China Considers Musk as TikTok Lifeline

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow takes a look at Anthropic as the AI company expects to match or top the size of SpaceX’s record-setting IPO. Plus, sources say Broadcom is in talks to raise more than $60 billion in debt to help Anthropic and others secure chips and computing power, and all ...  Show more

Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down the plunge in Alibaba's profit after the company increased its quarterly capex to almost $10 billion for AI. Plus, a look at how Meta has quietly become one of Microsoft's largest AI customers, and at defense tech startup Castelion's plans to boo ...  Show more

A report out today claims China is exploring a sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations to Elon Musk.  With just days to go before the ban is set to take effect, we look at how another Chinese app is already rocketing to the top of the charts as TikTok users look for alternatives.  </ ...

Saudi Aramco is to expand its investments in lithium production, officials in Beijing are discussing using Elon Musk as a broker in a potential sale of TikTok’s US operations, and KPMG could soon begin offering legal services in the US. Plus, Syria has been flooded with import ...

On today's episode, we explore what an Elon Musk acquisition of TikTok's US operations would look like with Catherine Thorbecke, Bloomberg Opinion Tech Columnist in Tokyo.  Dr. Ariel Cohen, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, shares his thoughts on news of an ...  Show more

By this time next week, we should know if TikTok will be allowed to continue operating in the U.S., in partnership with Oracle, or if it will be in the process of being banned by President Trump. To get the perspective from China, where TikTok's parent company is based, Dan is jo ...  Show more