Mon. 08/03 – The TikTok, Microsoft, Trump Ban Saga Explained

TikTok has not been banned by Trump, but it came close this weekend. Microsoft almost walked away from buying TikTok this weekend, but it looks like it’s back on board and might buy non-Chinese TikTok operations soon. Google invests in ADT. The new Pixel 4As are here. And a profile of the alleged teenaged Twitter hack mastermind who has now been arrested.

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Links:

• Inside the Microsoft Talks to Buy TikTok’s U.S. Business (WSJ)
• Microsoft to continue discussions on potential TikTok purchase in the United States (Official Microsoft Blog)
• Exclusive: Trump gives Microsoft 45 days to clinch TikTok deal (Reuters)
• Google to invest $450M in smart home security solutions provider ADT (TechCrunch)
• GOOGLE ANNOUNCES PIXEL 5, PIXEL 4A 5G, AND PIXEL 4A ALL AT ONCE (The Verge)
• GOOGLE PIXEL 4A REVIEW: BACK TO BASICS FOR $349 (The Verge)
• System for thwarting deepfakes unveiled (Axios)
• From Minecraft Tricks to Twitter Hack: A Florida Teen’s Troubled Online Path (NYTimes)