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International Economics

Increased Geopolitical Tensions Are Taking a Toll on Global Companies

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With military conflict continuing across the globe, and the world’s superpowers locked in a stare-down, it’s not easy being a global business

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Artificial Intelligence

ByteDance is Winning the China AI Race. That’s Bad News for TikTok.

ByteDance, the China-based TikTok owner and political punching bag, is emerging as the nation’s answer to OpenAI.

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Media & Entertainment

Appeals Court Upholds TikTok Ban

A federal appeals court upheld the “TikTok Ban” that would force China-based ByteDance to sell its app next month or face exile from the US.

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Big Tech

TikTok’s Court Battle is Set Against a Larger Tech War

TikTok kicked off its legal fight challenging the US government’s divest-or-ban law passed in April, calling it unconstitutional.

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Social Media

Billionaire Frank McCourt Pursues TikTok Acquisition

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McCourt says his goal is to build “a new and better version of the internet, where individuals are respected.”

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Regulation

EU Plans Crackdown on Social-Media Misinformation as June Elections Loom

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Ahead of the EU Parliament elections, the bloc is looking to hold Big Tech accountable for the spread of fake news.

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Private Equity

Top US VC Firms Invested Billions in Problematic Chinese Startups

A House committee report says that big investors were helping grow Chinese companies that were tied to rights abuses.

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Technology

ByteDance Is Scaling Back its VR Ambitions

ByteDance is undergoing a sweeping restructuring and scaleback of its VR division, according to a Financial Times report on Tuesday.

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Technology

VR App Developers Caught in Push-Pull Between Meta, ByteDance

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Technology

TikTok Parent Company Finds Success With Workplace-Collaboration Service

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Healthcare

TikTok’s Parent Company is Buying a Chain of Hospitals

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Technology

Tik Tok Owner’s Revenue Doubled to $34 Billion Last Year

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