Biden Administration

Tiktok’s Strive for Transperency

This week, TikTok gave journalists a tour of what it refers to as its Transparency and Accountability Center. As part of its effort to show authorities in the United States that it is ready to dialogue. Screens outlined how TikTok selects and suggests the short films on its app in an office park in this […]

Biden Blacklists China’s Ymtc, Crackdowns on AI Chip Sector

The Biden administration on Thursday added Chinese memory chipmaker YMTC and 21 “major” Chinese players in the artificial intelligence chip sector to a trade blacklist, broadening its crackdown on China’s chip industry. YMTC, long in the crosshairs of the U.S. government, was added to the list over fears it could divert American technology to previously […]

Biden Administration Announces $400 Million for Rural Internet Access

President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Thursday that it will provide $401 million to provide access to high-speed internet for 31,000 rural residents and businesses in 11 states, as part of Biden’s drive to expand access to the web. “With this money we are one step closer to President Biden’s ambitious goal of affordable and […]