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The clock is ticking down on the TikTok video app's potential ban in the United States, last minute investors such as Amazon and AppLovin are submitting bids.
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A startup run by Tim Stokely, founder of adult content social media site OnlyFans, has partnered with a cryptocurrency foundation to submit a late-stage plan to acquire short video app TikTok from Ch...
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Bidders for the short video social media company are piling up, as the weekend deadline for TikTok to find a buyer approaches.
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