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Trump says Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok
A Microsoft store in New York, US, on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok and that he would like to see a bidding war over the app. Microsoft declined to comment. TikTok and ByteDance did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for a comment outside regular […]
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Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’ in Maps after government updates
The Gulf of Mexico as seen on Google Maps. Source: Google Maps Google said Monday it will change the name of Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” after the government updates its “official government sources.” The company also said it will start using Mount McKinley, which is currently called Denali. Last week, President Donald […]
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Perplexity AI revises Tiktok merger proposal that could give the U.S. government a 50% stake
Photo illustration of TikTok app logo on a smartphone screen displayed with the American flag. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Perplexity AI on Sunday revised the merger proposal it had submitted to TikTok parent ByteDance. The proposal, which would create a new entity combining Perplexity and TikTok U.S., would now also allow for the […]
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White House in talks to have Oracle and U.S. investors take over TikTok, NPR reports
Photo illustration shows the TikTok logo displayed on a mobile phone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is working on a plan to save TikTok that involves tapping software company Oracle and a group of outside investors to effectively take control of the app’s global operations, […]
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