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President Trump reportedly has approved the Oracle deal for TikTok’s US operations

TechCrunch LA

operations of the wildly popular social media app, TikTok, according to a report from Bloomberg. According to the Bloomberg report Trump said, “I have given the deal my blessing,” as he left the White House for a campaign rally in North Carolina on Saturday. The spinout of TikTok’s U.S. The bulk of TikTok’s U.S.

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AllVoices Harassment Reporting App Raises $3 Million

L.A. Business Journal

AllVoices, an app that enables employees to anonymously report harassment and other workplace issues, raised $3 million in seed funding.

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SpaceX reportedly looking to build Starship rockets at Port of LA

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CNBC reported that these discussions were confirmed by Port of LA officials. CNBC’s report cites LA City Councilman Joe Buscaino as saying that SpaceX might seek to be up and running with at least a temporary production facility in as little as 90 days, though no deal is yet finalized between the parties.

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Grindr sold by Chinese owner after US raised national security concerns

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Reuters reports that the Chinese company sold its 98% stake in Grindr to a U.S.-based Last year, it was reported that while under Chinese ownership, Grindr allowed engineers in Beijing access to the personal data of millions of U.S. based company, San Vicente Acquisition Partners. That ownership was later scrutinized by a U.S.

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A security flaw in Grindr let anyone easily hijack user accounts

TechCrunch LA

Wassime Bouimadaghene , a French security researcher, found the vulnerability and reported the issue to Grindr. The reported issue has been fixed. Last year, it was reported that while under Chinese ownership, Grindr allowed engineers in Beijing access to the personal data of millions of U.S.

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Report: Is Elon Musk Overloaded?

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A report by Wired says that Elon Musk Is Overloaded, with the recent purchase and obsession with Twitter threatening Tesla, SpaceX, The Boring Company, and Neuralink. Has the purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk, for $44 billion, put the rest of his companies at risk?

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Fitness App FitOn Reports 200% Increase in Users

L.A. Business Journal

Century City-based FitOn Inc. is trying to turn the phone into a pocket-sized gym.