AppLovin (APP) has made a bid for TikTok and talked to Steve Wynn about backing it, Dana Mattioli, Jessica Toonkel and Alex Leary of Wall Street Journal report, citing people familiar with the matter. AppLovin’s pitch to the Trump administration was that it could solve national security concerns and unleash economic growth as a job creator, a person familiar with the matter told the paper. Amazon.com (AMZN) also submitted a last-minute bid for TikTok , sources told the Journal.
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