TikTok faces U.S. breakup from Chinese parent as Microsoft circles - sources

The White House is preparing to force Chinese internet giant ByteDance to shed the U.S. operations of TikTok, as potential buyers, including Microsoft Corp , are already in talks to buy the popular short video app, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.The move would be the culmination of U.S. national security concerns over the safety of the personal data that TikTok handles.It would represent a major blow for the Beijing-based company, which became one of only a handful of truly globa