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Instagram Launches TikTok Rival, Reels

Instagram Launches TikTok Rival, Reels
Instagram Launches TikTok Rival, Reels
August 05, 2020  |  Facebook / Meta

As Microsoft Corp. races to complete its purchase of TikTok, the trendy Chinese app that allows teens to share lip-syncing videos, Facebook’s Instagram debuted its...

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TikTok’s Time Is Running Out
TikTok’s Time Is Running Out
August 04, 2020  |  Partnerships

As the pandemic raged and millions lived under lockdown, one seemingly harmless diversion was TikTok, the amusing short-form mobile video app from Chinese tech firm...

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As Clock Ticks On TikTok Saga, Ripple Effects For US Tech?
As Clock Ticks On TikTok Saga, Ripple Effects For US Tech?
August 04, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

The saber-rattling between China and the U.S. is heating up — with boardroom as battleground, and with some of the biggest U.S. companies as potential...

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Today In Payments: Apple Purchases Mobeewave; Trump Encourages Microsoft To Buy All Of TikTok
Today In Payments: Apple Purchases Mobeewave; Trump Encourages Microsoft To Buy All Of TikTok
August 03, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Apple has purchased Mobeewave, and President Donald Trump has encouraged Microsoft to buy all of TikTok. Plus, GoodRx Inc. is reportedly looking...

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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

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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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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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

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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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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