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Amazon's Last-Minute Bid to Buy TikTok

  • Amazon has made a bid to purchase TikTok as a U.S. ban looms.
  • The offer was disclosed in a letter to Vice President JD Vance and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
  • President Trump extended the ban deadline, expecting a deal by Saturday.
  • Other potential buyers include Oracle, Blackstone, and Perplexity AI.
  • Concerns remain over ByteDance sharing user data with the Chinese government.

Source: Time, Billboard

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