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Microsoft Archive

Archives for August 2020

Technology
Trump issued an executive order effectively banning TikTok if it doesn’t sell in the next 45 daysTrump issued an executive order effectively banning TikTok if it doesn’t sell in the next 45 days
Technology

The new order is the latest in Trump’s escalating crackdown on the Chinese-owned app over alleged national security concerns.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Last week the US wanted to break up Big Tech. Now it’s trying to supersize it.Last week the US wanted to break up Big Tech. Now it’s trying to supersize it.
Technology

The TikTok/Microsoft deal — if it happens — will make it harder to shrink Facebook or Google. Do you think Donald Trump cares about that?

By Peter Kafka

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