As the Jan. 19 date for a TikTok ban approaches, another name is emerging as a potential buyer: SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who already owns X.

TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, must find a buyer for the app or face a ban in the United States. Elon Musk said he has no plans to make a bid.

After years of rejecting the idea of a sale of TikTok’s US assets to an American buyer in order to avert a ban, China and ByteDance may have found an owner they could live with: Elon Musk.

Elon Musk has no interest in purchasing TikTok’s American business from Chinese company ByteDance according to new public comments. In a recently released video interview at the WELT Economic ...

Billionaire Elon Musk said that he was not interested in purchasing TikTok, the popular short-video app that the United States has been trying to ban over national security concerns with its ...

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk may see his empire grow further, judging by new reports. Bloomberg News and the Wall Street Journal have reported that officials in China have talked about ...

Elon Musk buying TikTok seems like a stretch — but we're in a weird time, so here's why it could make sense. By Peter Kafka Chief Correspondent covering media and technology.

Elon Musk swooping in to buy TikTok before a US ban is set to bite? It seems like a stretch, but it could also make some sense, Peter Kafka writes.

With TikTok's days in the U.S. numbered, the Chinese government is discussing options to keep it in America that include a potential deal with Elon Musk, according to media reports.. Chinese ...

TikTok fans would be wise to keep the Champagne on ice, however. It is far from clear whether Musk would be able to strike a deal that satisfies all stakeholders by Congress’ deadline — or ...

TikTok is the last thing Elon Musk needs right now Provided by Dow Jones Jan 15, 2025, 10:47:00 AM. By Therese Poletti . The Tesla CEO should be focused on his EV business at a time when the ...

Elon Musk, who owns X, formerly ... Elon Musk, TikTok and the social media ownership problem. November 16, 2023. 8 min. Elon Musk, who owns X, formerly Twitter, casually replies to fringe-right ...