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Jan 2025
42m 22s

China Considers Musk as TikTok Lifeline

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As TikTok's US ban looms, Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Mike Shepard detail China's options to save the company in the US, including a possible sale to Elon Musk. And, Nvidia's Jensen Huang heads to China amid chip export curbs. Plus, a look at the future of space infrastructure with startup Loft Orbital.

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