ByteDance, best known in the west for TikTok, has a new AI-infused code editor forked from Microsoft's Visual Studio Code.

Congress has given 90 days. If we can save TikTok, I think it would be a good thing.” Whether or not TikTok will be “saved” here in the United States remains to be seen.

Microsoft declined to comment on reports of the company’s involvement in a deal. Trump mentioned he enjoys bidding wars among candidates for TikTok, as they lead to the best deals.

Microsoft’s Previous Bid For TikTok In 2020 This isn’t the first time Microsoft has eyed buying TikTok, as the U.S. government has been demanding for years that ByteDance sell its U.S. operations.

Microsoft, which declined to comment on the president’s remarks, had discussed buying TikTok in 2020, when Trump tried to force a sale of the app in his first term.

Microsoft is chasing a deal to buy all of TikTok’s global business, including the viral video app’s operations in India and Europe, according to five people with knowledge of the talks.

President Donald Trump said Monday evening that Microsoft is among the U.S. companies looking to take control of TikTok to help the popular app avert an effective ban that could kick-in in April.

Representatives for Microsoft declined to comment on Monday. When asked aboard Air Force One whether Microsoft was involved in discussions for acquiring TikTok, Trump said: “I would say yes.

Microsoft, along with Walmart, made a failed bid for TikTok during Trump’s first term after Trump tried to ban the app. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella later described it as the “strangest thing I ...