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TikTok Sale Stalls Over Algorithm Uncertainty
TikTok Sale Stalls Over Algorithm Uncertainty
September 01, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

After China created new limitations on the export of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, a potential deal for TikTok’s American operations is facing a hurdle as...

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TikTok’s Options Grow As China Demands To OK Deal
TikTok’s Options Grow As China Demands To OK Deal
September 01, 2020  |  International

As the clock ticks on a possible sale of TikTok USA, the options for parent company ByteDance could be growing. China has thrown a curve ball into...

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Report: China Must Approve TikTok Sale Under Its New Rules On AI
Report: China Must Approve TikTok Sale Under Its New Rules On AI
August 30, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

As TikTok, the short video-sharing app, faces a Sept. 15 deadline to sell its U.S. operations to an American company, its sale could be slowed...

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Report: Walmart Joins Microsoft On TikTok Bid
Report: Walmart Joins Microsoft On TikTok Bid
August 27, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

A new player has entered the high stakes bid to purchase TikTok, the controversial but popular short video sharing app. Walmart confirmed it is teaming...

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TikTok CEO Quits Amid Controversy
TikTok CEO Quits Amid Controversy
August 27, 2020  |  Personnel

After being on the job for just 90 days, TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer said he will quit as the popular short video sharing company gets...

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TikTok Has 100M US Active Monthly Users
TikTok Has 100M US Active Monthly Users
August 24, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

TikTok, in its lawsuit challenging a ban by the President Donald Trump administration, revealed its monthly users have grown almost 800 percent since January 2018,...

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ByteDance Sues US Government Over Trump’s TikTok Ban
ByteDance Sues US Government Over Trump’s TikTok Ban
August 24, 2020  |  International

China-based ByteDance filed a lawsuit Monday (Aug. 24) to fight President Trump’s move to ban its video-sharing application, TikTok, CNBC reported. TikTok’s plans to sue had...

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TikTok Plans To Fight US Ban
TikTok Plans To Fight US Ban
August 23, 2020  |  Legal

Video-sharing app TikTok plans to fight back against the Trump administration’s attempt at a ban with a lawsuit, CNBC reports. The administration issued an executive...

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Oracle Reportedly Aims To Outbid Microsoft For TikTok
Oracle Reportedly Aims To Outbid Microsoft For TikTok
August 18, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Microsoft Corp. is not the only company interested in buying TikTok’s U.S. operations. The Financial Times (FT) reports Oracle Corp., the Redwood City, Calif.-based computer...

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