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January 25, 2021

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From Zoom to Quibi, the tech winners and losers of 2020

December 28, 2020 Barbara Ortutay and Mae Anderson, Associated Press

We streamed, we Zoomed, we ordered groceries and houseplants online, we created virtual villages while navigating laptop shortages to work and learn from home. When it comes to technology, 2020 was a year like no […]

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Agency homing in on social media companies’ data collection

December 15, 2020 Marcy Gordon, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal regulators are ordering Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, TikTok’s parent and five other social media companies to provide detailed information on how they collect and use consumers’ personal data and how their practices […]

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TikTok asks court to intervene as Trump order looms

November 12, 2020 Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

The popular video-sharing app TikTok, its future in limbo since President Donald Trump tried to shut it down earlier this fall, is asking a federal court to intervene. TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, has until Thursday […]

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US bans WeChat, TikTok citing national security

September 18, 2020 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. will ban the use of WeChat Sunday to “safeguard the national security of the United States.” The Chinese app TikTok will also be banned by Nov. 12, but Commerce Secretary […]

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TikTok owner picks Oracle over Microsoft as US tech partner

September 14, 2020 Matt O'Brien and Tali Arbel, Associated Press

The owner of TikTok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as the American tech partner that could help keep the popular video-sharing app running in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the deal who […]

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What does Walmart see in TikTok? Millions of young shoppers

August 31, 2020 Joseph Pisani and Tali Arbel, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Walmart may be the world’s largest retailer but it has mostly failed in its efforts to break Amazon’s online dominance. Could TikTok, a fast-growing 3-year-old app filled with goofy videos, be the […]

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Walmart may join Microsoft in bid for video app TikTok

August 27, 2020 Joseph Pisani and Zen Soo, Associated Press

Walmart said Thursday it may join Microsoft to buy the U.S. business of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has come under fire from the Trump administration. Microsoft and TikTok declined to comment Thursday. […]

Business

TikTok sues Trump over his pending order to ban its app

August 24, 2020 Tali Arbel, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Video app TikTok is suing the Trump Administration over its efforts to ban the popular Chinese-owned service over national-security concerns. TikTok, which is owned by China’s ByteDance, insisted Monday that it is […]

Business

TikTok and its employees prepare to fight Trump over app ban

August 14, 2020 Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

TikTok and its U.S. employees are planning to take President Donald Trump’s administration to court over his sweeping order to ban the popular video app, according to a lawyer preparing one of the lawsuits. The […]

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Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat

August 7, 2020 Tali Arbel, Associated Press

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of popular social media apps TikTok and WeChat on security grounds, a move China’s government criticized as “political […]

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