The White House has answered what had been one of the major outstanding questions regarding its pending deal to transfer TikTok’s US operations to a majority American ownership group: Under the agreement,

The ongoing tug-of-war over TikTok's fate in the US appears to be nearing a resolution, and users shouldn't need to swap apps anytime soon. After months of back-and-forth between the Trump administration and China,

CNN CEO Mark Thompson, reflecting on the past two years of work to innovate in the age of short-form consumption and rising political tensions, — not to mention AI — says that the future looks bright so long as innovation hits its full potential.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order clearing the way for the completion of a deal to sell TikTok’s US assets to a consortium of mostly American investors. Reporters asked the president if he would like to see the new algorithm suggest more MAGA-related content.

That detail had been one of the big outstanding questions as the White House pushes ahead to finalize the TikTok deal. If completed, the deal will transfer control of TikTok's U.S. operations to a new joint venture based in the U.

TikTok's algorithm is the "secret sauce" behind the app's success, experts say. U.S.-China talks over the app's ownership must resolve who controls the technology.

President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 19, 2025, a preliminary agreement for the sale of a majority stake in TikTok from Chinese tech giant ByteDance to a group of U.S. investors following Trump’s negotiation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Tech giant Oracle will spearhead U.S. oversight of the algorithm and security underlying TikTok's video popular platform under the terms of a deal laid out Monday by President Donald Trump's administration.