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Microsoft reportedly paused its talks with ByteDance to buy TikTok's US operations after Trump said he wouldn't support a deal
Microsoft was reportedly in "advanced talks" with ByteDance to buy TikTok, but Trump said Friday he…
Ellen Cranley
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Without radical changes, TikTok could vanish from the US
Government bans on the app are raising questions about a full ban for consumers in the United State…
Jordan Parker Erb
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How Walmart and Microsoft's bid for TikTok could take on Amazon
Here are the top media and advertising stories from Business Insider for August 28.
Lauren Johnson
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Satya Nadella said the TikTok-Oracle deal is unrecognizable from the one Microsoft bid on
"It's not something I recognize, and it's definitely not the deal I bid on," Microsoft CEO Satya Na…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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TikTok owner ByteDance rejected Microsoft's bid for the app's US operations and is said to have chosen Oracle as its US 'technology partner'
Several news outlets reported ByteDance had named Oracle as a US partner, though the company's bid …
Lauren Frias
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Trump wants to ban TikTok to keep Americans' data out of China's hands, but Microsoft and Oracle's track records suggest they could turn it over to the US government instead
For many Americans concerned about surveillance by US law enforcement, TikTok being bought by a US …
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Trending: Some questions (and answers) about the Microsoft-TikTok deal
This week on a guest edition of Trending: A Q&A on Microsoft and TikTok, a look back at the House a…
Matt Weinberger
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Trump supports a TikTok acquisition by Oracle, whose chairman is a major supporter
Oracle's cofounder Larry Ellison is a Trump supporter, and the US President has given his support t…
Shona Ghosh
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TikTok is hiring hundreds more US staff in a show of confidence against Trump
Job listings in the company's New York, Los Angeles, and Mountain View, California, offices have in…
Chris Stokel-Walker
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Trump's attempt to ban TikTok and WeChat could face legal trouble for infringing on free speech, according to a First Amendment expert
Trump is worried about the Chinese government forcing the apps to censor content, but his executive…
Tyler Sonnemaker,Paige Leskin
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A new report says that Microsoft is expanding its acquisition interest in TikTok to include the entire global business, but a source says it isn't true
A person familiar with the matter told Business Insider the Financial Times report is "completely f…
Paige Leskin
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Trump risks playing into China's hands by demanding a US government cut of any Microsoft-TikTok deal
Publicly interfering in a highly political M&A deal doesn't look like a democratic move.
Shona Ghosh
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Trump to reportedly order TikTok's owner, ByteDance, to sell its US operations
Trump is set to order TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell its US operations, Bloomberg reported…
Paige Leskin
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The CEO of TikTok's parent firm says Trump's 'real objective' is to ban TikTok, not force a sale to Microsoft
ByteDance CEO Zhang Yiming reportedly told employees the US government's true objective was to forc…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Oracle leaps 8% after reportedly winning partnership bid for TikTok's US operations
Microsoft was Oracle's biggest rival in the race for a deal, but the firm said Sunday it wasn't sel…
Ben Winck
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The Jeff Bezos Academy is in session, and the history curriculum is courtesy of Larry Ellison
In this week's Insider Tech newsletter, we look at how Amazon and Oracle are getting into children'…
Alexei Oreskovic
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TikTok's deal with Oracle may not give any money to the US Treasury, despite Trump saying it would get a 'large percentage' of any deal
Trump said last month a "large percentage" of any TikTok deal would have to go to the US Treasury.
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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TikTok may outmaneuver Trump and avoid selling its US operations
Reuters reported Monday that ByteDance is trying to set up a partnership whereby tech giant Oracle …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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China has successfully kneecapped Trump's TikTok ban as sale talks hit a speed bump
New restrictions imposed by China mean TikTok would have to get permission to include its video rec…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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TikTok has reportedly chosen a buyer and could announce a deal to sell its US business as early as tomorrow
The company has to finalize the sale in a matter of weeks to avoid a ban on its operations ordered …