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TikTok is for the olds now
As millennials flood the app, TikTok is about to mature into a YouTube-like juggernaut — if i…
Emilie Friedlander
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Ex-Activision CEO Bobby Kotick pitched buying TikTok to potential partners, including Sam Altman: report
Bobby Kotick floated the idea of buying TikTok to both ByteDance cofounder Zhang Yiming and OpenAI'…
Geoff Weiss
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No, seriously. Where are the TikTok buyers?
TikTok is a huge deal. Lots of users, lots of power. Where's the list of (serious) bidders lining u…
Peter Kafka
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The TikTok ban chaos — explained in 60 seconds
The politics and logistics of the proposed law that could ban TikTok, explained in plain English.
Peter Kafka
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I'm a product manager who interned at Apple, Google, and Microsoft. Now I'm opening up a candy store.
Elly Ross is a product manager who previously interned at Big Tech companies. Now, she's decided to…
Jaures Yip
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Buying TikTok would be really hard, even for Big Tech. Here are the most likely to do it, including Microsoft and Oracle.
The list of companies that would actually consider buying TikTok is small and the app would come wi…
Dan Whateley,Paayal Zaveri,Gr…
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Microsoft is reportedly telling hundreds of AI and cloud staff to consider leaving China
Microsoft is offering workers the chance to relocate to countries like the US, Ireland, and Austral…
Beatrice Nolan
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I work at Microsoft and didn't realize how evil tech can be until I had kids. Here's how I limit their screen use to 1 hour a day.
A Big Tech employee said even he's worried about how technology is impacting his children. Here's h…
Charissa Cheong
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The case for ditching your real-estate agent when buying a home is gaining momentum
One recent homebuyer's brief experience working with a real-estate agent left him feeling way bette…
Dan DeFrancesco
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Google eyes India’s ShareChat as Microsoft goes after TikTok in the US — here’s why it makes sense
Global tech giants are on the hunt for the next big social network. Facebook has rolled out Instagr…
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Satya Nadella said Microsoft's attempt to buy TikTok under the Trump administration was the 'strangest thing' he'd ever worked on
"President Trump, I think he had sort of a particular point of view on what he was trying to get do…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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10 Things in Tech: TikTok is transforming comedy, Microsoft’s futuristic doctor visits, and Elon Musk announces a new Twitter CEO
In today's edition: ChatGPT helped this cardio-hater love running, the happiest employees, and more…
Diamond Naga Siu
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Microsoft adds $77 billion in market value after confirming talks to buy TikTok in the US
Microsoft said in a Sunday statement that it planned to complete discussions with ByteDance, the pl…
Carmen Reinicke
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Microsoft is reportedly in talks to buy TikTok's US operations
Trump will reportedly order China's ByteDance to divest itself of ownership of TikTok's US operatio…
Ashley Stewart
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TikTok users are heaping praise on Microsoft after news broke that the company is in talks to buy the app
TikTok users are pretending to stan Microsoft amid news that the company is in talks to buy the app…
Palmer Haasch
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If Microsoft buys TikTok, it could be bad news for Google Cloud
TikTok is said to have just signed a big deal with Google Cloud. That deal could be at risk if Micr…
Julie Bort
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Oracle just reportedly entered the race to buy TikTok's US operations, competing with rival Microsoft for the viral app as Trump's deadline looms
Oracle founder Larry Ellison is a close Trump ally and the company's CEO served on the president's …
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Insider Today: You should buy a house now
As bad as the housing market seems nowadays, now might actually be your best chance at getting a ho…
Dan DeFrancesco
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Buying TikTok's US operations could reportedly cost Microsoft anywhere from $10 billion to $30 billion
Microsoft has emerged as the frontrunner to acquire TikTok's US operations as ByteDance struggles t…
Paige Leskin
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TikTok is at the heart of a wild geopolitical dogfight which means Microsoft might buy it. Here's what's going on.
The wildly popular short video app has become the subject of increasing criticism in the US due to …