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Why does US see Chinese-owned TikTok as a security threat?
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has endured a nearly six-hour grilling by U.S. lawmakers, some of whom are pushing to ban the popular short-video app nationwide Read More
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UK watchdog softens position on Microsoft Activision deal
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Ford's Tenn. plant could make 500K electric pickups per year
Ford says its new assembly plant being built in western Tennessee will be able to build up to 500,000 electric pickup trucks per year at full production More »

Utah social media law means kids need approval from parents
Utah has become the first state to sign into law legislation that attempts to limit teenagers’ access to social media apps More »

TikTok CEO grilled by skeptical lawmakers on safety, content
A nearly six-hour grilling of TikTok’s CEO by lawmakers brought the platform’s 150 million U.S. users no closer to an answer as to whether the app will be wiped from their devices More »

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew: 3 things to know
TikTok's CEO was relatively unknown to the U.S. public before Thursday, when he testified before a congressional committee concerned about data protections on the popular video-sharing app More »

Names, photos of Los Angeles undercover police posted online
The Los Angeles police chief and the department’s constitutional policing director are under investigation after the names and photographs of undercover officers were released to a technology watchdog group that posted them online More »
Do Kwon, wanted in $40B crypto crash, arrested in Montenegro
Police in Montenegro say they have arrested Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon, who is wanted in South Korea following the $40 billion crash of the firm’s cryptocurrency More »

China criticizes possible US plan to force TikTok sale
China’s government says it would oppose possible U.S. plans to force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the short-video service as a security risk and warned such a move would hurt investor confidence in the United States More »

TikTok sends influencers to Washington as its troubles grow
TikTok is ramping up a public relations campaign to fend off the possibility of a nationwide ban by the Biden administration More »