Tech News: Could the US Government Take Control of TikTok?
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🗓️ 22 August 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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A leaked draft agreement from 2022 reveals that US government agencies seek to have extensive oversight into and control over several TikTok operations. Microsoft hopes that handing cloud streaming rights to Ubisoft will save the Activision Blizzard acquisition. And the voice of Mario is changing. Plus more!
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| 0:57.0 | I'm here to help. |
| 1:00.0 | Welcome to Tech Stuff, a production from iHeartRadio. |
| 1:13.0 | Hey there and welcome to Tech Stuff. |
| 1:15.0 | I'm your host, Jonathan Strickland. |
| 1:17.0 | I'm an executive producer with iHeartRadio. |
| 1:19.0 | And how the tech are ya? |
| 1:21.0 | It's time for the tech news for Tuesday, August 22nd, 2022. |
| 1:27.0 | First up, Microsoft and Activision Blizzard are still trying to complete that enormous $68.7 billion acquisition deal. |
| 1:38.0 | The main hurdle now would be the competition and markets authority or CMA in the United Kingdom or the UK. |
| 1:47.0 | Okay, sorry about it. |
| 1:49.0 | I don't know what happened to me there, kind of short circuited. |
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