Guests, including Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk, take part in the inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the USA Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington. Donald Trump occupies the office for the second term as the 47th President of the United States.
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Amazon CNBC submitted an offer of the White House for the purchase of a Tiktok social application from Chinese owners, confirmed by CNBC.
The company sent its proposal in a letter this week to the vice president of JD Vance and the secretary of trade Howard Lutnicka, according to the source who knew the matter who asked for them, because the discussions are confidential. The parties do not take the offer seriously, considering that it was submitted only a few days before the expiry of the American ban, said the person.
Amazon refused to comment.
E-commerce offer, which was first reported The New York TimesIt appears when the fate of Tiktoka in the US is in the air. A short video application faces another potential closure in the USA on April 5, if Bytedance, its parent company, cannot achieve a contract for the sale of the American Operation Tiktok. Last year, the legislators adopted a law setting the date of sale on January 19, but Trump signed an executive order, which awards a 75-day extension of the potential agreement.
Trump could announce the decision about the fate of Tiktok in the US on Wednesday, the sources knowing the situation informed David Faber from CNBC. Mobile technology company Applovin has also submitted an offer In the case of Tiktok, Faber, he passed separately, citing sources familiar with this matter.
Tiktok appeared as Main Center for Electronic Trade Because he poured money on the development of the internet market, called Tiktok Shop. The lucrative Tiktok market, combined with over 170 million application users, can be an attractive advantage for Amazon. After success, Tiktok Amazon launched and then closed his own video service.
In August last year, both companies created a partnership that allowed users to connect their account with Amazon and make purchases from the site without leaving the application. Agreement attracted the control of legislators who were worried about the potential risk of national security.
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