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Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.Another tech giant was reported to be on TikTok's dance card Saturday night — Twitter. the two popular apps are in "preliminary" talks for a possible combination. "People familiar with the matter" told the paper that a deal, which it said Twitter may not end up pursuing, would involve TikTok's US operations.Twitter declined to comment on the report to Business Insider. TikTok's head of corporate communications Josh Gartner said, "We don't comment on market rumors."President Donald on the popular video-sharing app to ditch its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, citing . Last week, Trump said he would "ban" the app, , if ByteDance doesn't sell.for a deal last week, with estimates for a potential deal for TikTok's US operations at $10 billion and $30 billion, .It's unclear what a Twitter-TikTok deal could look like, how much it could cost, or how Twitter could pay for it. The WSJ pointed out that Twitter's market cap is about $29 billion, while Microsoft's exceeds $1.6 trillion."Because it is much smaller, Twitter has reasoned that it would be unlikely to face the same level of antitrust scrutiny as Microsoft or other potential bidders, said people familiar with the discussions," Wells and Lombardo wrote.Twitter has about 186 million users, according to its most recent at the end of July. TikTok has more than in the US alone.Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know.Subscribe to push notificationsAn icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.Keep readingIt indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Redeem nowSign up for our newsletter to receive our top stories based on your reading preferences — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.Another tech giant was reported to be on TikTok's dance card Saturday night — Twitter. the two popular apps are in "preliminary" talks for a possible combination. "People familiar with the matter" told the paper that a deal, which it said Twitter may...

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