 
 
							Trump, who said once again that he had a 'sweet spot' for TikTok, has already extended the short video app's divest-or-ban deadline twice
 
 
							The Trump Administration was reportedly “hours away” last week from announcing its proposed spin off of TikTok US, until tariffs wrecked the deal
 
 
							American billionaires and tech giants are falling over each other to get their bids in for TikTok
 
 
							Before we head into Donald Trump’s first full day in office on Tuesday, here’s a look at what his first day back as president meant for technology, climate and markets
 
 
							Trump’s vow of support had prompted TikTok to restore its services in the US, after it stopped working for its American users late on Saturday
 
 
							Beijing and Washington are painting a picture of bonhomie between the world's superpowers ahead of Trump's inauguration, but Chinese businesses remain cautious of a potential trade war
 
 
							TikTok is receiving surprising support from unlikely quarters, but it remains unclear whether the app will remain online in the United States come Sunday
 
 
							TikTok’s moves follow a frosty hearing in the US Supreme Court last week, which has cemented expectations that it will face a ban starting Sunday
 
 
							China’s RedNote — also known as Xiaohongshu — and Lemon8 have become the top two most downloaded apps in the US this week
 
 
							The short video app is facing a January 19 deadline for a ban in the US, unless its Chinese owner ByteDance divests its US operations
 
 
							The app and its Chinese parent have maintained that selling off US operations was not possible as it would be a complicated process that would also be prohibited by Beijing
 
 
							Researchers say the TikTok owner's planned spending on computing power 'will drive progress' in China’s artificial intelligence industry