Beijing is publicizing its philosophy of how tech firms like TikTok must aid China’s rise
Sometimes it seems like Beijing is working at odds with its tech giants. Much of TikTok’s last year has been characterized by efforts to show it’s keeping a safe distance from the Chinese Communist Party, despite being owned by Chinese social media firm ByteDance. The latest iteration of that is TikTok’s deal with Oracle that […]
Microsoft is dodging a bullet by “losing” out on TikTok
The TikTok “sale” is turning out to be an object lesson in what you get when governments broker tech deals. It’s not a sale, it may not address the concerns a sale was supposed to address, and the winning company—if there even is one—may end up with real regrets. Citing national security concerns, the Trump […]
