Movement for ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok App is displayed on a smartphone on an ordered photo taken in Brooklyn, New York, June 30, 2020. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images TikTok is close to a deal to sell its US operations and could announce a deal in the coming days, …
Read More »Walmart joins Microsoft on TikTok bid
The TikTok app from ByteDance Ltd. will be shown in the App Store on a smartphone on a regular photo taken in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday, August 3, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Walmart said it is partnering with Microsoft in a bid for TikTok. The retail …
Read More »TikTok pleads US government over Trump ban
TikTok app Narinder Nanu | AFP | Getty Images TikTok, the video-sharing application owned by China-based ByteDance, on Monday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to ban the company’s U.S. operations. In a blog post, TikTok claimed that the ban prevented the company from …
Read More »Microsoft says Apple’s threat against ‘Fortnite’ maker would tear up the entire video game industry
Threat of Apple Inc. to the developer account of Epic Games Inc. to withdraw would have far-reaching effects detrimental to the video game industry, said Microsoft Corp. in a court filed Sunday. Epic’s new submission comes amid a tense showdown with Apple’s AAPL, + 5.15% , which removed Epic video …
Read More »TikTok is challenging U.S. order-binding transactions with the video app, sources say
Nicolas Economou | NurPhoto | Getty Images TikTok is preparing for a legal challenge this Monday on the executive order of President Donald Trump banning transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance, according to people familiar with the matter. On August 14, Trump issued an …
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