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Microsoft could buy TikTok for as much as $30 billion — CNBC

Microsoft has already agreed to transfer all of TikTok’s code from China to the U.S. within one year if the deal goes through, writes Jessica Bursztynsky.

Here is the link: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/05/microsoft-has-one-year-to-transfer-tiktoks-code-to-the-us.html

You can find the blog post by Microsoft talking about its discussions with TikTok here.

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