Microsoft may buy all of TikTok’s global operations
Financial Times says scope of talks has widened beyond four English-speaking countries, but Microsoft and TikTok decline to comment
06 August 2020 - 19:44
New York — Microsoft is exploring a deal to buy all of TikTok’s global operations, including the video-app’s service in India and Europe, the Financial Times reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the discussions.
On Sunday, the software giant said it was in talks with ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, to buy the business in the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, in an effort to ward off a ban by US President Donald Trump...
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