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Trump’s WeChat ban could touch everything from Spotify to League of LegendsTrump’s WeChat ban could touch everything from Spotify to League of Legends
Trump will prohibit transactions with ByteDance beginning September 20th in apparent TikTok banTrump will prohibit transactions with ByteDance beginning September 20th in apparent TikTok ban
Microsoft might want its TikTok deal to cover the whole worldMicrosoft might want its TikTok deal to cover the whole world
The biggest problem with Microsoft’s fractured TikTok dealThe biggest problem with Microsoft’s fractured TikTok deal
Apple is not interested in buying TikTokApple is not interested in buying TikTok
Trump threatens that TikTok will ‘close down’ on September 15th unless an American company buys itTrump threatens that TikTok will ‘close down’ on September 15th unless an American company buys it
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Forty-five days to close the deal

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Microsoft says CEO Satya Nadella has talked to Trump about buying TikTokMicrosoft says CEO Satya Nadella has talked to Trump about buying TikTok
Microsoft reportedly puts TikTok acquisition talks on holdMicrosoft reportedly puts TikTok acquisition talks on hold
How the Trump administration could ‘ban’ TikTokHow the Trump administration could ‘ban’ TikTok
White House says restrictions on TikTok could come in ‘weeks, not months’White House says restrictions on TikTok could come in ‘weeks, not months’
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TikTok has become an avatar of the tech world’s China anxieties, but is there any way out?

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