ByteDance announced the closure of TikTok Music on November 28, 2024.  The service was available in Indonesia, Brazil, Australia, Singapore, and Mexico.  Users must transfer playlists by October 28...

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- ByteDance announced the closure of TikTok Music on November 28, 2024.
- The service was available in Indonesia, Brazil, Australia, Singapore, and Mexico.
- Users must transfer playlists by October 28 and submit refund requests by November 28.
- ByteDance aims to focus on enhancing TikTok's role in music streaming.
- TikTok will continue partnering with music streaming services instead of competing. 

 Source: [Techcrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/24/bytedance-is-shutting-down-tiktok-music-globally/)

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- The government plans to impose import duties of up to 200% on various goods, mainly targeting Chinese imports, to support local micro, small, and medium enterprises.
- Other Southeast Asian countries are also implementing higher import duties and bans on certain goods to protect local businesses from the surge of cheap Chinese imports.
- While the measures aim to support local industries, experts warn that higher import duties could lead to tensions and potential retaliation from other countries. 

 Source: [Rest of world](https://restofworld.org/2024/indonesia-import-tax/)

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- Airtel customers to retain access to music streaming via Apple Music
- Wynk Premium subscribers to receive exclusive offers for Apple services
- Decision surprising as Wynk's download share grew from 5% to 8% in recent years 

 Source: [Techcrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/27/indias-airtel-to-shut-down-music-streaming-app-wynk/)

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Lot of good people quit including great people
Then, they had a second lay off 
Some  great people in the leadership quit.
Middle management people are quitting every day.
Only engineers and other people who are not able to get jobs are remaining 
They shut down majority of US acquisitions
They are trying to sell some of them like Tynkr and Epic
Not able to raise funding till now even though trying since December 
Sales is down 90% 
New Inside Sales process is not working 
They are out of runway.

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