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US sanctions Hong Kong's Chief Carrie Lam over curtailing political freedom

Lam, who works closely with Chinese authorities, has scoffed at the prospect of being targeted by US sanctions

With Instagram Reels' launch, Zuckerberg's personal wealth hits $100 bn

With Reels, one can record and edit 15-second multi-clip videos with audio, effects and new creative tools

TikTok preparing advertisers for possible app ban in the US

Some advertisers are forming contingency plans and considering other apps to move their marketing budgets

Mark Zuckerberg joins centibillionaire club after launch of TikTok rival

The 36-year-old joins fellow tech titans Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates as the only people in the world who currently have centibillionaire status, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index

Donald Trump bans WeChat, TikTok, stoking tension with Beijing

He calls these apps 'significant threats'; executive order will come into effect in 45 days

TikTok's billionaire founder in dilemma as tug-of-war over app rages on

Zhang, whose ByteDance Ltd owns TikTok, was on the verge of building the world's third truly global advertising and social-media force

Top headlines: BSE revises circuit limit, US orders TikTok ban in 45 days

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China says it firmly opposes Trump's orders against TikTok, WeChat

China will defend the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese businesses, foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said

'Rupture in digital world' as Trump orders ban on TikTok, WeChat in 45 days

Tiktok has come under fire from US lawmakers and the administration over national security concerning data collection

Donald Trump signs order banning transactions with TikTok parent company

The order says the US "must take aggressive action against the owners of TikTok to protect our national security", BBC reported

TikTok's sale to US-based company may alleviate security concerns: Expert

India has banned as many as 106 Chinese apps, including TikTok, a move welcomed by both the Trump administration and the US lawmakers

Microsoft chasing deal to buy all of TikTok's global business: Report

One person close to ByteDance in India said there was a "deal in the works" with Microsoft for TikTok India but it fell through, according to the report

Goldman Sachs comes up with Tinder for mergers in a social-distanced world

After all, this weekend's flurry of deal activity shows that not even the coronavirus can stifle M&A demand for long

US TikTok ban: Why Facebook, Google should be worried by Trump's moves

The decision opens a Pandora's Box that digital platforms might one day wish had been kept closed

Why Tiktok is worth buying regardless of its pitfalls, unresolved questions

TikTok could try to lower the risk for an acquirer by striking multiyear exclusive deals with its most popular American creators, the way that platforms like YouTube and Twitch have done

Trump admin wants to remove untrusted Chinese apps from app stores: Pompeo

speaking on the expansion of the clean network, Pompeo urged "freedom-loving nations' to join the clean network and also called for ending the use of Chinese cloud providers

Trump's bid for a piece of Microsoft-TikTok deal could spur legal action

US law states that presidential decisions blocking deals on national security grounds are not subject to judicial reviews

Spotting opportunity, Facebook launches a new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels

Instagram Reels will let users record and edit 15-second multi-clip videos with audio, and will let users add visual effects

Xiaomi's 'Mi Browser Pro' in list of 47 Chinese apps banned by India

This is in addition to the Xiaomi's Mi Community app which was banned earlier.

Donald Trump's bid to force TikTok sale follows well-trod legal path

Trump's demand has set off a geopolitical tug-of-war, but it has ample precedent