one is for tiktok. if you don't know what tiktok is, you should. it's a chinese owned social media platform so popular among teenagers mark is reportedly spoofed. for facebook the fear is lost to social media market share and for the rest of us it is somewhat different. a company compromised by the chinese communist party knows where your children are, what they look like, with their voiceswhat theirvoices sound like, what they are watching and what they share with each other. they claim they don't store american user data on china. all it takes is one knock on the door of their parent company from a communist party official from the government hands. tiktok claims they don't take direction from china or censor in fact in a letter sent to just today to this committee, tiktok said both governments foreign or domestic direct how the moderate content. they do not remove content based on sensitivities related to china or other countries and we wouldn't do so if asked. that's what they say and without objection i will enter the whole letter into the rec

tiktok is a major contributor to that.es say if they were to sell just half of tiktok, it could raise $10 million in cash. u.s. accounts for something like less than 20% of total downloads. and yet, downloads vasily outshine instagram and snapchat in the u.s. we reported in october that bytedance was perhaps preparing potential -- ipo, a sale in the stake of tiktok may delay the process because it would raise significant funds give bytedance breathing space to pursue other options in the meantime. guy: thank you so much. give bytedance breathingup next, we will be tag about tim clark. he is planning to step down at emirates. he has had a major impact not only on the aviation world, but also on the business world as well. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ beyond the routine checkups. beyond the not-so-routine cases. comcast business is helping doctors provide care in whole new ways. all working with a new generation of technologies powered by our gig-speed network. because beyond technology... there is human ingenuity. every day, comc

but if you look at tiktok, tiktok is a chinese company.heartlands of the global battle. it's faced off with instagram, youtube and the facebooks of the world and succeeded. you know, it's very popular among teens, for instance, in the united states, so right in silicon valley's backyard. here is the problem. it's owned by a chinese company, and under chinese law, that means the communist party has access to all of the data that tiktok scoops up and it scoops up a lot. so tiktok is changing the rules, because this is the first time a chinese social media company has gone genuinely beyond its borders. and that changes the rules, because these issues around how is this data being used, becomes an issue that it wasn't before. is china censoring the content that is created and broadcast and disseminated through tiktok? and that we saw recently. this was about a young girl who very cleverly was mimicking a make—up tutorial, and while she was doing her curling of her eyelashes, was actually narrating quite subversive content. curl your lashes obv

but if you look at tiktok... ..tiktok, it's a chinese company.tlands of the global battle and faced off with instagram, youtube and the facebooks of the world and succeeded. you know, it's very popular among teens, for instance, in the united states, so, right in silicon valley's backyard. here's the problem — it's owned by a chinese company. and under chinese law, that means the communist party has access to all of the data that tiktok scoops up and it scoops up a lot. so tiktok is changing the rules, because this is the first time a chinese social media company has gone genuinely beyond its borders. and that changes the rules, because these issues around how is this data being used, becomes an issue that it wasn't before. is china censoring the content that is created and broadcast and disseminated through tiktok? and that we saw recently. this was about a young girl who very cleverly was mimicking a make—up tutorial, and while she was doing her curling of her eyelashes, was actually narrating quite subversive content. curl your lashes obviousl

bytedance and tiktok. are looking at airline surrounded by controversy because of "notrage -- "nutrage ." [laughter] rishaad: remember the --haslinda: remember the nutrage incident? criticizing how her brother has been running korean air. she says her brother is ignoring and disobeying the wishes of their late father. the first time any member of the founding family has voiced public discontent. take a look at how the stock is doing. your to date, down 14.5%. buys, one hold, one cell. forget the rage, it is delayed by -- it is still a buy. go in your bloomberg. rishaad: thank you very much. let's have a look at what is happening with the chinese markets as we get into the lunch break. getting a bit more conviction. the shenzhen composite up by 0.2%. as we go for that 90 minutes of lunch. elsewhere, the little change we've got. volume already thin. half an hour before the trading community goes off for its lunch break in hong kong. taking a look at what else we have going on. the s&p 500 losing higher for t

