Articles about tiktok

Microsoft + TikTok, 2025 edition: Trump comment stirs new speculation about possible deal

The potential for Microsoft to acquire TikTok is looping back around again like a viral social dance clip on endless… Read More

Seattle sushi restaurant reopening after viral TikTok video forced review of food safety standards

FOB Sushi Bar is reopening its restaurant locations in Seattle and Bellevue, Wash., on Tuesday morning, two weeks after closing… Read More

Seattle sushi restaurant closes after popular TikTok food critic’s video sparks concerns of worm in fish

A TikTok star who reviews restaurants around the country did a swing through Seattle this month to critique a variety… Read More

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How Amazon is adapting to the TikTok generation, and what it says about the state of Prime

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we dive into Amazon’s new “Haul” discount storefront — a rival to Temu, Shein,… Read More

Entrepreneurs who used TikTok to help build their businesses blast potential ban in U.S.

Seattle-based money expert and self-described financial feminist Tori Dunlap credits TikTok with transforming her business, HerFirst100k, an education platform that… Read More

TikTok ban faces uncertain fate in Senate; Washington state reps vote against House bill

While the U.S. House overwhelmingly approved a potential ban on the social media app TikTok on Wednesday, the measure now… Read More

TikTok owner ByteDance grabs another 66K square-feet of office space in Seattle area

ByteDance is expanding in the Seattle area. A third quarter report from real estate firm Broderick Group reveals that TikTok… Read More

TikTok plans major growth in Seattle area as it looks to take on Amazon with e-commerce feature

TikTok is looking to aggressively grow its employee footprint in the Seattle area as the social media video app takes… Read More

As NYC bans TikTok from city-owned devices, Seattle says it has no plans to do the same

States and cities continue to ban TikTok from government-owned devices. New York City became the latest to do so this… Read More

Microsoft buying TikTok wouldn’t be so strange after all — here’s why it’s still unlikely to happen

With the future of TikTok in the U.S. in doubt again, there’s a fresh round of speculation about potential buyers… Read More

Oh, crap! Amazon delivery driver falls into septic hole, films it for TikTok, gets rescued, finishes route

Talk about a sh**ty day at work. An Amazon delivery driver making a stop at a customer’s house fell into… Read More

TikTok vs. Amazon: Social video giant hiring in Seattle and L.A. to build e-commerce network

TikTok is hiring logistics and e-commerce industry veterans in Seattle and Los Angeles to oversee the design and creation of… Read More

Seattle school district says no evidence of specific threat after ‘TikTok challenge’ spreads across U.S.

Seattle Public Schools issued an update to families in the district on Friday morning about a so-called “TikTok challenge” involving… Read More

TikTok parent ByteDance sets up Bellevue WA office as first official presence in Seattle area

ByteDance, the Beijing-based parent company of social video app TikTok, is expanding in the U.S. with a 44,000-square-foot office in… Read More

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Microsoft’s larger lesson from TikTok: Brad Smith on the future of U.S.-China tech relations

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella this week called the company’s unsuccessful efforts to acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations last year “the strangest… Read More

Seattle cutout artist Rudy Willingham teaming with singer Lil Nas X for TikTok’s first foray into NFTs

Rudy Willingham, the Seattle artist known for his colorful, stop-motion photo cutouts on social media, is teaming with rapper/singer Lil… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls failed TikTok talks ‘the strangest thing I’ve ever worked on’

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella offered new details about the company’s unsuccessful attempt to acquire TikTok a year ago on Monday… Read More

Cargo ship stuck in Suez Canal shows up in a ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ fly-by

Nothing like a little current events mixed in with your video game play. The saga of a container ship that’s… Read More

Biden’s latest move confirms Microsoft avoided political nightmare when it lost TikTok deal

The news this morning that the Biden administration has halted the sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations further illustrates the extraordinary… Read More

Top mobile apps of 2020: TikTok, Fitbit, ‘Roblox’ and ‘Among Us’ lead the way

Market intelligence firm Apptopia released its report on the most downloaded mobile apps of 2020. In a year that was… Read More

No, Microsoft is not ‘still involved’ in TikTok discussions, despite President Trump’s statement

Microsoft is not back in the running to acquire TikTok, a source familiar with the situation said Friday morning, refuting… Read More

What Microsoft wanted from a TikTok deal, and why its bid for the hit social video app didn’t pan out

Microsoft’s bid for TikTok fell through after the tech giant insisted on acquiring full control of the social video app’s… Read More

Microsoft’s bid for TikTok rejected by ByteDance as reports name Oracle the winner of modified deal

Microsoft will not acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations after ByteDance rejected the company’s offer. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant was seen… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Breaking the IPO glass ceiling; Who succeeds Bezos?; TikTok’s ticking clock

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. When Athira Pharma filed with the Nasdaq for a… Read More

President Trump says U.S. must be ‘well compensated’ in TikTok deal

President Trump again called for a payment to the U.S. Treasury as part of a deal with TikTok. Speaking to… Read More

Report: TikTok chooses buyer for U.S. operations, deal could be announced Tuesday

After a tumultuous few weeks, the future of hit social video app TikTok in the United States could soon become… Read More

TikTok sues U.S. government, ramping up battle with Trump administration amid acquisition talks

TikTok on Monday sued the U.S. government over President Trump’s executive order that demands the app’s owner, China-based ByteDance, to… Read More

Former Microsoft leader and FiftyThree co-founder Georg Petschnigg on TikTok, Surface Duo, more

Georg Petschnigg learned a lot during an 10-year career at Microsoft, where he worked on various consumer products such as… Read More

Report: TikTok plans to sue Trump administration over ban

TikTok plans to sue the Trump administration over the president’s executive order to ban the popular app, according to a… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft (maybe) rescues TikTok; downtown Seattle struggles; micro-schools

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Who would have thought that Microsoft could be the… Read More