ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has earmarked over 150 billion yuan ($20.64 billion) in capital expenditure for this year, much of which will be centred on artificial intelligence, two people briefed on the matter said.

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock saw significant gains Friday thanks to multiple catalysts. The gains took place in conjunction with a 1% gain for the S&P 500 index and a 1.5% gain for the Nasdaq Composite index.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was open to billionaire Elon Musk buying social media app TikTok if the Tesla CEO wanted to do ... it must be sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance on national security grounds, or be ...

Tesla ( TSLA) stock jumped 3% Friday amid speculation that CEO Elon Musk could potentially buy TikTok. The social media platform needs to find an American buyer, or it will effectively face a countrywide ban starting next week — and Musk is reportedly the most likely candidate.

Tesla Inc. disappointed investors on Thursday, reporting sales of 495,570 electric vehicles in the fourth quarter and of 1.789 million for all of 2024, falling slightly short of Wall Street ...

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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.

WASHINGTON – General Atlantic CEO Bill Ford said on Wednesday that a deal would get done to save TikTok in the U.S. after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that halted a ban on the app for 75 days.

Business leaders, lawmakers, legal scholars, and influencers who make money on TikTok are watching to see how Trump tries to resolve a thicket of regulatory, legal, financial and geopolitical

For many of America’s 170 million TikTok users, US President Donald Trump’s move to delay a legal ban of the popular social media platform was cause for celebration. But in China, where TikTok’s parent company is based,

Han has used the visit to meet with members of the American business community, including Tesla CEO and close Trump associate Elon Musk, according to Chinese state agency Xinhua. Musk is widely thought to be seen by Beijing as more sympathetic to its interests than others in Trump’s orbit.

However, Musk may be about to swallow poison. TikTok’s killer app does not have a sleek interface or a catchy name. The secret sauce is its algorithm, which is not for sale. The algorithm directs users who have searched for, say, holidays in Bali to performers showcasing that destination. The algorithm feeds the addiction.