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Aug 2020
18m 23s

Mon. 08/03 – The TikTok, Microsoft, Trum...

Brian McCullough
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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. Sp ... Show More
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