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Q&A: TikTok saga continues with Microsoft talks. Now what?

by AP Technology Writer
| August 4, 2020 12:03 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest twist in the TikTok saga is an especially strange turn in a tale filled with strange turns. Suddenly, Microsoft — known primarily for work software like Windows and Office — is in talks to buy the popular Chinese-owned video app, which has raised national-security concerns for U.S. officials.

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