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Grapevine: Reliance eyes TikTok India, deal with Aramco hits valuation hurdle
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is evaluating the possibility of investing in the India operations of banned Chinese video platform TikTok, ......
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Microsoft faces complex technical challenges in TikTok carveout
Microsoft Corp's bid to carve out parts of TikTok from its Chinese owner ByteDance will be a technically complex endeavour ......
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Trump orders US bans on TikTok, Tencent's WeChat in 45 days
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled sweeping bans on U.S. transactions with China's ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok, ......
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Microsoft aiming to buy TikTok's entire global business: Report
Microsoft Corp is chasing a deal to buy all of TikTok's global business, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing ......
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Govt widens China app ban to cover more from Xiaomi, Baidu
India has banned some mobile apps of Chinese companies such as Xiaomi Corp and Baidu Inc, three sources told Reuters ......
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ShareChat in talks with Sequoia, others to raise up to $200 mn
Indian content-sharing platform ShareChat is in early-stage talks with U.S.-based Sequoia Capital and some other investors to raise up to ......
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Sequoia, other ByteDance investors value TikTok at $50 bn in takeover bid
Some investors of TikTok’s parent company ByteDance seeking to take over the popular social media app are valuing it at ......
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Grapevine: ByteDance may back Lido Learning; Fourth Partner Energy seeks $150 mn
China’s ByteDance, the parent of short-video app TikTok, is in talks to invest in Mumbai-based education-technology startup Lido Learning, a ......
Economy
Govt tightens import rules for bidders from China, other neighbours
India on Thursday said bidders from bordering countries eyeing government contracts would need prior registration and security clearances, a move ......
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Govt quizzing owners of banned Chinese apps over content and practices
Chinese companies such as TikTok-owner ByteDance have been asked by India to answer 77 questions about their apps that have ......