arstechnica , to Random
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Biden signs bill to ban TikTok if Chinese owner ByteDance doesn’t sell

Bill gives ByteDance 270 days to sell TikTok or app loses access to US market.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/04/biden-signs-bill-to-ban-tiktok-if-chinese-owner-bytedance-doesnt-sell/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

makendo ,
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@arstechnica 4 years ago, updated their export control laws to effectively block any potential sale of .

The only options are to shut down the American subsidiary (maybe continuing service from Europe), and to go to the federal supreme court claiming that the bill violates the First Amendment. On Zhihu most think the former outcome is very likely.

Maybe we can start to bet on the outcome of the East Asian theater of .

arstechnica , to Random
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EV prices drop up to 20% as new and used inventory surges

Inventory is growing, and prices are falling for new and used EVs.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/ev-prices-drop-up-to-20-as-new-and-used-inventory-surges/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

makendo ,
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@arstechnica In , the price fall already started at February, with BYD often noted for spearheading it.

arstechnica , to Random
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Is TikTok’s parent company an agent of the Chinese state?

Op-ed: In China Inc., it’s a little more complicated than that.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/is-tiktoks-parent-company-an-agent-of-the-chinese-state/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

BaltschunJoerg ,
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@arstechnica Is rain wet?

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Drying field, Shandong province, China
Kelp is an important marine vegetable and has long been cultivated in coastal areas as a part of human diets. This photo in June 2023 shows a clearing in the forest which is used for drying kelp

Photograph: Chunshui Yu/EPOTY23

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