Tech titans dominate China’s shrinking ultra-rich list

The Hurun Research Institute unveiled its 26th annual China Rich List on Tuesday, identifying 1,094 individuals with a net worth exceeding 5...

Over a dozen US states sue TikTok for harming children by ‘addiction’

Attorneys General from 13 U.S. states — including New York and California — and the District of Columbia filed separate lawsuits against Tik...

TikTok sues US over potential nationwide ban

TikTok is suing the U.S. government in a last-ditch effort to block a new law that could result in its complete ban in the country. Key poin...

Watch: TikTok CEO vows to fight US ban

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is fighting back against a new law that could force the sale of TikTok or see the app banned in the U.S. Key points:...

Trump treasury secretary forming investor group to buy TikTok

Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is building an investor group to acquire TikTok, responding to ongoing legislative actions that cou...

Rep. Ayanna Pressley warns TikTok ban may fuel anti-Asian sentiment

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D, MA-7) has raised concerns that a potential nationwide TikTok ban could heighten “anti-Asian and Chin...

‘Senator, I’m Singaporean’: TikTok CEO responds to repeated questioning about CCP involvement

During a congressional hearing on online safety for children, Senator Tom Cotton repeatedly questioned TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew about his aff...

Montana judge questions validity of state’s ‘paternalistic’ TikTok ban

District Judge Donald Molloy expressed skepticism about the intention of the ban, emphasizing that TikTok users voluntarily share their pers...

TikTok officially launches e-commerce TikTok Shop in the US

TikTok has officially launched its e-commerce feature called TikTok Shop in the United States, letting social media users discover and purch...

China’s AI rivals to ChatGPT now available to the public

Multiple AI chatbots have been approved for public release in China this week, marking an end to waitlists that have dragged on for months. ...

Here are all the countries and territories that have banned TikTok — and why

Nearly two dozen countries and territories have enforced varying degrees of restrictions against TikTok. Most of them cite privacy and secur...

NYC bans TikTok on government phones for posing ‘security threat’

New York City has banned social video app TikTok on government-owned devices, citing security concerns. Driving the news: On Wednesday, New ...

TikTok plans to sell Chinese products to US customers: report

TikTok reportedly has plans to expand its e-commerce efforts in the United States by introducing a new program that would allow Chinese comp...

Delta, Southwest employees now banned from using TikTok

Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines have now banned their employees from using TikTok. The Delta ban: Delta announced its ban in a memo c...

TikTok confirms it stores some US user data in China

Amid heightened scrutiny by U.S. officials over national security fears, TikTok on Thursday confirmed that it stores some of its U.S. users’...

Former exec of TikTok parent ByteDance says Beijing had ‘supreme access’ to US data

A former executive for ByteDance — TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company — has accused the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) of having “supreme ...

Texas governor announces plan for statewide TikTok ban

After ordering state agency officials to bar employees from downloading or using TikTok on state-issued devices, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on M...