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TikTok CEO to Testify Before US Congress in March Amid Increased Scrutiny Over Security Concerns
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is set to testify before the US Energy and Commerce Committee in March, the company confirmed on Monday. The US House Foreign Affairs Committee plans to hold a vote next month on a bill aimed at blocking TikTok in the US over national security concerns.
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US Panel to Vote on TikTok Ban Over National Security Concerns in February
The US panel will hold a vote on TikTok ban bill next month. The measure would aim to give the White House the legal tools to ban TikTok over US national security concerns. A ban on TikTok, owned by ByteDance and is popular among teens, would face significant hurdles in Congress to pass, and would need 60 votes in the Senate.
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Voyager Gains Initial Court Approval for $1 Billion Binance Deal, Responds to National Security Concerns
Voyager, the bankrupt crypto lender on Tuesday said it had received initial court approval for the proposed sale of the firm's assets to Binance. The lender also said that it would address any issues that would lead the US Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to oppose the transaction, which it says will allow customers to r...
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Binance’s Acquisition of Voyager Digital Could Be Delayed by US Review
Binance's $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,275 crore) acquisition of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital could be delayed or blocked by a US national security review, according to a Friday bankruptcy court filing. Binance is owned by Chinese-born and Singapore-based Changpeng Zhao and has no permanent headquarters.
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TikTok Could Face US Ban as Lawmakers Announce Bipartisan Bid to Block App Over Spying, Censorship Concerns
TikTok could face a ban in the US, as lawmakers unveiled bipartisan legislation aimed at banning the Chinese video sharing app. The US is concerned that TikTok, which is owned by ByteDance, could be used to spy on 200 million American users and censor content on the popular social media app.
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Musk's Twitter Deal, SpaceX Starlink Satellite Network May Be Subject to National Review by US Officials: Report
Biden Administration officials are discussing whether the United States should subject some of Elon Musk's ventures to national review including the deal for Twitter and SpaceX's Starlink satellite network, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Elon Musk's Latest $7 Billion Twitter Funding Could Face US Regulator Scrutiny: Experts
Elon Musk's decision to accept some foreign investors as part of his $44 billion buyout of Twitter runs the risk of inviting the kind of regulatory scrutiny over US national security that social media peer TikTok faced, as per legal experts.
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Tencent's $1.3 Billion Sumo Deal Under US Security Probe
Tencent’s deal with British video game maker Sumo has come under the scrutiny of a US national security panel in a potential setback to the Chinese internet giant.
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US Not Extending TikTok Divestiture Deadline, But Talks to Continue: Sources
The Trump administration won’t be extending the deadline for ByteDance to divest TikTok's US assets, but will continue to engage with the Chinese company for talks, two sources close to the matter have said. The short video-sharing app has been threatened with a ban in US over its Chinese origin.
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TikTok Ban: ByteDance Gets 15-Day Extension on US Order to Divest App, Has Until November 27
ByteDance has been granted a 15-day extension of a divestiture order that had directed the Chinese company to sell its TikTok short video-sharing app by Thursday.
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TikTok Asks US Court to Intervene as Trump Order to Shut Down Operations Looms
The popular video-sharing app TikTok, its future in limbo since US President Donald Trump tried to shut it down earlier this fall, is asking a federal court to intervene.
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TikTok Ban: US Appeals Judge's Ruling That Blocked Downloads
The US government said in a court filing on Thursday it was appealing a judge's ruling that prevented it from prohibiting new downloads of the Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok.
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TikTok Microsoft Deal: US President Donald Trump to Give Owner ByteDance 45 Days to Negotiate Sale, Say Sources
US President Donald Trump has agreed to give ByteDance 45 days to negotiate a sale of its popular short-form video sharing app TikTok to Microsoft, revealed sources.
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TikTok: ByteDance Said to Move to Ringfence the App Amid US Probe
ByteDance has stepped up efforts to separate its social media app TikTok from much of its Chinese operations.
