Tiktok

Microsoft buying TikTok might make sense, but the process has been quite dramatic.

The profiles of 235M Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube users have been exposed in a database breach after they were collected and stored through a process known as "web scraping."

On this episode of the Windows Central Podcast: Windows reorg, the latest with TikTok, Samsung + Microsoft, and more!

Oracle has reportedly entered the race to acquire TikTok from ByteDance, challenging Microsoft for the acquisition.

A White House document has reportedly clarified that an executive order targeting TikTok could see it removed from app stores and prevented from hosting advertising on its platform.

In response to President Trump’s executive order that would effectively ban the app in the United States, the company is taking the fight to court.

Multiple Microsoft employees shared disapproval of a potential purchase of TikTok by Microsoft. Comments and a poll on an internal Yammer group show that many employees are against the idea.

A new report breaks down how a potential purchase of TikTok by Microsoft would have to overcome several technical challenges. These challenges center around data and how it's used and stored.

In a new interview, former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates called a potential deal to acquire TikTok a "poison chalice," referencing the fraight nature of TikTok's forced sale in the U.S.

TikTok has hit back at President Trump's executive order, saying it is shocked by the move, and that it was issued without any due process.