As TikTok prepares to shut down, billionaire Frank McCourt wants to buy it to radically change how the internet works
McCourt wants to build a decentralized version of the internet where individual users, rather than tech companies, own the reams of data spawned by their online lives.
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TikTok bidder Frank McCourt says his offer is funded, complies with Supreme Court
Real estate mogul Frank McCourt, who is trying to buy TikTok's U.S. arm, reiterated his investor group's ability to make a deal and still comply with the Supreme Court's ruling on Friday. Why it matters: Billionaire McCourt says he has the money and the technology to keep TikTok running on American phones.
TikTok creators post farewell videos to their fans ahead of expected U.S. ban
With the prospect of TikTok disappearing in the U.S., creators on the app spent the week posting heartfelt goodbyes to their fans.
Billionaire McCourt open to keeping original investors in any TikTok deal
Businessman Frank McCourt is "open-minded" to keeping TikTok's existing investors, including the founder, involved after any deal to buy the U.S. operations of the Chinese-owned short-form video app,
'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary is part of a bid to buy TikTok — but it's not for sale. Yet.
A group led by Kevin O'Leary and billionaire Frank McCourt said it had submitted a bid for TikTok to the video app's Chinese owner Bytedance.
TikTok Worth up to $200 Billion, Expert
The popular platform could be banned on Jan. 19 under a federal law, while many parties have expressed interest in buying the asset.
Frank McCourt and Kevin O’Leary formally offer to buy TikTok after securing investors, debt financing, and a go-ahead from the White House
The Supreme Court is set to hear opening arguments in ByteDance’s case to block a sale.
Marseille owner Frank McCourt wants to buy TikTok’s US operations
Olympique de Marseille’s owner Frank McCourt has announced via a group he created called Project Liberty that he is planning to put together a consortium of investors to buy the US operations of
TikTok's U.S. operations could be worth as much as $50 billion if ByteDance decides to sell
Business moguls should be prepared to spend tens of billions of dollars for TikTok’s U.S. operations should parent company ByteDance decide to sell.
Will TikTok still work in the US after its banned? Everything to know
The Supreme Court unanimously chose to uphold the TikTok ban-or-sell legislation. Here's what that means for the app and its U.S. users.
‘Make TikTok wonderful again’: Kevin O’Leary explains his plan to save the social media platform
Mr. Wonderful” Kevin O’Leary is partnering up with another investor in a bid to save TikTok and hopes China and the Supreme Court will allow them to make it “wonderful
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Frank McCourt's Bold Move: Reimagining TikTok's U.S. Landscape
Frank McCourt has expressed a willingness to retain TikTok's existing investors in the deal to acquire its U.S. operations from ByteDance. The bid, valued at $20 billion, includes contingencies to address national security concerns.