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Chinese companies have been free to expand in the US while American firms were stymied by Beijing. Now, the climate is not as welcoming. Powered by WPeMatico

This month’s focus is on Austin Tice, an American photojournalist who has gone missing in Syria and is presumed to be alive. Powered by WPeMatico

The former Google engineer, who pleaded guilty to stealing the company’s self-driving-car technology, says he’d be at heightened risk for Covid-19. Powered by WPeMatico

Plus: Microsoft’s monopolistic days, life without a Covid vaccine, and bogus hand sanitizer. Powered by WPeMatico

The short-video app is wildly popular with teens, but officials fear it could be a conduit for data to China, or for Beijing’s propaganda. Powered by WPeMatico

A big study by the US Census Bureau finds that only about 9 percent of firms employ tools like machine learning or voice recognition—for now. Powered by WPeMatico

Republican Will Hurd and Democrat Robin Kelly want more Pentagon spending, a Cold War-style “hotline,” and a curb on chip exports to China. Powered by WPeMatico

Partisan antics aside, lawmakers on the antitrust subcommittee dished out some serious, probing questions to the CEOs of Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Apple. Powered by WPeMatico

Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, and Mark Zuckerberg are all testifying about their companies today. Powered by WPeMatico

Here’s a look at how Mark Zuckerberg plotted the Instagram acquisition. Plus: Inside Amazon’s plan to take down Diapers.com. Powered by WPeMatico