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TopicTikTok

Topic: TikTok

Trump sets deadline, insists on compensation to US govt in TikTok sale

Trump believes US deserves compensation for resolving national security threat posed by TikTok and the administration is looking at ways to extract a payment from any deal that’s struck.

How China has just called Trump’s bluff on buying TikTok

China has added new items to its list of export controls. This means ByteDance will now need Chinese government approval to sell TikTok’s US operations.

You still have jobs – TikTok reassures employees in US & Europe after CEO’s exit

Kevin Mayer resigned after only three months as CEO, citing US administration’s push for ByteDance to sell its operations due to national security concerns.

Walmart partners Microsoft to make joint bid to buy TikTok

Microsoft and Walmart are already collaborating on cloud applications, brought together by mutual rivalry with Amazon.

US-China tensions enter American courtroom as TikTok sues Trump over ban

TikTok & its Chinese parent ByteDance sued in court in Los Angeles to challenge order from Trump prohibiting US residents from doing business with it.

TikTok to sue Trump as he prepares to start his ‘tough on China’ re-election campaign

TikTok is set to challenge Trump's order banning transactions with the popular social media app. The move comes on the first day of the Republican National Convention.

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.

Oracle jumps into the fray to buy TikTok’s US business

The entry of Oracle could challenge Microsoft’s bargaining position, as the Redmond-based company had been the only party to publicly confirm it was in talks with ByteDance.

Trump orders TikTok’s owner to sell its US assets, cites national security concerns

A separate executive order, issued by Trump last week, prohibits US citizens and companies from doing business with TikTok effective 45 days from the 6 August signing date.

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.

On Camera

Air purifiers are the new water filters. Delhi has quietly accepted a crisis

The affluent in Delhi, armed with airtight windows, multiple purifiers, and humidifiers, have normalised a way of life that once seemed dystopian.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.