Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 20 to extend the ban on TikTok, implemented by former President Joe Biden last year. The order granted a 75-day extension, which Trump said will allow him to consult with his advisors and heads of "relevant" departments and agencies to address national security concerns posed by TikTok.

There's no telling yet if Trump's plan can set up a better version of Project Texas or convince China to sign off on a TikTok sale. Analysts have suggested that China may agree to a TikTok sale if Trump backs down on tariff threats.

During the outage, even users who had previously downloaded TikTok were unable to access the app. While service has since been restored, the app remains unavailable for download in U.S.-based app stores, leaving new users unable to access it.

Donald Trump is huddling with House Republicans at a GOP retreat on Monday. Keep up with live updates from the USA TODAY Network.

Chinese startup DeepSeek has caused a massive stir in the AI world, with Donald Trump looking set for another TikTok-style headache amid concerns over DeepSeek's competitive edge and privacy policies.

TikTok remains unavailable on Google and Apple’s app stores in the U.S. It can't be downloaded and users who still have the app could see its performance degrade.

"Boy Room" is a TikTok hit. But the studio behind it didn't make any money from its success until Amazon showed up.

President Donald Trump on Monday said Microsoft was in talks to acquire TikTok, shortly after the social media app went dark last week. Trump also said he would like to see a bidding war over the app.

Whether TikTok stays with Perplexity AI's backing or goes, without that juicy algorithm ByteDance doesn’t seem willing to part with, the app won't ever be the same.

Former U.S. Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the AI landscape in the wake of DeepSeek's emergence, the future of TikTok in the U.S., and more.

TikTok, which faces the ticking clock of a ban enforcement, is being pursued by several suitors for a US merger or sale.