At 79, Larry Pennington Is an Overnight Style Sensation
Larry Pennington, a fashionable former educator, was looking to share some advice on home décor and thrifting. He became an unlikely social media darling.
Posted inBeijing Bytedance Technology Co Ltd Computers and the Internet Decisions and Verdicts Labor and Jobs Law and Legislation Mobile Applications Shutdowns (Institutional) Social Media Supreme Court (US) TikTok (ByteDance)
TikTok Says U.S. Employees Will Have Jobs Even if the App Is Banned
The company is awaiting a decision over the constitutionality of a new law that aims to force a sale of the app to a non-Chinese owner under the threat of a ban.
Posted inChina Computers and the Internet internal-storyline-no Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Musk, Elon Social Media Tesla Motors Inc TikTok (ByteDance) Trump, Donald J United States Politics and Government
Is Beijing Plotting a Musk Option for TikTok?
As the popular video app faces a ban in the United States, Chinese officials are said to be weighing options to save it — including a sale to the tech mogul.
Posted inBeijing Bytedance Technology Co Ltd China International Relations Mobile Applications Social Media TikTok (ByteDance) United States
Why TikTok Users Are Downloading ‘Red Note,’ the Chinese App
To show how little they care about TikTok’s ties to Beijing, people in the United States are downloading one of China’s most popular apps.