TikTok CEO leaves office after political pressure from the Trump administration

Hired with the intention of giving a “western face” to the social network TikTok, Kevin Mayer, announced this week that he is officially leaving the position of CEO of the application. The news was confirmed through a memo sent to all employees. As much as the full document was not revealed, CNN Business staff managed to gain access … Read more

Oracle gains advantage against Microsoft after Trump supports company in buying TikTok

Although Microsoft is one of the most important companies in the dispute for TikTok, the situation may have changed this week. Yesterday (18), we saw that Oracle executives expressed interest in negotiating with the Chinese from ByteDance. Now, Donald Trump himself commented on the matter and gave full support for Oracle to buy a piece of the social network. During a rally in Yuma, … Read more

Trump wants more chip plants from Samsung, Intel and TSMC in the U.S.

As much as the United States is in a trade war with China, President Donald Trump’s administration has also viewed South Korea with some suspicion. This is because the US trade balance with the Koreans is somewhat deficient. So, in an effort to equalize things, Trump wants Samsung to build yet another chip factory in U.S. territory. According to White … Read more

USA x China! Apple asks, and Trump responds publicly that it won’t exempt it from tariffs

The US-China trade war will continue steadily in the second half, and it looks like it will finally spill over into Apple. We have seen that not long ago, Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony teamed up to introduce Donald Trump to the problem that a 25% premium on electronics could cause the gaming market, which is … Read more

“They’re not money”: Trump defends regulations for criptomoedas like Bitcoin and Libra

On Thursday (11), US President Donald Trump said he favored the creation of regulations aimed at crypto-coins such as Bitcoin and Libra – Facebook’s new digital currency. The head of the executive branch in the United States published a sequence of tweets to explain the situation. For Trump, crypto-coins can not be considered as “money” since they … Read more

Trump x Huawei: White House name calls for postponement of ban on possible US damage

Believe me, not even the US government itself is so happy about Trump’s decision to put Huawei on the blacklist of US trade. After many rumors about the alleged espionage practiced by the Chinese, nothing has been proven, and with a canetada, the American president complicated the life of the manufacturer. But Russell T. Vough, … Read more

You did not like what you heard! Trump denies secretary over ban on Huawei

Despite a tentative deal from Huawei, which would be willing to sign an anti-espionage deal, President Donald Trump’s mood with the Chinese giant does not seem to have improved. That’s because the American commander even denied his Treasury Secretary about the reasons for the ban. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in an interview with CNBC that the … Read more