China discussing using Elon Musk as broker in TikTok deal
Officials in Beijing are discussing using Elon Musk as a broker in a potential sale of TikTok’s US operations, days before the Chinese-owned social media app faces a ban from Washington, according to ...
TikTok’s last dance in the US
Plus, Joe Biden leaves the White House, Wall Street banks report earnings, and confidential MI5 files are made public ...
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that's probably because it has, at least if you're measuring via internet ...
Is TikTok pushing Taiwan’s young people closer to China?
A growing number of researchers fear that the controversial app is promoting pro-China content and softening attitudes ...
FirstFT: Three Israeli hostages released by Hamas as ceasefire begins
Also in today’s newsletter, Donald Trump’s inauguration, and TikTok begins restoring US service after briefly going dark ...
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Tech groups to pay premium for energy for Malaysia data centres, says minister
The country has attracted more than $16bn in investment commitments over the past year from Amazon, Nvidia, Google, Microsoft and TikTok owner ByteDance ... he told the Financial Times.
USA Today4d
Wondering where to go if TikTok is banned? Here are 10 alternatives gaining traction
However, the app was developed and is owned by ByteDance, the Chinese company ... according to the Financial Times. Known as Xiaohongshu in Chinese, which translates to “little red book ...
The Courier-Journal5d
Social media users flock to RedNote, a TikTok alternative, ahead of the ban in the U.S.
Launched in 2013, RedNote has become one of China’s fastest-growing social platforms, with a value of over $17 billion, according to the Financial Times. Known as Xiaohongshu, which ...