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TikTok-Oracle deal back on track to keep users’ data in US
San Francisco: Chinese short-video making platform TikTok is finalising a deal with Cloud major Oracle to store users data in the US without giving access to its Chinese parent company ByteDance, the…
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USA: Missing girl rescued after she uses hand signals from TikTok
A 16-year-old girl who was reported missing from Asheville in the USA, two days ago was saved on Thursday after she used popular hand signals from TikTok which is a signal indicating…
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White House drops Trump orders trying to ban TikTok, WeChat
Washington: The White House has dropped Trump-era executive orders that attempted to ban the popular apps TikTok and WeChat and will conduct its own review aimed at identifying national security risks with…
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Despite ban, TikTok becomes highest-grossing app of 2020
New Delhi: Despite India ban and an ongoing legal battle in the US, Chinese short-video making app TikTok has become the highest-grossing app globally in 2020 with $540 million in profit, followed by…
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As Xi prioritizes repression, China unlikely to achieve economic goals by 2035: Expert
Washington: As President Xi Jinping prioritizes security goals and repression over reforms, China is unlikely to achieve economic and social development target by 2035 promised by the Chinese leader, a foreign affairs…
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Homegrown apps capture 40% market share of TikTok since ban
New Delhi: Homegrown short-video making apps led by Josh have captured 40 per cent market share of their Chinese rival TikTok since the Indian government banned it along with other apps in…
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Another judge blocks Trump’s TikTok ban; app still in limbo
Washington: A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s attempts to ban TikTok, the latest legal defeat for the administration as it tries to wrest the popular app from its Chinese owners. The…
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Don’t treat us as a political football, says TikTok
Sydney: Short video-sharing platform TikTok, which has just got some reprieve in the US market after a deal with Oracle and Walmart, told an Australian Senate committee in its written submission that it…
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US bans TikTok and WeChat to safeguard national security
Washington: The US on Friday issued orders to ban popular Chinese social media apps TikTok and WeChat from Sunday to safeguard national security, weeks after India banned them, saying they were prejudicial to…
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Won’t sell TikTok’s algorithm to the US, says ByteDance
Beijing: Chinese company ByteDance has decided not to sell or transfer the algorithm behind its video-sharing application TikTok in any sale or divestment deal, according to South China Morning Post. Citing a source…
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Trump believes Oracle can handle TikTok deal
Washington [US]: US President Donald Trump told reporters that he thinks the US software company Oracle would be able to handle the acquisition of the Chinese video-sharing platform TikTok. “Well, I think…
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Trump orders ByteDance to sell TikTok’s US biz in 90 days
Washington: US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to direct China-based ByteDance to sell its TikTok business in the US within 90 days. “There is credible evidence that leads me to…
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Apple, Disney trying to halt WeChat ban in the US: Report
San Francisco: Several companies including Apple, Ford, Walmart and Disney have called on US President Donald Trump administration to end an executive order seeking the ban of WeChat and TikTok in the country…
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ByteDance in talks with Jio to sell its India biz: Report
New Delhi: As ByteDance continues to struggle in the US, a new report claimed on Thursday that China-based company that owns the short-video making app TikTok may sell its India business to Reliance…
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TikTok parent to shift HQ from Beijing to London: Report
London: Chinese unicorn ByteDance which owns the popular short video-sharing app TikTok has received approval from the British government to move its headquarters from Beijing to London, The Sun newspaper reported. A formal…
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