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Hitting China’s soft power where it hurts. Pushback against TikTok, Confucius centres rise

Techno-nationalism connects a nation’s tech innovation to its self-image. Trump’s pushback against Chinese techno-nationalism is not limited to Huawei.

Any TikTok deal must provide total security and substantially benefit US, says Donald Trump

Microsoft is in talks to buy TikTok's US business even as President Trump signed executive orders on 6 August to prevent the video app and WeChat from operating in the country.

Microsoft returns to mobile market with a tablet-phone costing $1,399

The Android-powered Surface Duo will mark Microsoft's return to the handset market following an ignominious retreat in 2016.

Twitter, not Microsoft, should buy TikTok

TikTok would be perfect product to extend Twitter’s reach toward younger audiences, broadening its viewer base & advertisers that want to reach them.

27 genes in your body now have a new name because Microsoft Excel confused them for dates

Twenty-seven genes have got a new name over the past year to tackle a longstanding problem researchers faced while keying data into Excel, a powerful research tool.

TikTok’s price is the biggest question mark in Microsoft’s already complex deal to buy it

Analysts peg TikTok's US business value anywhere from $20 billion to $50 billion, a wide range that reflects the complexity involved in separating the app’s global business.

Microsoft’s long history in China complicates potential TikTok deal

Microsoft entered China in 1992, helping to engineer the govt’s computer systems and installing special versions of Windows OS that comply with the country’s censorship controls.

Why TikTok could be the deal of the decade for Microsoft and Satya Nadella

If and when a deal is finalised, the amount will tell us the true value of TikTok's operations, which has over 100 million US users, and more importantly, that of Satya Nadella.

Microsoft tries to salvage deal to buy TikTok as CEO Satya Nadella seeks to appease Trump

After closed-door discussions with TikTok and Trump, Microsoft says it will complete talks to buy the app’s operations by 15 September.

Microsoft goes entirely digital as it decides to close all it stores for good

It’s wise for Microsoft to focus on its core strengths — software and services — rather than distract itself with something that is obviously not working.

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Jagdeep Dhankhar’s abrupt exit says three things about the Modi govt

The reason Jagdeep Dhankhar got so far in the Modi era was that he was willing to function as an effective hatchet man for the government.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.