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Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok, US president says


Xbox owner Microsoft is currently in discussions to buy social media giant TikTok.

Xbox owner Microsoft is currently in discussions to buy social media giant TikTok. TikTok's current status in the US appears precarious, after it was banned by the previous US administration and the US Supreme Court due to national security concerns linked to the app's Chinese owner ByteDance. Other contenders to buy the social media firm include cloud technology company Oracle, as well as X owner Elon Musk.

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