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Software giant Microsoft’s acquisition bid for the US operations of TikTok has been rejected by the social media platform’s Chinese parent, leaving prospects for the unit up in the air one week before the deadline to make a deal.

BREAKING: Microsoft says TikTok’s parent company ByteDance “let us know today they would not be selling” the app’s U.S. operations to the tech giant. pic.twitter.com/h1pfUwrSfP

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