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Former Treasury Secretary Mnuchin is putting together an investor group to buy TikTok

Mnuchin did not specify who the other investors would be in such a deal or the potential valuation for the social media site.

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EU opens probe into Alibaba’s AliExpress over illegal content, pornography on platform

The European Commission on Thursday said it opened a formal investigation into AliExpress, an international e-commerce website run by Chinese tech giant Alibaba.

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Deepfakes in an election year — is Asia ready to handle misinformation campaigns?

This will be a historic election year, and it coincides with a rapid rise in the number of deepfakes, especially in Asia — but the region may not be ready.

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MicroStrategy shares up 180% this year after debt sale to buy more bitcoin spurs latest rally

Shares of MicroStrategy continue to soar as the company uses every opportunity to add to its bitcoin stash.

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Palantir CEO says short sellers bet against great companies ‘so they can pay for their coke’

Palantir CEO Alex Karp had colorful words for short sellers in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday.

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Biden administration investigating Change Healthcare cyberattack as disruptions continue

The Department of Health and Human Services has launched an investigation into UnitedHealth Group following the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare unit.

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Palantir CEO says his outspoken pro-Israel views have caused employees to leave company

Palantir CEO Alex Karp said on Wednesday that the company has lost employees and expects to lose more over his public support for Israel.

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Elon Musk cancels X partnership with former CNN anchor Don Lemon after interview

Don Lemon said he was informed of the decision to cancel the partnership hours after he taped an interview with Elon Musk for The Don Lemon Show.

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Microsoft says new AI security chatbot pricing model lets customers ‘buy what they need’

Microsoft is trying to its ensure that its new security Copilot is price in a way that lets customers experiment with it.

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Neil Young announces return to Spotify after Joe Rogan boycott

The “Heart of Gold” singer said he would return to the streaming giant since rivals Apple and Amazon would now also platform Covid vaccine “disinformation.”

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