taylor: tiktok as a national security risk. u.s.or marsha blackburn has called it "china's best detective." we hear what she said after tiktok made some changes. bloomberg technology is livestreaming on twitter. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> u.s. lawmakers have been after the popular viral video of tictoc for a variety reasons. the chinese company has been the target of national security concerns as well as a review. one more thing they're are concerned about, the fact that g as 13 to make in app purchases. why one lawmaker wrote a letter. earlier this month, tiktok responded by upping the minimum age to 18. i spoke to senator marsha blackburn from d.c. to find out if that is enough to appease lawmakers. they haveeased changed the age. that is an important first step. having these children streaming these videos, buying these emojis that can be converted to cash by the recipients, it is just inappropriate. we want to protect children online. we want to make certain that apps are age-appropriate. that was a step. you mentioned the other co

so what went wrong at tiktok?that said certain people are very vulnerable to cyber bullying and it listed a few types of people that might geta listed a few types of people that might get a lot of arable comments, so might get a lot of arable comments, so it said people with facial disfigurement, disabled people, people with down syndrome, and autism. those people attract more cyber bullying, the guidelines set. they advise their moderators if you are reviewing some videos and they appear to be made by someone who is vulnerable to cyber bullying in those categories then they could be put ina those categories then they could be put in a restrict that state where the algorithm wouldn't push them. the idea is if fewer people see those videos, if they are not coming up those videos, if they are not coming up in the feed as much, and fewer people will leave bullying comments on those videos when they see the content on those videos when they see the co nte nt of on those videos when they see the content of them. of cou

the tiktok craze continues to grow and some of you are wondering, what is tiktok, it's a social media popularity is growing, and so are incidents of bullying on the app. reporter ann belle munozmuno our sister station in los angeles has what can be done to keep yourself safe. >> there are half a billion tiktok users around the world, and 41% are between 16 and 24. >> it has grown so fast, and it is so popular, and its influence is so broad. >> it's primarily a platform to create and watch entertaining videos. anything from pets to celebrities. >> it is really fun to use. it's really fun. just like my space back in the day, they integrated music. >> it's also an app bullies use to taunt young victims. karen north is a professor of digital media at usc. >> so nobody knows exactly why there's so much bullying on tiktok. it sort of lands itself to it, in part because it's the popular spot to go but people don't have to be directly connected for the most part, so there's an opportunity to go react to, engage with, or bully people. >>you can modify settings so that children can only be cont

tiktok.al video app is under pressure from those who worry about data security and user practices. executives have canceled a number of scheduled meetings with u.s. senators that were set to take place in washington this week. bloomberg's paul allen and i sat down with our own kurt wagner on tuesday. kurt: we are told these are delayed, and that they will be rescheduled in the new year. part of the issue is, you may have heard other things going on in washington, d.c. these days with the potential impeachment of the u.s. president. as a result, the feeling from the tiktoc side was there is a lots going on right now. not the best times to be having these meetings. of course, some of these senators are curious as to why they pulled the plug but we should be hearing about these again in 2020. paul: when those meetings take place, what kind of questions will the senators want answered? kurt: all of the biggest questions have to do with user privacy and data storage. it is owned by a massive chine

and tiktok to be sent to the beijing government?of the things we discussed today in commerce committee was having privacy legislation and data security legislation here in the u.s. you have gdpr which went too far on privacy. they are in the eu, and you have california looking at doing their own legislation, but it is time for the u.s. to put a basic federal privacy standard on the books, and this is something that online consumers want. they want the ability to protect their virtual you. they want the ability to secure their identity online. we had a tremendous hearing, great bipartisan participation, and one of the things i really liked, the entire panel of expert witnesses -- they were all female. one of the reasons for that is because women are so concerned about the privacy issue. taylor: i did listen to that, so i did see that, and i want to address that. as we move onto talking here about big tech, one of the tweets you had earlier this week was about google specifically and censoring conservative voices. what are your facts

chinese social media firm says it does not have any plans to cell tiktok. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ don't get mad.inese social media byte dance says it has no plan to sell tiktok >> quite a tongue twister there. chinese owned tiktok faces growing scrutiny over how it handles data and the question whether it censors content the report yesterday said it is weighing selling part or all of its tiktok app cdue to concerns in the u.s but they said there have been no discussions of partial or full sale of tiktok it is completely without merit meanwhile another report that said they are considering setting up global headquarters outside china, that they are considering london and dublin. but they said they don't share user date with its parent company or the chinese government but it is facing significant scrutiny the committee on foreign investment is reviewing the start-up which became tiktok >> this is a company that has generated a big debate yes. 665 million monthly active users over thanksgiving. all three of my nieces use it. they love it this has really captivated attention. not just millennials b

