TikTok, Shark Tank and Frank McCourt

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.
‘Shark Tank’s’ Kevin O’Leary and billionaire Frank McCourt want to buy TikTok. One problem: It’s not for sale
A group formed by billionaire entrepreneur and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has made a formal offer to buy TikTok from its China-based parent company, ByteDance.
'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.
Kevin O’Leary teams up with Frank McCourt in bid to buy TikTok ... which isn’t for sale
O’Leary, the Trump-supporting investor and “Shark Tank” star, is joining former L.A. Dodgers owner Frank McCourt’s bid to purchase TikTok. Here’s what McCourt’s group is looking to accomplish.
‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary wants to buy TikTok—and says he needs Trump’s help
O'Leary is teaming up with billionaire Frank McCourt to make a play for the app, which faces a nationwide-looking U.S. ban.
Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary Wants To Buy TikTok Before the US Ban
With TikTok facing a potential U.S. ban, investor Kevin O’Leary has announced plans to purchase the popular social media platform. O’Leary, known for his role on Shark Tank, has teamed up with billionaire Frank McCourt to lead a bid to save TikTok from being shut down in the U.
‘Shark Tank''s Kevin O'Leary says he's near deal to buy TikTok
Shark Tank”‘s Kevin O’Leary — a.k.a. “Mr. Wonderful” — said he’s nearing a deal to buy TikTok from its Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance to avoid the U.S. ban on the social media app.
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,
Frank McCourt, Kevin O'Leary 'have a solution, viable deal' for TikTok
Billionaire entrepreneur Frank McCourt details what will happen when his offer with Kevin O'Leary to buy TikTok could be accepted and they begin negotiations with ByteDance.
‘Shark Tank’ investor joins former Dodgers owner in last-ditch effort to buy TikTok
Kevin O’Leary, one of the venture capitalist “sharks” from the reality television show, said Monday that he had joined a ...
'Make TikTok wonderful again': Kevin O'Leary explains his plan to save the social media platform
"Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary details how he and partner Frank McCourt would improve TikTok if their bid to purchase ...
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'Shark Tank's' Kevin O'Leary, billionaire Frank McCourt want to buy TikTok
NEW YORK -- A group formed by billionaire entrepreneur and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has made ... for TikTok and is also backed by "Shark Tank"-famous investor Kevin ...
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Is TikTok Actually Getting Banned? Live Updates
NBC News reports that TikTok has boosted advertisements for Lemon8, an application also owned by ByteDance, in recent days.
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TikTok says it will 'go dark' unless it gets clarity from Biden following Supreme Court ruling
TikTok said it will have to “go dark” this weekend unless the outgoing Biden administration assures the company it won’t ...
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Is the TikTok Ban a Chance to Rethink the Whole Internet?
The billionaire Frank McCourt is launching a “people’s bid” to buy the app, replace its addictive algorithm, and give users ...
TikTok Ban: Supreme Court Upholds Law Barring App From The U.S.—Here’s Everything We Know
The app’s availability in the U.S. has been thrown into jeopardy over data privacy and national security concerns.
Reports China is Eyeing Elon Musk to Buy TikTok
Elon Musk is being eyed by Chinese authorities as a potential buyer of TikTok. Newsweek's live blog is closed.