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Microsoft Aims To Buy TikTok’s US Arm By Sept. 15 After CEO Gets Trump’s Blessing

Microsoft Aims To Buy TikTok’s US Arm By Sept. 15 After CEO Gets Trump’s Blessing
Microsoft Aims To Buy TikTok’s US Arm By Sept. 15 After CEO Gets Trump’s Blessing
August 02, 2020  |  Acquiring

Microsoft Corp. has resumed attempts to buy the U.S. arm of  TikTok — the popular but controversial Chinese video-sharing app owned by ByteDance — by...

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SMBs Switch Banks Post-PPP Experience
SMBs Switch Banks Post-PPP Experience
August 02, 2020  |  SMBs

When Fathom Unlimited Inc. needed financial help in April as the pandemic led to a loss of customers, founder Pavia Rosati turned to her bank,...

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Facebook To Debut Music Videos In The US
Facebook To Debut Music Videos In The US
July 31, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook is enabling official music videos on its social media platform in the United States to help users unite over music. Users will have the...

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Trump Vows To Ban TikTok From America Even As Microsoft Weighs Buying Firm’s U.S. Arm
Trump Vows To Ban TikTok From America Even As Microsoft Weighs Buying Firm’s U.S. Arm
July 31, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

President Donald Trump said late Friday (July 31) that he plans to ban Chinese-based social-video giant TikTok in the United States even as reports emerged...

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Chinese Regulators Prepare To Crack Down On Luckin Coffee
Chinese Regulators Prepare To Crack Down On Luckin Coffee
July 31, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Regulators in China are preparing to move against once-hot Luckin Coffee Inc., which admitted booking millions of dollars in nonexistent sales, The Wall Street Journal...

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Trio Arrested In Twitter Hack, Including 17-Year-Old Alleged Mastermind 
Trio Arrested In Twitter Hack, Including 17-Year-Old Alleged Mastermind 
July 31, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Three arrests were made Friday (July 31) in California, including a juvenile, the alleged mastermind, for their alleged roles in the Twitter hack that took...

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Google, Facebook May Have To Pay Australian News Publishers
Google, Facebook May Have To Pay Australian News Publishers
July 31, 2020  |  Regulation

Two days after Google and Facebook CEOs testified before Congress over alleged antitrust violations, Australia has proposed regulation that could force the tech giants to...

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TikTok Owner Eyes Listing Change To Dodge US Sanctions
TikTok Owner Eyes Listing Change To Dodge US Sanctions
July 31, 2020  |  IPO

With the Trump administration increasingly signaling that it may ban Chinese technology power-house ByteDance’s blockbuster app TikTok in the United States over concerns of Beijing...

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US Personal Income Down, Spending Up In June
US Personal Income Down, Spending Up In June
July 31, 2020  |  Economy

Disposable personal income fell by 1.4 percent in June to $255 billion while personal spending increased $738 billion, a nearly 6 percent rise, according to the...

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