ByteDance board member: TikTok looking for alternatives to sale
Not so fast, MrBeast . Despite a growing list of would-be buyers, TikTok is hoping it doesn’t have to sell. “There are a number of alternatives we can talk to President Trump and his team about that a...
Netflix’s ad-tier subscription is getting more expensive — and seemingly more ads
During its latest earnings report , announced it was hiking subscription prices, both for its ad-free and its ad-supported tiers. For those opting for the still cheaper ad-supported service, it likel...
BofA says Netflix has another 22% to rise even after monster earnings gain
dropped blockbuster Q4 earnings results, topping 300 million subscribers for the first time , sending the stock up over 10% today. Bank of America analysts think the platform has even more upside, rai...
MrBeast, the internet’s highest-earning content creator, is bidding for TikTok
On January 13, MrBeast — YouTube’s most successful purveyor of clickbait videos like “Ages 1 - 100 Fight For $500,000” — joked in a post on X that he’d buy TikTok to save it from getting banned. But n...
Social-media giants tell the EU they’ll increase efforts to tackle hate speech, for sure
This week, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Twitch, LinkedIn, Snapchat — OK, basically every huge name in social media — all signed a new Code of Conduct from the European Commission covering ...
Netflix soars as the streamer delivers earnings beat, tops 300 million subscribers
Shares of were up almost 15% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the streaming giant topped Wall Street’s Q4 expectations. The streaming giant pulled in $10.25 billion in revenue, slightly above Wal...
Trump gives TikTok a 75-day extension
On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order delaying the so-called TikTok ban by 75 days. The short-form-video app temporarily went dark this weekend ahead of the ban, but re...
TikTok CEO thanks Trump, will sit with Meta CEO at inauguration
In his first statement following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the TikTok ban , CEO Shou Chew thanked incoming President Donald Trump — the same guy who wrote an executive order to ban TikTok...
Morgan Stanley analysts say TikTok a “strategic fit” with Amazon
It’s official, the TikTok divest-or-dark law is legal , and analysts at Morgan Stanley think they know the perfect buyer: . Analyst Brian Nowak wrote: “We believe the combination of AMZN’s strong ad t...
TikTok’s Supreme Court decision is great for Meta, YouTube, and Snap
TikTok is counting down to zero, after the Supreme Court voted this morning to uphold a law banning the app. The much-loved short-video platform is slated to be outlawed in the US this Sunday, unless ...
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban in 9-0 decision
In a unanimous 9-0 decision , the US Supreme Court upheld the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” which would ban the distribution of TikTok. The law is slated t...
Snap’s stock has been stuck in a rut. Could a TikTok ban give it a boost?
Speculation over “where users will go after TikTok” has been mounting for weeks, as the uncertainty of a TikTok shutdown looms large. After the Supreme Court upheld its ban in a unanimous 9-0 decision...
The threat of a TikTok ban is driving Americans to Duolingo to learn Chinese
The impending possibility of a national TikTok ban, to be formally decided by the Supreme Court on Sunday, has seen US app users respond in some unusual ways. Last March, after a push notification urg...
TikTok, on the brink of death, could enjoy a miraculous recovery
Less than a year ago, a bipartisan group of lawmakers agreed (a rare statement to see!) that TikTok was such an unspeakable threat to American security that it had to be outlawed or sold to an America...
Meta joins Snap in social-media swoon
Uncertainty over the eventual fate of TikTok — a dynamic that seems to be weighing on shares of Snap today — may also be afflicting , with the stock off as much as 3%. That’s not the only bit of news ...
Snap slumps below 50-day moving average
Shares of gapped lower to knife below their 50-day moving average today, at one point trading at $11.30, a 6% decrease from yesterday's closing price of $12.15, amid heavy options activity. Snap may ...
Chinese officials are floating the idea of selling TikTok to Elon Musk: report
TikTok’s time in the US appears to be almost up unless ByteDance sells the short-form video app to an American buyer. Chinese officials have floated the idea that X owner Elon Musk could take over Ame...
Meta boosted by TikTok’s SCOTUS troubles
may be the biggest beneficiary of TikTok’s existential woes. After arguments at the Supreme Court today, which made the impending ban of TikTok appear to be more likely, Meta’s stock swung from down 2...
Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery pull the plug on joint sports-streaming service
, , and have scrapped plans to create a new joint sports-streaming service. The deal, announced last February, would’ve brought channels like ESPN, ABC, Fox, TNT, and TBS, along with live matches, al...
eBay battled tech giants like Amazon and Meta for years. Now it’s getting a lift from Facebook’s Marketplace.
This week, internet royalty old (eBay) and new (Meta) joined forces, with the companies announcing a partnership that will see eBay listings tested on Facebook’s Marketplace platform. Given the size d...