senator marsha blackburn on the social media app tiktok. she has called it "china's best detective." we will hear from her after they say they have made changes. but we begin with major changes happening in alphabet. larry page and sergey brin announced they are stepping down from the tech giant. the google ceo will now be the ceo of both google and alphabet. page and brin will remain active as cofounders and remain on the board. i spoke to guests on tuesday. >> it was a pretty big surprise. there had been questions about how much longer sundar might want to be ceo of google. those questions have been bubbling up a little bit. google is under a massive amount of scrutiny. he has a lot of things to juggle. there have been internal protests. this really was a surprise where basically he has had to deal with all these things and he will be back dealing with all of the other things happening under the alphabet umbrella which includes self driving cars and other things. taylor: with larry and sergey as visionaries and sundar is a good executione

in part, because tiktok is a u.s. division of a chinese tech giant byte dance now, breaking down all the issues first, regulatory missteps beijing byte dance did not get clearance from the committee on -- which it turned into tiktok in the u.s. now, the government has launched a national security review of that acquisition. second, censorship tiktok has based criticism for removing content that's critical of china third, a lawsuit accuses tiktok of transferring u.s. user data to china tiktok denies it fourth there is the issue of collection of kids' data tiktok settled with the fdc over violations back earlier this year and then this week, settled another lawsuit alleging that it collected and exposed children's data and then fifth, we have this question of the security of the platform senators have raised concerns that it could be susceptible to manipulation by foreign influence operations >> so there are a lot of questions to be answered here. how hot is it likely to get? i mean, is it going to be adversarial? or --

of music.ly which was been merged with tiktok. there are conversations between the company and the regulatory body. i think if you are tiktok, you have to take this seriously. the cfius arrangements happen while it the acquisition is happening. there is a little bit more that the regulators can do. they can block something. this is an acquisition that happened two years ago. it is well past the point of being able to be blocked. now it is a question of what types of guardrails can be put up? what stipulations can they put? -- impose upon someone like tictoc? i have to imagine that's top of mind. taylor: that was bloomberg's kurt wagner. coming up, facebook will remain the top target of digital advertiser spending according to bloomberg intelligence. so how much of the credit goes to instagram? later, the first cross-country commercial freight run in a self-driving truck. this is bloomberg. ♪ taylor: instagram's stories are making a significant contribution to facebook, drawing almost 10% of all ad spending at the end of the third

taylor: do you agree tiktok should be under review?lackburn: i think it is appropriate to sit down with them and have the discussion and decide if these companies should be under review. it is the right question to be asking. taylor: having discussions with leadership is a great way to start. how do you, though, take it to the next level and prevent data in the u.s. and tiktok to be sent overseas to the beijing government? senator blackburn: one of the things we discussed today in commerce committee was having privacy legislation and data security legislation here in the u.s. you have gdpr, which went too far on privacy. they are in the eu, and you have california looking at doing their own legislation, but it is time for the u.s. to put a basic federal privacy standard on the books, and this is something that online consumers want. they want the ability to protect their virtual you. they want the ability to secure their identity online. we had a tremendous hearing, great bipartisan participation, and one of the things i really liked,

taylor: tiktok as a national security risk.blackburn has called it "china's best detective." we hear what she said after tiktok made some changes. check us out on twitter. this is bloomberg. taylor: welcome back to the taylor: welcome back to the "best of bloomberg: technology." i'm taylor riggs. u.s. lawmakers have been after the popular viral video app tiktok for a variety of reasons. the chinese company has been the target of national security and privacy concerns. one thing they are concerned about, that it allows children to make in app purchases. something tennessee senator marsha blackburn highlighted in a letter to the parent company, saying it is quote paving the way to unfettered access to our children's lives. earlier this month they , responded by upping the minimum age to 18. i spoke to marsha blackburn to find out if that is enough to appease lawmakers. >> it is an important first step. having these children streaming these videos, buying these emojis is just inappropriate. we want to protect children online and m

