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TikTok deal finally in ink

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What happened: On December 18, TikTok US CEO Shou Zi Chew announced in a memo to staff that agreements had been signed between the company, its parent ByteDance, and a group of investors to realize the deal struck in September by Washington and Beijing. Key details: At the heart of the deal is a new...



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