The Supreme Court seemed to lean Thursday toward upholding a law forcing Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell off TikTok, with all nine justices indicating national security concerns posed by the social media app outweighed potential threats to free speech.

"You're ignoring the major concern here" of China manipulating content through TikTok's industry-envied algorithm and harvesting user data, Chief Justice John Roberts tells TikTok lawyer, Trump's former solicitor general.

US tech multibillionaires — including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos — were given prime positions at Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, in an unprecedented demonstration of their power and influence in the White House.

TikTok CEO Shou Chew is expected to accept an invitation from President-elect Donald Trump to attend his inauguration.

A majority of the justices appeared more concerned about the national security implications of the popular app’s Chinese ownership than about the restrictions on free speech the law would impose.

Trump filed a surprise brief urging the Supreme Court to delay enforcement until he could broker a deal — though it’s unclear if the Chinese government would approve one. Tiffany Cianci was finishing a TikTok live stream to 70,

BEIJING (Reuters) - ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has earmarked over 150 billion yuan ($20.64 billion) in capital expenditure for this year, much of which will be centred on artificial intelligence, two people briefed on the matter said.

ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, is required to sell the app to a U.S.-based buyer or face a nationwide ban.

President Donald Trump's inauguration was packed with the ultra-rich, some seated closer to the incoming president than his incoming cabinet. The personal net worth of just three of these people combined (Mark Zuckerberg,

WASHINGTON - US tech multi-billionaires – including Mr Elon Musk, Mr Mark Zuckerberg and Mr Jeff Bezos – were given prime positions at Mr Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan 20, in an unprecedented demonstration of their power and influence.

Many MAGA fans at the U.S. Capitol on Monday were skeptical of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon's Jeff Bezos suddenly backing Trump.