(Reuters) – Facebook Inc. told Reuters on Thursday that Apple Inc. was trying to tell it that the iPhone maker would take a 30% cut in sales in a new online event feature, and Facebook forced the message to remove to get the tool for users. FILE PHOTO: A Facebook …
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PHILO PHOTO: An upcoming stop to text next to Epic Games Fortnite sign at E3, the annual video game expo unveiling the latest in gaming software and hardware in Los Angeles, California, US, June 12, 2019. REUTERS / Mike Blake (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) on Sunday said in a …
Read More »Exclusive: TikTok Challenges US Order Binding Transactions with the Video App
NEW YORK / WASHINGTON (Reuters) – TikTok is preparing for a legal challenge on Monday following President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent ByteDance, according to people familiar with the case. PHILO PHOTO: US flags are seen near a TikTok …
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