Trump Threatens TikTok Ban After Failed Microsoft Bid

Trump Threatens TikTok Ban After Failed Microsoft Bid

US President Donald Trump announced on Friday, July 31 that he would sign an executive order to ban TikTok in the nation. The ban is the most recent move in the US government’s attempt to put pressure on the app. There have been security concerns that ByteDance, TikTok’s owner, has been collecting personal data of US citizens without handling them safely. 

Trump’s declaration came after negotiations between the White House, ByteDance, and potential TikTok buyers including Microsoft. The negotiation failed to result in an agreement.
 

Security Concerns
TikTok is a smartphone application that allows its users to create videos with various special effects. The app has been enjoying rapid growth popularity around the world.
TikTok has 80 million active users in the US, with teenagers being the largest demographic. American teens have been using the app not only for entertainment but also to raise awareness about social issues such as the Black Lives Matters movement.
With growing tension between the US and China, TikTok has been attracting the attention of the US government. Run by the Beijing-based ByteDance, TikTok is said to give its users’ personal data to the Chinese government. Allegedly, it also censors contents that criticize China.
Last week, a bill that would bar US federal employees from using the short-video app was unanimously passed by the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The Senate is going to vote on the bill. The House of Representatives has also voted for a similar measure to ban TikTok on government-issued devices.
 

TikTok Ownership Talks
As the US continues to pressurize ByteDance to relinquish ownership of the app, the startup has been considering other options. Kevin Mayer, CEO of TikTok, said that the company was committed to obeying US regulations.
The US government also gave ByteDance the option to divest TikTok’s operations in the US only. It is not clear if for the latter option TikTok’s American services are still linked to the global operations.
Some of ByteDance’s investors, including Sequoia and General Atlantic, have indicated offers to take over the majority ownership of the app. The proposal values it at $50 billion, but according to ByteDance executives TikTok is worth even higher.
Trump’s ban threat came after the negotiation with Microsoft fell through. However, talks are expected to still go on for the next few days. It is not clear either how the ban would be enforced.

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3 Simple Ways to Fasten Slow PC Performance

3 Simple Ways to Fasten Slow PC Performance

Slow performance on PC is indeed annoying as it simply disturbs your productivity. Unfortunately, it is experienced by many people mainly when they are really busy schedule. Well, if you are one of those people, it is not something to worry about too much actually. Slow PC can be overcome easily as long as you know the causes well. So, what should you do to fasten your PC performance? Here they are.

Closing Some Running Programs
One of the main causes of the PC performs slowly when being used is because of too many running programs. You can just check your PC background. Often, without you realizing it, you open too many programs and this is how your PC cannot work well. Moreover, there are some running programs that are not displayed on the bar of the screen. To solve this problem, of course, you must close those running programs. for programs that are not displayed, you only need to open Task Manager by right-clicking it on the start button. Next, click the program to close and choose Disable.

Full Hard Drive
Storing many data on a PC also causes it to work more slowly. It is because the hard drive is full so that those data simply influence the device’s speed. When the condition is worst, it causes a crash in which the PC cannot work and there is “not responding” on the screen. The solution is cleaning the hard drive regularly. Minimizing heavy files like videos, games, design programs, and more is also very effective to avoid slow performance and crash. Make sure to select those data well in case you don’t want to delete your favorite games and videos.

Bad Habits in Using a PC
Yes, if you have some bad habits in using your PC, there are possibilities that the performance is not good also. one of those habits is that you don’t turn it down after usage. You may let it turn on in the Sleep or Hibernate Mode all the time. This is how your PC is gradually performed slowly. Additionally, shutting down the PC is very good for PC performance. By shutting it down, PC hardware can take a rest even only for a few hours. Meanwhile, shutting down the PC after it is used also enables it to receive and install an updated OS regularly. Therefore, even if you are really busy, make sure to turn down your PC some hours per day. You can do it at night anyway.

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4 Easy Methods to Gain Money from Home Without Investment

Easy Methods to Gain Money from Home Without Investment

Current situations feel really puzzling for many people. Yes, Covid 19 pandemic causes even million people in the world to lose their jobs. Of course, if you can survive by yourself, it is much better. Moreover, there are many alternative jobs in this modern day you can do from home. All you need to have are gadgets like laptops and Smartphones and a stable internet connection. Below, there are some methods to gain money from home using the internet without investment you can try.

Affiliate Marketing
Simply, affiliate marketing is a kind of promotion and selling particular products. You can get commissions for every product you sell. The basic principle of affiliate marketing is revenue sharing. So, you should not worry about not getting what you deserve. Compared to some other methods of gaining money on the internet, this method is completely free or without investment.

Online Course
So, do you have a certain skill or talent but you cannot use it because of the pandemic? Why don’t you try to teach others using a free platform like your social media? You can open your Facebook, Instagram, or probably YouTube channel. Whatever your skills, whether it is cooking, making handicrafts, coding, or others, you may start to create something and then record it.
Selling WordPress Themes and Plugins

If you have a skill in the area of coding and web development, there is a very easy way to gain money. You can be a web developer for sure but it needs investment as well. Start it from selling themes and plugins from WordPress. In fact, some people are very successful in this business and they can gain up to $1 million only with a marketplace.

Dropshipping
Dropshipping is one of the modern home businesses everybody should try. Aside from it being free from investment, this activity is also very easy to do. Briefly, a dropshipper works just like a reseller, her or she resells products from other sellers. The difference is that a dropshipper doesn’t need to keep products before they are reselling. There are also suppliers that support this buying-selling activity.
In the beginning, you probably can only gain a small amount of money. But if you can regularly sell products and access many big producers, it is possible even to get a thousand dollars in a month and more. This number is more than enough to fulfill your needs during pandemics, isn’t it?

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4 Recommended Apps to Gain Money via Smartphone

Money Making Apps

In this modern day, you should not be surprised if gaining money is done through unusual actions. Sure, those actions are still ethical, not crime, and everybody can do it. It is by installing certain apps on your Smartphone. There are some activities that give you credits. Those activities are not difficult at all. You only need to download and open apps, share photos, play games, and more. The money to gain is indeed not much per activity. But imagine if you are diligently doing that. Of course, it is good enough for additional income. So, what are those apps that give you money for real? Here they are.

Cash for Apps
Cash for Apps is one of the most popular gaining-money apps on Android. It is even downloaded by more than 10 million people all around the world. The app is available on PlayStore. There are many jobs available in the app including downloading other apps. After all the activities you have done, rewards in the form of money are given. Sure, you must accumulate it into a certain amount after transferring it to your bank or PayPal account.

WHAFF Rewards
Cash for App is not the only app that is popular in Google PlayStore to earn money. There are also WHAFF Rewards that give you similar rewards for every job you do. Interestingly, aside from downloading apps, activities to do here are playing games. Rewards in the form of money are given if you can pass through certain levels. You should not worry since you can repeat playing the game if you cannot reach a certain level for the first time.

Cash Pop
A little bit different from some apps mentioned above, Cash Pop is a way to gain money only by playing the game. Of course, a chance to gain rewards is getting more and more if you can finish some other missions. For example, they are inviting friends, browsing, and chatting. The app also offers you a chance for additional rewards when you are not opening the app. How is it? you can download Cash Pop to know it more.

Kubik News
What do you think about earning money only by reading the news? Well, it is possible if you are installing Kubik News. Kubik News is quite similar to other apps in the previous points. The only missions you must do here are opening some links of news and then reading them for some minutes. You can earn coins by doing that. Of course, the money can be monetized and then transferred to your account.

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