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Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok: NYT

Posted on August 1, 2020

Microsoft holds device-launching event in Barcelona ahead of the 2019 Mobile World Congress

FILE PHOTO: The Microsoft logo is pictured ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 24, 2019. (REUTERS/Sergio Perez)

BY MUNSIF VENGATTIL

Microsoft Corp is in talks to buy ByteDance-owned TikTok, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing a source.

The discussions between Microsoft and TikTok were first reported earlier on Friday by FOX Business, the Times said.

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