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SoftBank builds $1.2 billion Amazon stake; invests in Netflix, Tesla

Chief Executive Masayoshi Son last week announced a new investment management subsidiary that would park excess cash from a massive asset sale programme in liquid stocks

Microsoft patent reveals touch control for old generation laptops

The patent was applied on January 24 and published on August 6, reports Windows United

Trump orders ByteDance to divest interest in US TikTok ops within 90 days

Trump's latest move comes on top of an executive order he issued last week that would prohibit certain transactions with TikTok unless ByteDance divests it within 45 days

TikTok and WeChat expose how US tech giants lack innovation in social media

Despite spending roughly $700 million a year in research and development, the microblogging company's main offering has stayed virtually the same over the past decade

TikTok deal must benefit US and ensure 'total security,' says Trump

Trump made the remarks after issuing an executive order banning transactions with TikTok's Chinese parent Bytedance

Microsoft makes a comeback in smartphone business with its new Duo

Microsoft is back to selling smartphones for the first time since it abandoned its mobile business more than four years ago.

Trump's TikTok ban to cut it off from app stores, advertisers: WH document

Trump signed an order last week prohibiting transactions with TikTok if its parent ByteDance does not reach a deal to divest it in 45 days

Microsoft faces complex technical challenges in TikTok's takeover

Microsoft is negotiating a transition period that will give it time to ringfence TikTok technologically from ByteDance after they agree to a deal, Reuters reported on Aug 2

Microsoft's upcoming gaming console likely to be called Xbox Series S

Microsoft will reportedly unveil the console in late August

Twitter keen to buy TikTok ops in US, experts doubt it has money: Report

It isn't certain Twitter would be able to outbid Microsoft and complete such a transformative deal in the 45 days that President Trump has given ByteDance to agree to a sale

Twitter, TikTok have had preliminary talks about merger: Report

It's unclear whether Twitter will pursue a deal, which would involve TikTok's U.S. operations, the people said

Aid TikTok deal talks, Microsoft to infuse $100 mn in desi app ShareChat

Amid all the brouhaha over the Microsoft-TikTok deal talks, the Satya Nadella-run enterprise is all set to invest about $100 million in the home-grown regional language social media app ShareChat

Microsoft says xCloud gaming not coming to iOS on Sept 15, blames Apple

Microsofts xCloud streaming game service along with Xbox Game Pass will not arrive on the iOS devices on September 15 and the company has blamed Apples App Store restrictions for this.

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

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

Microsoft to help you access Android phone apps directly from desktops

The new Your Phone app would arrive first on newly-launched Samsung Galaxy Note 20 devices and other devices later

Configuring India's digital ecosystem

Policies must favour consortiums of local players

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