Teenagers in the UK turn to TikTok as the most used single source of news, new Ofcom research has found. The communications regulator reported that 28 percent of the surveyed teens chose TikTok as their favourite news source, followed by YouTube (25 percent) and Instagram (25 percent). One in ten teens choose TikTok as their…

The federal government was allegedly warned by a Canadian intelligence official that the Beijing-linked video-sharing app TikTok was misleading governments and the general public about its data-harvesting methods nearly half a year before Ottawa banned the app from all federal devices, according to an internal briefing note. A document prepared for the government in September…

Are your China investments safe? Three witnesses at a House hearing reveal the pitfalls of doing business in China. Curious about the real risks of doing business in China? One of the most connected businessmen in the country shares his biggest lessons. Secretary Yellen gets back to traveling, with India and Vietnam trips planned after…

A bill taking aim at TikTok is facing changes on Capitol Hill. This comes after the app spent $100 million to lobby Congress. Federal prosecutors are now targeting the head of a Washington-based think tank, who has been charged for acting as a Chinese agent. Dozens of Chinese military aircraft were spotted near Taiwan, flanked…

An Alabama law enforcement agency said on July 10 that it is not aware of any deaths linked to a TikTok challenge that encourages people to flip off the rear of a boat while moving at a high rate of speed, despite a slew of news reports quoting an Alabama official as saying otherwise. In…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in China, but how difficult will it be for her to mend bridges? We bring you an overview of what’s straining U.S.-China ties. Two packages labeled as beauty products were full of drugs from China and headed for Washington, D.C. Border Patrol says officers seized the covert shipment on…

Commentary As is well known, TikTok is a national security threat because communist China has laws that give it access to the data of its almost 1.7 billion global users. Yet naive teenagers around the world download the app on their smartphones, thirsty for the latest kid craze trend. TikTok’s algorithm then channels these users more…

TikTok has admitted to storing some U.S. user data on China-based servers, which differs from its CEO’s previous testimony to Congress that “American data stored on American soil.” The Chinese video-sharing platform confirmed this in a letter dated June 16 made in response to questions raised by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn)…

Relations are shifting between the world’s biggest powers. Washington is now courting India, but what makes the country so critical for the United States? And what sectors will feel the impact of closer cooperation? We break down the latest in today’s episode. Topics in this episode: U.S. to Bolster India’s Military Power With Major Deals…

NEW YORK—TikTok’s Chief Operating Officer, V Pappas, is leaving the social media platform after nearly five years at the company. In a note sent to employees Thursday morning and later shared on Twitter, Pappas said she felt it was the right time to move on and focus on “entrepreneurial passions.” TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew…