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Trump administration grants ByteDance 15-day extension on order to divest TikTok
The Trump administration granted ByteDance a 15-day extension of a divestiture order that had directed the Chinese company to sell TikTok…
U.S. judge temporarily blocks Trump admin’s ban on new TikTok downloads
A U.S. judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that was set to bar Apple’s App Store from offering TikTok for download at…
Oracle wins bid for TikTok in U.S., beating Microsoft
ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, has chosen Oracle over Microsoft, to be its U.S. technology partner in the U.S…
China would rather see TikTok U.S. close than a forced sale
Beijing opposes a forced sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations by its Chinese owner ByteDance, and would prefer to see the short video app shut…
Trump administration: TikTok buyer will not be able to transfer data from American soil to Chinese servers
As the deadline looms for Chinese technology company ByteDance to sell off its popular video platform TikTok to an American company…
Walmart is teaming up with Microsoft in bid to acquire TikTok’s U.S. business
Walmart has confirmed it’s teaming up with Microsoft in a bid for ByteDance’s TikTok service.On August 14, U.S. President Trump ordered…
President Trump says Oracle could handle TikTok purchase
President Trump this week said that Oracle could take on TikTok after he issued an executive order that would ban the video app…
Microsoft plans to finish TikTok acquisition talks ahead of President Trump’s Sept. 15 deadline
Microsoft and TikTok plan to finish acquisition talks within the next three weeks, ahead of President Trump’s Sept. 15 deadline…
Apple denies reported interest in acquiring TikTok
Apple has denied interest in acquiring TikTok after an Axios story from earlier Tuesday reported that Apple was looking into a potential deal. The Trump…
Dow Jones rallies 200 points amid stimulus talks; Apple continues rise
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied more than 200 points in early Monday trading amid ongoing COVID-19 stimulus talks. Apple shares earlier jumped…
President Trump gives Microsoft 45 days to buy TikTok’s U.S. business
Microsoft on Sunday confirmed that U.S. President Trump and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has discussed Microsoft exploring a purchase of TikTok…
President Trump vows to ban Chinese-owned TikTok from the U.S.
President Donald Trump has announced he plans to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok in the U.S. He told reporters aboard Air Force One…
iOS clipboard snooping still rampant in many popular apps
iOS clipboard snooping still rampant in many popular apps, a report by Ars Techina found clipboard snooping in 54 of 56 apps studied…
Apple pulls out of SXSW 2020 over coronavirus concerns, cancels planned Apple TV+ premieres
As concerns heighten over the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, Apple has pulled out of their participation in the South by Southwest (SXSW) 2020 festival…
Vine creator’s new Byte app debuts at No.1 on Apple’s App Store
Byte, a new video-sharing app released Friday, reboots the deprecated Vine video-sharing service. Byte app creator Dom Hofmann co-founded Vine…
U.S. Congressman asks Apple, Google if apps like TikTok and Grindr must disclose foreign ties
On Friday, the chair of a congressional panel wrote letters to Apple and Google to ask what, if any, disclosures are mobile apps required to make regarding overseas ties…
GOP Senator Josh Hawley bill targets Apple ties to China
Hawley’s bill takes aim Apple and TikTok by prohibiting American companies from storing user data or encryption keys in China…
Indian government asks Apple and Google to take down TikTok app
Google and Apple have been asked by the government to take down popular Chinese short-video mobile application TikTok…
Apple’s new iPod nano a timid move that sidesteps the smartwatch revolution?
By all accounts, Apple’s new iPhone 5 is a fine product…