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T-Mobile Brings Nokia Lumia 710 To The U.S.

T-Mobile and Nokia announced the upcoming availability of the Nokia Lumia 710, the first Windows Phone from Nokia in the United States.  The phones are targeted at the nearly 150 million Americans who haven’t purchased their first smartphones.

Cole Brodman (Chief marketing officer, T-Mobile USA): Windows Phone offers a compelling mobile OS choice for people who want a smartphone built around them, their family and friends.  We expect it to play a more prominent role in our lineup and marketing efforts in 2012.

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President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that includes a bill that would ban TikTok if China-based parent company ByteDance fails to divest the app within a year, writes Lauren Feiner.

IBM to acquire HashiCorp for $6.4B

IBM and HashiCorp have entered into an agreement for IBM to acquire HashiCorp, a provider of infrastructure and security management products, for $6.4 billion.

Oracle is moving its world headquarters to Nashville to be closer to health-care industry — CNBC

Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison said Tuesday that the company is moving its world headquarters to Nashville, Tennessee, to be closer to a major health-care epicenter, writes Ashley Capoot.