and now her big sister dixie has joined tiktok as well a little nerve-racking for charli's parents >> charli and dixie are everything we just want to make sure they're protected. >> reporter: with all the sudden attention has come a unrelenting barrage of bullying and a stream of cruel comments that would crush anyone. so a lot of the comments are negative. as a big sister, i bet that just enrages you. >> it's frustrating because they don't know her >> we're doing this to have fun and we shouldn't be doing it if no one i enjoying their lives. >> reporter: but instead of pulling the plug, charli sees it as a chance to do some good, setting up a meet and greet to raise thousands for charity, supporting those with special needs. >> she is so nice and so positive and she doesn't care about all the likes and stuff. >> i haven't stopped filing since it started. >> reporter: charli is happy to use her 15 seconds of fame to give back one tiktok at a time. gadi schwartz, nbc news, norwalk, connecticut. >> that's a great move that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt. thank you for watching, every

tell us a bit more about tiktok.g feed of videos to scroll through, usually funny clips or lip sinks or filter defects but sometimes people post serious blogs and life updates as well. what they have done is there moderator guidelines have a rule that said people are vulnerable to cyber bullying and people with facial disfigurement said, disabled people, people with down syndrome and those types of people attract more cyber bullying, the guideline said. they advised the moderators to see if there is somebody who is vulnerable to cyber bullying in those categories that they can be put into restricted stayed with the algorithm would not push them. so if you are people see those videos, if they‘re not coming up in the feed is much, then fewer people will bullying comments on those videos when they see the content of them. of course, charities have said that is not really the right approach because taking actions against the victims of cyber bullying in that the people that are leaving the mean comments. itjust becomes a

executives from tiktok have canceled a number of meetings with u.s.ors that were set to take place in washington this week. .loomberg's paul allen >> we told -- we are told these are delayed and will be rescheduled in the new year. may of the issue, as you have heard is there are other things going on in washington, d.c. with the potential impeachment of the president. as a result, i think the feeling from the tiktok side was that there was a lot going on, probably not the best time to be having these meetings. some of these senators are curious why they pulled the plug, but in theory we should be hearing about these again in 2020. >> when those meetings do take place, what kinds of questions are the senators going to want answered? >> all of the biggest questions right now have to do with user privacy and data storage. -- which is ad by chinese technology company. there is a lot of concern about where this this information being stored? is it being stored in the united states? really just talking to the company. this is a relatively new company to mo

tiktok has not responded to this report but u.s.ting how tiktok collects users' data. >>> a warning as you pick up your lunch this morning. trader joe's recalling sushi products that may be contaminated with listeria. some of the items include ready-to-eat meals of california rolls, california classic rolls with brown rice and avocado, spicy california rolls, and tempura shrimp crunch rolls. so far no reports of anyone getting sick. you can return the items to any trader joe's for a refund. >>> it's a big night tonight for marcus washington. >> oh, yeah, the lighting of the christmas tree at chase center, the first time it's ever been done so come out from 6:00 to about 8:00 so come on out. >> the rain will roll in between 6:00 and 8:00 tonight? >> no, we'll try hold it off. it will be off and on for most part throughout the day, and so we're seeing it covering much of the bay area right now, as we track it on storm ranger, and a lot of the rain has been fairly light. we'll have a stronger storm system coming in by the weekend. i'll

taylor: one app we have not talked about yet but we talked about allies tiktok. -- a lot is tiktok.rseas. do you expect to see tiktok as successful in the u.s.? when does it actually take off here? >> it is phenomenal, the app has reached about 665 million monthly active users globally. we estimate in the u.s., it is about 20 million. so it is starting, right. tiktok does lean towards gen z and younger users. with 20 million users in the u.s., we are starting to see material and impressive adoption. people are also using snapchat in gen z especially in the u.s., instagram, and so forth. i think we are already starting to see some compelling adoption of tiktok even here. taylor: that does it for this edition of the "best of bloomberg technology." we will bring you all of the latest in tech throughout the week. tune in each day 5:00 p.m. new york, 2:00 p.m. in san francisco. "bloomberg technology" is livestreaming on twitter. check us out at technology and be sure to follow our global breaking news network at quick take on twitter. this is bloomberg. ♪ ? david: he grew up in a trailer

