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Technology

After growing a TikTok following, House Democrat leads push against a ban

Sources March 22, 2023 0 Comment

While many lawmakers are pushing for a ban or sweeping changes to the popular video-sharing app TikTok, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., has embraced the app, gaining nearly 160,000 followers and 2 million likes posting...

2 Minutes

Technology

TikTok CEO appeals to U.S. users ahead of House testimony

Sources March 21, 2023

Shou Zi Chew, chief executive officer of TikTok Inc., speaks during the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. Bryan van der Beek | Bloomberg | Getty Images TikTok CEO...

6 Minutes

Technology

TikTok’s potential U.S. ban presents host of questions for app stores, internet companies and the government

Sources March 17, 2023

The TikTok logo is displayed outside TikTok social media app company offices in Culver City, California, on March 16, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images TikTok is at risk of being...

2 Minutes

Technology

Venture investors, U.S. lawmakers join forces to fight Tiktok & Chinese influence: WSJ

Sources March 17, 2023

In this photo illustration the social media application logo for TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone in front of a US flag and Chinese flag background in Washington, DC, on March...

2 Minutes

Technology

UK bans TikTok on government devices following U.S. move

Sources March 16, 2023

The U.K. plans to ban TikTok on government phones following similar moves in the U.S. and European Union. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The United Kingdom on Thursday...

3 Minutes

Technology

TikTok confirms the U.S. has threatened ban if Chinese parent ByteDance doesn’t sell stake

Sources March 16, 2023

Washington asked TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest its stake in the short video app or face a possible ban in the U.S., CNBC has confirmed. TikTok spokesperson Brooke Oberwetter told Reuters that the...

2 Minutes

Technology

Snap stock surges on report that Biden may ban TikTok

Sources March 15, 2023

Co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc. Evan Spiegel attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 17, 2022. Benoit Tessier |...

7 Minutes

Technology

Apple, Amazon, Google will likely get a reprieve from GOP-controlled House on antitrust legislation

Sources March 15, 2023

Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Ken Buck, R-Colo., are seen during a House Judiciary Committee markup in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Tech...

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Technology

Samsung to spend $228 billion on the world’s largest chip facility as part of South Korea tech plan

Sources March 15, 2023

Samsung said it will make a 300 trillion Korean won investment in a new semiconductor facility in South Korea over the next two decades. It is part of a broader tech investment plan by...

3 Minutes

Technology

Stablecoin USDC nearly regains $1 peg after Circle says $3.3 billion held with SVB will be available

Sources March 13, 2023

In this photo illustration, a woman holds a smartphone with the USD Coin (USDC) logo displayed on the screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images USD Coin (USDC) came close...