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TikTok’s Origin Story: Court Files Show Role of GOP Megadonor Jeff Yass

Court records, mistakenly made public, tell a story about the birth of ByteDance, its bumpy road to success and the role of the Republican megadonor Jeff Yass’s firm.

By Mara Hvistendahl and Lauren Hirsch

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Takeaways From a Trove of ByteDance Records

The records briefly surfaced in a lawsuit involving the Republican megadonor Jeff Yass’s firm.

By Mara Hvistendahl

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Google Fires 28 Employees Who Protested an Israeli Cloud Contract

The dismissals escalated longstanding tensions between company leaders and activist employees opposed to supplying technology to Israel’s government.

By Nico Grant

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TikTok Bill Is Bundled With Aid to Ukraine and Israel

A new House measure attempts to force the Senate’s hand on passing legislation to ban TikTok or mandate the app’s sale.

By David McCabe and Sapna Maheshwari

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