Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said in an interview airing Sunday she's focused on preventing the governments of China and Russia from obtaining U.S.-designed advanced microchips due to national security concerns.
The big picture: "If you think about national security today in 2024, it's not just tanks and missiles; it's technology. It's semiconductors. It's AI. It's drones," she told CBS' "60 Minutes." "And the Commerce Department is at the red-hot center of technology."
Congress' likely passage of a law forcing TikTok's Chinese owner to sell its U.S. operations will close one lengthy chapter of the "Washington vs. TikTok" epic — and open a new one that could be equally drawn-out.
What's next: TikTok won't simply vanish from its millions of users' devices the moment the ban becomes law. Its fight to remain in the U.S. under ByteDance ownership will now shift from Congress and regulatory agencies to the courts.
Children of Asian immigrant households are building community online with videos of their home interiors that hundreds of thousands of TikTok and Instagram viewers relate to.
Why it matters: While minimalistic design has long been en vogue online, viewers appear more receptive to content that reflects ordinary lifestyles — even embracing "de-influencing."
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