The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has given Chinese company ByteDance an additional seven days on its deadline to sell off the U.S. operations of short-form video app TikTok. The new […]
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No Mall? No Problem. Mom to the rescue with Santa Pics App; teams up with First Descent Software to create augmented reality Santa experience
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Nov. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sharon Knutson, a dedicated mom of two, has taken her kids to the mall every year to get a picture with Santa. That’s just not safe these […]
U.S. Treasury’s CFIUS Extends Deadline on TikTok Sale – The Esports Observer｜home of essential esports business news and insights
The U.S. Treasury on Friday issued a statement announcing that its Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has given ByteDance a 15-day extension of the deadline on the divestiture order that came […]
Amazon Sues Instagram, TikTok Influencers Over Knockoff Scam
‘Order This, Get This’: Social-media influencers are in Amazon’s legal crosshairs for promoting generic Amazon listings with the promise to get prohibited counterfeit luxury items instead. Source link
TikTok Seeks Relief from Federal Appeals Court Over Divestment Order – The Esports Observer｜home of essential esports business news and insights
ByteDance filed a lawsuit in a federal appeals court Tuesday seeking to halt an executive order by President Donald Trump and the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States that would force the company […]
Dept. of Commerce Vows to Fight on After Losing Again Against TikTok in Federal Court
The United States Department of Commerce vowed to continue to vigorously defend President Donald Trump’s executive order banning short-form video app TikTok after another defeat in Federal court. A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Friday […]
Senator Marco Rubio Pushes Legislation Seeking More Restrictions on Apps Such as WeChat, TikTok
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) has proposed legislation that would add more restrictions and tougher standards of foreign software deployed in the United States. Rubio, who a few months ago called on President Trump to […]
Bug-Bounty Awards Spike 26% in 2020
The most-rewarded flaw is XSS, which is among those that are relatively cheap for organizations to identify. Source link
Election Security: How Mobile Devices Are Shaping the Way We Work, Play and Vote
With the election just a week away, cybercriminals are ramping up mobile attacks on citizens under the guise of campaign communications. Source link
Lindsey Buckingham Is Also Vibin’, Records His Own “Dreams” TikTok: Watch
Like cranberry juice, the “Dreams” TikTok challenge started out sweet and then quickly ran its course. Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham is the latest to hop on the bandwagon, sharing a 15-second video on social […]
TikTok Launches Bug Bounty Program Amid Security Snafus
The move is a distinct change in direction for the app, which has been criticized and even banned for its security practices. Source link
U.S. Appeals Court Fast Tracks Government Appeal of TikTok Preliminary Injunction
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that it would fast track the U.S. government’s appeal of a previous federal court ruling that granted short-form video app TikTok a preliminary injunction against a government […]
Stevie Nicks Goes Her Own Way for “Dreams” TikTok Challenge: Watch
Fleetwood Mac have had a wild, profitable couple of weeks thanks to a viral TikTok video featuring “Dreams”. And now, their very own Stevie Nicks is joining in on the fun with a clip of […]
Tesla and Elon Musk are targets of new TikTok smear campaign paid by mysterious company
Tesla and Elon Musk are targeted in a new paid TikTok smear campaign over claims that they participated in “employee health negligence and union busting.” MSCHF, a somewhat mysterious company that has done strange product […]
Tundra hits brace with TikTok and Kappa
London-based esports organisation Tundra has revealed its partnerships with TikTok and sportswear brand Kappa. The deals fall in line with the anticipated release of FIFA 21, as the organisation looks to “build an international roster […]
Tundra Esports Partners With TikTok, Kappa – The Esports Observer｜home of essential esports business news and insights
London-based esports organization Tundra Esports revealed its new brand, alongside announcing partnerships with short-form video app TikTok and sportswear brand Kappa. Kappa has been named the FIFA esports organization’s “official sportive teamwear provider” and will […]
China Tells World Trade Organization U.S. Violating Rules With Bans on WeChat, TikTok
The Chinese government said during a World Trade Organization closed-door meeting Friday that U.S government attempts to ban Tencent Holdings’ multi-purpose chat app WeChat and ByteDance’s short-form video app TikTok are in violation of the […]
VinePair Podcast: What Happens When Cocktails and TikTok Collide?
TikTok has been everywhere in 2020. It’s not often that a social networking app becomes the subject of international intrigue, but when President Trump announced that he planned to ban the app (and then walked […]
Watch Mick Fleetwood Recreate Viral “Dreams” Video on TikTok
In the midst of one of the craziest, darkest weeks in a crazy, dark year, a viral TikTok video brought joy to the world. User @420doggface208, aka Nathan Apodaca, became an overnight star simply by […]
EVOS Esports Sees Quarter-Over-Quarter Growth on TikTok – The Esports Observer｜home of essential esports business news and insights
Southeast Asia-based EVOS Esports announced that its viewership numbers increased “1,000%” quarter-over-quarter on short-form video app, TikTok. The total number of TikTok views on EVOS Esports talents’ TikTok accounts increased from more than 49M views […]
Treasury Secretary Warns That TikTok Deal Must ‘Satisfy All Requirements’ of U.S. Government
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin continued his tough rhetoric against short-form video app TikTok this week, telling a gathering that the deal between the company, Oracle, and Walmart has to hit certain specific security benchmarks […]
Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” Sales, Streams Spike After Viral TikTok Video
TikTok is a lot of things, from a breeding ground for obnoxious influencers to the bane of Trump’s social media existence. It’s also proven to be a massive boon to Fleetwood Mac’s career thanks to […]
Federal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Sept. 27 TikTok Ban
U.S. District Court Judge Carl Nichols ruled Sunday in favor of a preliminary injunction to halt a ban of TikTok that was set to take effect at 11:59 p.m ET, but denied in part, for […]
TikTok Preliminary Injunction Hearing Set for Sept. 27 – The Esports Observer｜home of essential esports business news and insights
A hearing in federal court to consider a preliminary injunction against the U.S. government’s ban of short-form-video app TikTok will take place on Sunday morning, according to the Associated Press. On Thursday, D.C. District Court […]