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China is reportedly open to Elon Musk acquiring TikTok US Chinese government officials have reportedly discussed a scenario where ByteDance sells TikTok’s United States arm to Elon Musk, should the Supreme Court uphold the law banning the app on January 19. Bloomberg reports that China would strongly prefer for TikTok
As TikTok faces a US shutdown, here are some alternative apps to check out TikTok has warned of a looming shutdown in just six days, as the Supreme Court is currently weighing the law that would ban the app. So we thought it’s time to take a look at other
Robinhood agrees to pay $45M in SEC settlement Robinhood has agreed to fork out $45 million to settle an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission over several alleged violations, reported the Wall Street Journal on Monday. The settlement is being made via two of Robinhood’s brokerage units. One of
Microsoft forms new internal dev-focused AI org Microsoft has created a new engineering organization aimed at accelerating AI infrastructure and software development within the company. According to Bloomberg, Jay Parikh, previously VP and global head of engineering at Meta, will lead the new division. He’ll report to Microsoft CEO Satya
The CIA’s first CTO, Nand Mulchandani, prepares for the Trump administration In April 2022, the CIA decided to swipe right on Nand Mulchandani, appointing him as its first-ever chief technology officer. It was a good look for the CIA. Mulchandani, who previously served as the CTO and acting director of
UK government announces grand AI plan with infrastructure investment taking centre stage Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-ai-action-plan-news/
UK in-home healthcare provider Cera raises $150M to expand its AI platform Around the world, public healthcare systems have struggled to reset post-pandemic, and in particular, the increasingly aged populations in Western countries are putting pressure on services, not least in the UK where ‘NHS in crisis’ is a regular
Watch Duty was downloaded 2 million times during this week’s LA fires Fire-tracking app Watch Duty has become a crucial source of information for Los Angeles residents threatened by the ongoing wildfires. As TechCrunch’s Maxwell Zeff explained, the app relies on a network of active and retired firefighters, first responders,
CES 2025: Self-driving cars were everywhere, plus other transportation tech trends Even before CES 2025 kicked off a few trends began to emerge — or more accurately, some gaps appeared. All U.S. and some European automakers that have helped turn CES into an auto show were absent. Several Chinese automakers
Here are the five best pieces of founder advice I learned as a host of Found After more than two years — and nearly 100 episodes — as a host of TechCrunch’s recently ended Found podcast, I have learned a lot about how founders approach building their startups. I’ve heard