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Three arrests are made following this month’s celebrity Twitter hack, Microsoft may be working to acquire TikTok’s U.S. business and Facebook launches licensed music videos. Here’s your Daily Crunch for July 31, 2020. | | | |
In a hack earlier this month, high-profile Twitter accounts like Apple, Elon Musk, Barack Obama and Joe Biden were compromised and posted messages promoting a cryptocurrency scheme. Now an investigation by the FBI and Department of Justice has resulted in three arrests: Mason Sheppard of the United Kingdom, Nima Fazeli of Orlando and a 17-year-old Tampa resident. The Tampa teen was described by the state attorney’s office as the hack’s “mastermind” and is facing 30 felony charges. He allegedly made more than $100,000 in a single day thanks to the hack. "These crimes were perpetrated using the names of famous people and celebrities, but they're not the primary victims here," said Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren in a statement. Read more | | | | |
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The tech giants Report: Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok's US business from China's ByteDance — President Trump has plans to order China's ByteDance, the owner of hit social video app TikTok, to divest from the company, according to Bloomberg. Secret documents from US antitrust probe reveal big tech's plot to control or crush the competition — We've collected the nearly 500 pages of evidence made public during the House Judiciary's marathon hearing, with added context, in a searchable version. Facebook will launch officially licensed music videos in the US starting this weekend — The U.S. launch is enabled by Facebook's expanded partnerships with top labels, including Sony Music, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Merlin, BMG, Kobalt and other independents. | | Image Credits: Lionel Bonaventure / AFP / Getty Images | | |
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