TikTok is D.C.’s new boogeyman. Can Silicon Valley’s tactics save it?
TikTok is leaning on the aggressive playbook of its American peers in an attempt to ingratiate itself with Capitol Hill, amid bipartisan support to ban the app. https://wapo.st/40aIXhJ
Google hired the co-founders of prominent AI start-up Character.ai, in a deal similar to recent transactions by Microsoft and Amazon that drew antitrust scrutiny. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/02/google-character-ai-noam-shazeer/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger
Born at least in part of idealism, WikiLeaks’ aid to a Russian influence operation succeeded so well that it ushered in a golden era of hacking and leaking. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/26/wikileaks-leaks-reveals-hacking-influence/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger