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With Beijing Opposing a TikTok Sale, the Biden Administration’s Options Narrow
If the White House can’t force a sale, that would effectively leave it with two options to resolve concerns about the company. Source
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TikTok Stars Visit D.C. as Creators Turn into Temporary Lobbyists
WASHINGTON — In a hotel room on Wednesday morning, Janette Ok, a fashion and lifestyle TikTok creator from Los Angeles, was getting ready for a day of lobbying on Capitol Hill. She ripped off the […]
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Lawmakers Blast TikTok’s CEO for App’s Ties to China, Escalating Tensions
Lawmakers lambasted TikTok’s chief executive about the platform’s ties to China in a roughly five-hour hearing on Thursday, punctuating how the viral video app has become a central battleground as the United States and China […]
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As A.I. Booms, Lawmakers Struggle to Understand the Technology
In recent weeks, two members of Congress have sounded the alarm over the dangers of artificial intelligence. Representative Ted Lieu, Democrat of California, wrote in a guest essay in The New York Times in January […]
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Why Is TikTok Being Banned?
In recent months, lawmakers in the United States, Europe and Canada have escalated efforts to restrict access to TikTok, the massively popular short-form video app that is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, citing security […]
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Tech Leaders in Israel Wonder if It’s Time to Leave
For years, budding Israeli tech executives have asked Yanki Margalit, a veteran entrepreneur, where they should start their fledgling companies. For years, he’s offered the same advice: Here, in Israel, where software engineers are plentiful, […]
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Tesla Will Open Some Chargers to All Electric Vehicles
Tesla will open some of its fast chargers, which had been exclusive to its customers, to all electric vehicles by the end of next year, the Biden administration said on Wednesday as it announced a […]