Twitter, TikTok held preliminary talks about potential combination: Report

Twitter Inc has held preliminary negotiations about a potential combination with TikTok, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing sources.

The report added it was unclear whether Twitter will pursue a deal with TikTok, which would involve the video-sharing app's US operations.

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Microsoft is still seen as the front-runner in bidding for the app's US operations, the newspaper reported.