Bytes: Week in Review — TikTok shutdown, Biden’s AI policies and Zuckerberg asks Trump for a favor
On this week’s Marketplace “Tech Bytes,” we’ll dive into President Joe Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence plus a request Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made to President-elect Donald Trump.
But first, tech news site The Information reported that TikTok plans to completely shut down its app in the U.S. on Sunday and will instead direct users to a website where they can read about the platform’s ban. According to that reporting, TikTok will allow American users to download their data — and, if the ban is overturned down the road, those users will be granted access to it immediately.
Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams is joined by Maria Curi, tech policy reporter at Axios, to break down these stories.
More on everything we talked about
“TikTok prepares to shut down app in US on Sunday, sources say” from Reuters
“‘Red Note,’ a Chinese App, Is Dominating Downloads, Thanks to TikTok Users” from The New York Times
“Joe Biden signs executive order to speed AI data center construction” from The Verge
“Biden administration unveils global AI export controls aimed at China” from Axios
“Zuckerberg urges Trump to stop the EU from fining US tech companies” from Politico
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