Trump, TikTok and Elon Musk

Trump unveils Stargate AI investment, says he's open to Musk buying TikTok
President Donald Trump announced Stargate, a $500 billion investment in AI infrastructure. His attention then turned to TikTok ownership and tariffs.
Trump welcomes idea of Elon Musk buying TikTok — if billionaire wants it
I met with the owners of Tiktok, the big owners, it’s worthless if it doesn’t get a permit,” Trump said. “It’s worth like a trillion dollars.”
Trump Says He Is Open to Musk Buying TikTok if Tesla CEO Wants to Do So
"I have been against a TikTok ban for a long time, because it goes against freedom of speech. That said, the current situation where TikTok is allowed to operate in America, but X
Donald Trump open to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok
The president said he’s also open to another tech giant to acquire TikTok: Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle. Ellison was present at the White House for a $500 billion AI infrastructure partnership between the Trump administration and OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle. Oracle, a software company, houses most of TikTok's servers
Donald Trump Says TikTok 'Worthless,' Might Not Save It After All
President Donald Trump has indicated that he might not save TikTok after all, after calling the social media site "worthless" on his first day back in the White House. Trump had previously pledged to rescue TikTok from the nationwide ban enforced by the Supreme Court,
Trump Says Would Be Open To Musk Purchase Of TikTok
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would be open to tech billionaire Elon Musk -- the owner of social media platform X -- buying Chinese-owned app TikTok.
Donald Trump issues executive order to halt TikTok ban – but is it legal?
President Donald Trump issued an executive order aiming to temporarily halt a law requiring TikTok to sell U.S. assets or be banned in the U.S.
Donald Trump explains why he changed his mind about TikTok
Barack Obama attended Trump’s inauguration while wife Michelle decided to skip the ceremony Donald Trump intends to start his second White House term by unleashing more than 100 executive orders and directives.

AI, ByteDance and TikTok

TikTok owner ByteDance, DeepSeek lead Chinese push in AI reasoning
TikTok owner ByteDance on Wednesday released an update to its flagship AI model aimed at challenging Microsoft-backed ...
Perplexity AI bids to merge with TikTok US amid looming ban, source says
Search engine startup Perplexity AI submitted a bid on Saturday to TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance for Perplexity to ...
ByteDance launches AI code editor based on Microsoft software as TikTok ban is delayed
ByteDance has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered code editor in competition with American leaders like Cursor ...
AI company Perplexity bids to merge with TikTok to avoid ban: report
Perplexity, an artificial intelligence search engine startup, has bid to merge with TikTok U.S. so the platform can avoid ...
Trump issues flurry of orders on TikTok, DOGE, social media, AI, and energy
President Donald Trump's flurry of day-one actions included a reprieve for TikTok, the creation of a Department of Government ...
Perplexity AI submits bid to merge with TikTok
With a TikTok ban looming in the United States, Perplexity AI is the latest bidder hoping to give the video app a new corporate home. CNBC first reported ...
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The Galaxy S25's Big Reveal Is Today. How to Stream Samsung Unpacked
Samsung Unpacked takes place today, Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET). It'll be held in San Jose, but you can also catch a livestream on Samsung.com, Samsung Newsroom and Samsung's YouTube ...
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Trump announces $500bn AI infrastructure investment
Recently appointed president Trump has announced a significant private sector investment to develop OpenAI's infrastructure.