The United States will ban some transactions through the Chinese-owned WeChat app, while banning new downloads and updates to the app, as well as the TikTok app starting Sunday. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Friday that the US will ban intra-US cash transfers related to WeChat and its parent …
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TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as a new American technology partner to help keep the popular video-sharing app up and running in the US, according to a person familiar with the deal. Microsoft, which had been vying for a deal, said in a statement Sunday that …
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ByteDance will not sell the US operations of its short video platform TikTok to Microsoft or Oracle, nor will the company deliver the source code to any US buyers, a new report by Chinese state media CGTN said, citing sources. Microsoft had previously confirmed that the company’s offer for TikTok …
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NEW YORK: The owner of Tik Tok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as its preferred suitor to buy the popular video-sharing app, according to a source familiar with the deal who was not authorized to speak publicly about it. Microsoft announced on Sunday that its offer for TikTok was rejected, …
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TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has decided that it will not sell or transfer the algorithm behind the video-sharing app in any sale or divestment, the South China Morning Post reported, citing an informed source about the discussions in the TikTok’s boardroom. Chinese company. The company will not deliver the source …
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The South Korean maker of the popular mobile game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, or PUBG, is looking to partner with an Indian gaming company in an attempt to resurrect its fortune in its largest market. This comes shortly after PUBG Corp. severed ties with Chinese gaming firm Tencent Games after PUBG was …
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SoftBank Group Corp. is exploring the possibility of assembling a pool of bidders for TikTok’s assets in India and has been actively seeking local partners, according to people familiar with the matter. Over the past month, the Japanese conglomerate, which owns a stake in TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd., has …
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NEW DELHI: Minutes after the government banned 118 Chinese mobile apps, including the popular game app PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, PUBG was a major trend on Twitter, with people expressing their feelings with humor. Hashtags like #PUBG, #ChineseAppsBanned, #PUBGBanned, and #Tencent started trending on the microblogging site. Here’s how social media users …
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Zhang Yiming’s plan to sell the US operations of his short video app TikTok to avoid a shutdown was jeopardized after China asserted its authority over a deal that was already under scrutiny by the Trump administration. Beijing added uncertainty to already thorny negotiations on the sale of ByteDance Ltd.’s …
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[ad_1] YouTuber fans Carry Minati are fighting back after the video-sharing platform shot down a recent video posted by the popular influencer for violating its terms of service. The video, on the ongoing debate over YouTube and TikTok, had recorded millions of views. In the video, the 20-year-old, whose real …
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