complete ban in the country.

Buying TikTok would further solidify Musk's position as one of the most powerful men in the U.S. and the world.

The president-elect and Joe Biden are reportedly exploring legal avenues for keeping the app accessible. Meanwhile, a growing list of entrepreneurs are said to be weighing a buyout.

For years, C.E.O.s have used the annual gathering at the World Economic Forum to emphasize commitments to D.E.I., E.S.G. and globalization. Now the politics have changed.

Plus, Trump’s Cabinet picks make quick work of their confirmation hearings and TikTok teeters on the brink in this week’s 3-Minute Read from Jen Psaki.

If you are an avid TikTok user – or a creator who relies on the platform for income – here’s what you need to know to prepare for its upcoming ban in the U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the fate of TikTok hangs in the balance, U.S. TikTok users are flocking to the Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, also called RedNote – making it the top downloaded app in the U.S.