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Mergers and Acquisitions August 7, 2020

Microsoft shifts focus to acquire entirety of TikTok business

Microsoft is floating the idea of acquiring the entirety of TikTok from Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance. The Financial times first…

By Colby McCoy

International August 5, 2020

Chinese state media: US a ‘rogue country,’ TikTok acquisition is theft

On Monday, Chinese state media launched multiple salvoes claiming the U.S. is a “rogue country” and Microsoft’s possible TikTok deal…

By Colby McCoy

Science & Technology August 3, 2020

Pompeo: Trump taking action on TikTok in ‘coming days’

Last week, President Trump told reporters he plans on banning Chinese-owned TikTok for U.S. users, citing security concerns. It was…

By Colby McCoy

Business August 3, 2020

TikTok sued by Triller for copyright infringement

TikTok has been sued by a rival Triller. The suit claims that TikTok is infringing on its patent for stitching…

By Jackie Allen

Investigates August 3, 2020

Trump changes stance, gives Microsoft 45 days on TikTok deal

Over the course of the last week, President Trump changed his stance on the short-media app TikTok, weighing whether to…

By Colby McCoy

Science & Technology August 1, 2020

Trump plans on banning TikTok as early as Saturday

On Friday, President Donald Trump told reporters he plans on banning Chinese-owned TikTok entirely from the United States as early…

By Colby McCoy

Mergers and Acquisitions August 1, 2020

Microsoft enters early talks to acquire TikTok US operations

Technology giant Microsoft has reportedly entered into preliminary talks to acquire the U.S. based TikTok division, owned by Chinese parent…

By Colby McCoy

Science & Technology July 25, 2020

TikTok ban for government devices heads to Senate floor

The No TikTok on Government Devices Act passed a U.S. Senate committee who unanimously approved a proposal on Wednesday to ban…

By Jackie Allen

TikTok

Science & Technology November 16, 2019

Tiktok reaches 1.5 billion downloads, becomes third most popular non-gaming app

Tiktok, the video social networking app, reached 1.5 billion downloads on the App Store and Google Play, according to the…

By Marivic Cabural Summers

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