U.S. TikTok Deal Takes Shape with Oracle and Other Joint Investors at the Helm

Oct 1, 2025 A group of three investors, including Oracle, and private-equity firm Silver Lake, will take a roughly 50% stake in TikTok U.S., capping…

Here’s what’s happening right now with the US TikTok deal |

TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been at the center of controversy in the U.S. for four years now due to concerns about…

Trump and ByteDance tout TikTok deal approval, but no official details yet |

10:20 AM PDT · September 19, 2025 President Trump on Friday announced that the TikTok deal, which would potentially see the video platform controlled by…

TikTok now lets users send voice notes and images in DMs |

12:15 PM PDT · August 29, 2025 TikTok is giving users new ways to interact with others via direct messages (DMs), the company told TechCrunch…

TikTok denies India comeback after reports of website going live |

11:59 AM PDT · August 22, 2025 TikTok has not been unbanned in India, TechCrunch confirmed Friday, despite brief website access that sparked media reports…

TikTok launches 'TikTok Pro' in Europe with built-in charity program |

In Brief Posted: 7:30 AM PDT · August 1, 2025 TikTok is launching a new version of its app called “TikTok Pro” in Germany, Portugal,…

How a Y Combinator food-delivery app used TikTok to soar in the App Store |

The internet trend is simple: A friend or family member looks into the camera and tells viewers, in a slightly aggressive tone, that they are…

TikTok is testing its own version of Instagram's 'broadcast channels' |

1:22 PM PDT · June 27, 2025 TikTok is testing a new messaging tool called “bulletin boards,” the social network confirmed to TechCrunch on Friday.…

Trump says he’s found a buyer for TikTok |

A group of “very wealthy people” is set to buy short-form video app TikTok, according to President Donald Trump. “We have a buyer for TikTok,…

Trash AI Content, Experimental Budgets, and TikTok for B2B: Ross Simmonds Unfiltered

If you’ve ever stared down a sea of bland AI content and whispered, “Is this my job now?”, you’ll enjoy this master’s take: “The amount…