‘TikTok acquisition by Oracle put on back burner’
The acquisition of the social medium TikTok by Oracle seems to have been put on hold for the time being, now that Joe Biden has taken over as US President from Donald Trump. Biden first wants to re-examine the security risks of the app.
According to The Wall Street Journal sources, the US govern...
The many IT challenges Joe Biden will face
As of Wednesday, 20 January 2021, Joe Biden is the new President of the United States. As Biden said in his inauguration speech, he has many problems to tackle. In this modern world, many of those problems are IT-related. What are the challenges facing Biden?
The main issue facing Biden is the t...
U.S. government appeals court order blocking restrictions on TikTok
The U.S. government appealed a federal judge’s court order blocking the Commerce Department from imposing restrictions on TikTok, which would have seen the short video-sharing app with Chinese owners effectively banned in the United States.
Trump's administration had come up with national secu...
FTC wants to know how Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok use personal data
The Federal Trade Commission is looking for information from Twitter, Facebook, and other social media or video streaming companies about personal user data. The US agency announced on Monday that it sent out orders for information.
The orders requesting data were sent to Facebook, Twitter...
TikTok-ban off for now
A group of three TikTok users has successfully sued against the requirement to block TikTik in the US. The app would have been blocked if an American party didn't acquire it before November 12th.
The plaintiffs consist of Douglas Marland, Cosette Rinab and Alex Chambers. All three of them earn t...
Microsoft’s will use “MetaOS” to restructure its 365 platform
The new system helps the company's pitch its products for consumers and business as a part of a "whole life experience."
Recently, Microsoft watchers have heard about the company's "MetaOS" that is being deployed to revolutionize Microsoft's productivity platforms across the board.
The new Me...
Oracle outbids Microsoft for TikTok U.S. – but there’s a catch
Microsoft has lost the deal to acquire TikTok from Oracle. The only problem still ahead is that the deal now faces review by Donald Trump's White House.
Oracle has reportedly won its bidding war against Microsoft for the U.S. operations of TikTok, but there is a fly in the ointment: the deal may...
The U.S. wants to ban more Chinese apps over national security
The Trump administration is looking to ban more Chinese apps that they claim are a national security threat. This, according to the White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows. He made the comments on Thursday, aboard Air Force One, according to reports.
However, he did not mention anything about t...
‘Oracle close to acquiring TikTok’
Oracle has the best chance of acquiring TikTok at this moment. A deal would be announced within 48 hours, according to sources from CNBC on Friday.
According to an insider, Oracle offers 20 billion to 30 billion dollars to TikTok parent company ByteDance. This would amount to approximately 10 bi...
Oracle: stop, think and acquire something other than TikTok
Sometimes rumours confuse us. That our editorial team looks at each other and we conclude someone has a big imagination. Who would come up with such a crazy idea? An acquisition of TikTok by Oracle clearly fits into that category. We don't understand a potential acquisition by Microsoft entirely ei...
TikTok files lawsuit against the Trump-administration
TikTok files a lawsuit against the U.S. government of President Trump. The company calls Trump's decree banning TikTok a way to fuel anti-Chinese rhetoric on the eve of the new presidential elections in the United States.
The American branch of TikTok, as well as its Chinese parent company ByteD...
Trump considers banning more Chinese technology
The U.S. president, Donald Trump, already banned Huawei and TikTokand is now looking at restrictions or bans for other Chinese companies. Trump acknowledged this during a press conference.
TikTok has been given 90 days by Trump to divest the American branch before a complete ban on the app can b...