Flags of China and the US are seen near a TikTok logo in this illustration photo taken July 16, 2020. Florence Lo | Reuters President Donald Trump’s executive order banning China’s TikTok could prevent US app stores from offering the popular short video app and making ads on the platform …
Read More »Banks and tech companies including JPMorgan, Google and Amazon form New York Jobs Council
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Giulia Marchi | Bloomberg | Getty Images The CEOs of banks, tech companies and consulting firms form a group to encourage hiring from underrepresented groups in New York. Leaders of 27 companies representing much of New York’s dominant industry have teamed up …
Read More »Microsoft buying TikTok could lead to problems controlling social media content
If Microsoft were to complete a purchase of TikTok, it would get a company with a lot of potential for revenue growth. But with such a purchase, Microsoft would also adopt a whole new slate of problems. Microsoft announced on August 2 that it was in talks to buy TikTok’s …
Read More »Google Maps gets a major upgrade on Apple CarPlay and Apple Watch
Google Maps is coming to the CarPlay Dashboard. Google Google announced Monday that it’s improving Google Maps in Apple CarPlay and on the Apple Watch. The new Google Maps update brings maps to the CarPlay Dashboard, the primary window of the home screen where you can see many things at …
Read More »Trump TikTok, WeChat’s ban echoes other countries, including China
Sundar Pichai and Tim Cook Source: Reuters; Call President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order ordering U.S. companies to stop doing business with popular Chinese apps TikTok, owned by ByteDance, and WeChat, owned by Tencent. This comes after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said earlier in the week …
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