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US Opens Security Investigation Into Chinese App TikTok: Report
The US government has launched a national security review of TikTok owner Beijing ByteDance Technology Co's $1 billion acquisition of US social media app Musical.ly, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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TikTok CEO to Testify Before US Congress in March Amid Increased Scrutiny Over Security Concerns
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is set to testify before the US Energy and Commerce Committee in March, the company confirmed on Monday. The US House Foreign Affairs Committee plans to hold a vote next month on a bill aimed at blocking TikTok in the US over national security concerns.
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US Panel to Vote on TikTok Ban Over National Security Concerns in February
The US panel will hold a vote on TikTok ban bill next month. The measure would aim to give the White House the legal tools to ban TikTok over US national security concerns. A ban on TikTok, owned by ByteDance and is popular among teens, would face significant hurdles in Congress to pass, and would need 60 votes in the Senate.
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Voyager Gains Initial Court Approval for $1 Billion Binance Deal, Responds to National Security Concerns
Voyager, the bankrupt crypto lender on Tuesday said it had received initial court approval for the proposed sale of the firm's assets to Binance. The lender also said that it would address any issues that would lead the US Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to oppose the transaction, which it says will allow customers to r...
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Binance’s Acquisition of Voyager Digital Could Be Delayed by US Review
Binance's $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,275 crore) acquisition of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital could be delayed or blocked by a US national security review, according to a Friday bankruptcy court filing. Binance is owned by Chinese-born and Singapore-based Changpeng Zhao and has no permanent headquarters.
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TikTok Could Face US Ban as Lawmakers Announce Bipartisan Bid to Block App Over Spying, Censorship Concerns
TikTok could face a ban in the US, as lawmakers unveiled bipartisan legislation aimed at banning the Chinese video sharing app. The US is concerned that TikTok, which is owned by ByteDance, could be used to spy on 200 million American users and censor content on the popular social media app.
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Musk's Twitter Deal, SpaceX Starlink Satellite Network May Be Subject to National Review by US Officials: Report
Biden Administration officials are discussing whether the United States should subject some of Elon Musk's ventures to national review including the deal for Twitter and SpaceX's Starlink satellite network, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Elon Musk's Latest $7 Billion Twitter Funding Could Face US Regulator Scrutiny: Experts
Elon Musk's decision to accept some foreign investors as part of his $44 billion buyout of Twitter runs the risk of inviting the kind of regulatory scrutiny over US national security that social media peer TikTok faced, as per legal experts.
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Tencent's $1.3 Billion Sumo Deal Under US Security Probe
Tencent’s deal with British video game maker Sumo has come under the scrutiny of a US national security panel in a potential setback to the Chinese internet giant.
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US Not Extending TikTok Divestiture Deadline, But Talks to Continue: Sources
The Trump administration won’t be extending the deadline for ByteDance to divest TikTok's US assets, but will continue to engage with the Chinese company for talks, two sources close to the matter have said. The short video-sharing app has been threatened with a ban in US over its Chinese origin.
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TikTok Ban: ByteDance Gets 15-Day Extension on US Order to Divest App, Has Until November 27
ByteDance has been granted a 15-day extension of a divestiture order that had directed the Chinese company to sell its TikTok short video-sharing app by Thursday.
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TikTok Asks US Court to Intervene as Trump Order to Shut Down Operations Looms
The popular video-sharing app TikTok, its future in limbo since US President Donald Trump tried to shut it down earlier this fall, is asking a federal court to intervene.
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TikTok Ban: US Appeals Judge's Ruling That Blocked Downloads
The US government said in a court filing on Thursday it was appealing a judge's ruling that prevented it from prohibiting new downloads of the Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok.
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TikTok Microsoft Deal: US President Donald Trump to Give Owner ByteDance 45 Days to Negotiate Sale, Say Sources
US President Donald Trump has agreed to give ByteDance 45 days to negotiate a sale of its popular short-form video sharing app TikTok to Microsoft, revealed sources.
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TikTok: ByteDance Said to Move to Ringfence the App Amid US Probe
ByteDance has stepped up efforts to separate its social media app TikTok from much of its Chinese operations.
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US Opens Security Investigation Into Chinese App TikTok: Report
The US government has launched a national security review of TikTok owner Beijing ByteDance Technology Co's $1 billion acquisition of US social media app Musical.ly, according to three people familiar with the matter.
