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Clock Ticks On TikTok, WeChat Bans – And eCommerce May Suffer
Clock Ticks On TikTok, WeChat Bans – And eCommerce May Suffer
September 18, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

Sunday looms as a red-letter day for TikTok and Tencent’s WeChat – and tens of millions of users who use the apps to conduct commerce....

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Report: Oracle Winning Bidder Of TikTok, Microsoft Out
Report: Oracle Winning Bidder Of TikTok, Microsoft Out
September 13, 2020  |  International

Oracle Corp. beat Microsoft Corp. in a bid to take over TikTok’s video-sharing app’s U.S. operations Sunday (Sept. 13) days before President Donald Trump threatened to shut...

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TikTok: ‘We’re Here To Stay Despite Trump Ban’
TikTok: ‘We’re Here To Stay Despite Trump Ban’
August 21, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

TikTok users who are worried that the lip-syncing and dancing video app will disappear in November can probably relax. Despite a threatened presidential ban and an executive...

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Trump Administration Calls For 30 Pct. Boost In AI, Quantum Spending
Trump Administration Calls For 30 Pct. Boost In AI, Quantum Spending
August 14, 2020  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum information science will get a boost if Congress approves the Trump administration’s nearly one-third spending increase in next year’s budget....

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Extension Of Unemployment Benefits Could Run Out In Weeks, Report Finds
Extension Of Unemployment Benefits Could Run Out In Weeks, Report Finds
August 12, 2020  |  Economy

An additional $400 a week in jobless benefits extended by President Donald Trump through an executive order may run out much sooner than anticipated, a...

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Trump’s WeChat Ban Poses Potential Threat To Payments Landscape
Trump’s WeChat Ban Poses Potential Threat To Payments Landscape
August 07, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

President Donald Trump has issued two executive orders in two days banning two Chinese behemoths from operating in America – and, in doing so, has...

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Trump Urges Microsoft To Buy TikTok In Its Entirety
Trump Urges Microsoft To Buy TikTok In Its Entirety
August 03, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

President Donald Trump gave Microsoft Corp. some advice on its bid to buy the U.S. arm of TikTok, the controversial Chinese video-sharing app. On Monday (Aug. 3), Trump said it...

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Trump Says Task Force Will Pivot To Reopening Country, But Consumers Still Worried About Health
Trump Says Task Force Will Pivot To Reopening Country, But Consumers Still Worried About Health
May 06, 2020  |  Economy

President Trump announced on Wednesday (May 6), in a series of tweets, that his COVID-19 task force would actually continue its work, but that it...

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US Power Grid Eyed As Latest Front In Cyberspace War
US Power Grid Eyed As Latest Front In Cyberspace War
May 04, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

In an age of what might be termed escalating geo-tensions, cyber is emerging as a new front of (possible) conflict. To that end, President Donald...

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