and later, we hear from one of tiktok's biggest critics.he changes she wants to see on the viral app. this is bloomberg. ♪ taylor: in our series rewind, we look at the world's biggest technology companies and the challenges they faced. in less than one year, wework went from the darling of the venture capital world to needing an $8 billion infusion to avoid running out of money. there was a big rebrand, the company broken up into three distinct businesses. w july, bloomberg reported ework was targeting a sale of $3.5 billion. the company was then said to continue -- consider 20-30,000,000,000 dollars. the ipo was delayed and the ceo stepped down. in october, softbank came in with a rescue plan for 80% of the company. an earlier this month, they clinched billions in financing led by goldman sachs. performance and what lies ahead, i got perspective from our guests. been much there has ink spilled about situation, but our perspective was fairly straightforward. big,oss profile was so investors needed to work to figure out how they were not los

bytedance and tiktok are chinese companies.mpany makes clear, they have no plans to operate in china, and they don't operate in china. taylor: the confusion here is -- they are owned by music link. then they merged with the company, they went over to china. china was able to merge them, and that has been the key issue company,ling in that trying to figure out how to make it work in the u.s.. bytedance is looking to expand. if they were to sell off his company, could pull in $10 billion or so. that is what we are hearing. a lot of questions at least from the u.s. perspective, like you were saying, scarlet, if that would be enough. that we willory continue to follow, we'll get our attention in 2020. another store that we are following is what is going on with travis kalanick, former founder of uber. he is stepping down from the board to focus on his new business and philanthropy. back in may, the current ceo said he was hoping that kalanick would not leave the role. >> he is a huge shareholder, has been responsible for creating e

tiktok as i said in the past, stores all u.s.tates. >> could that become a sithius matter >> that discussion -- >> if that is accurate, you can imagine the u.s. government responding. >> particularly because it's kids that use it more than anybody else. >> potentially compromising. >> it's not good to share compromising information no matter what. >> kids are kids they do dumb things. >> i guess so. >> yeah. >> i guess so. even adults. >> even us >> i was thinking of bezos just don't point the camera anywhere near your privates. it's just a simple -- you know, one of the things that you wake up in the morning. today i'm not going to point the camera near -- >> good habit. keep the camera away from me. >> keep the camera away from -- >> hillary clinton might be our president. >> yeah, you're right. >> okay. good one >> elon musk will not be on stage with a new car or truck today. instead he's going to be inside a california courtroom jane wells is in california as well she joins us with more on what to expect. hi, jane >> reporter

which has now been merged with tiktok.ld there are conversations between the company and the regulatory body. i think if you are tiktok, you have to take this seriously. the cfius arrangements happen while it the acquisition is happening. there is a little bit more that the regulators can do. they can block something. this is an acquisition that happened two years ago. it is well past the point of being able to be blocked. now it is a question of what types of guardrails can be put up? what stipulations can they put? i have to imagine that is top of mind. taylor: thank you to kurt wagner. plenty more global stories ahead. all of that, next. this is bloomberg. ♪ taylor: let's take a look at today's top tech call. netflix, after analysts say the company was at risk of losing 4 million u.s. subscribers in 2020, giving competition and pricing. the analyst must give a second price service to compete. vmware was initiated with an overweight reading. a $170 price target. the analyst said it is one of the few companies that has a

keep in mind tiktok does lean , towards gen z and younger consumers.20 million users in the u.s., we are starting to see some material and impressive adoption. people are also using snapchat in gen z especially in the u.s., instagram, and so forth. i think we are already starting to see some compelling adoption of tiktok even here. taylor: that does it for this edition of the "best of bloomberg technology." we will bring you all the latest in the day -- intech throughout the week. tune in each day 5:00 p.m. new york, 2:00 p.m. in san francisco. "bloomberg technology" is livestreaming on twitter. check us out at technology and be sure to follow our global breaking news network at quick take on twitter. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ carol: welcome to "bloomberg businessweek." i'm carol massar. jason: i'm jason kelly. we are here at wingard -- bloomberg headquarters in new york. carol: happy 90th, businessweek. we celebrate without the magazine covered business through the decade. jason: in the headlines, boeing halting production of the 737 max, that's been gra

with tiktok it is to find humor and fun and pass the time.is not about sharing how you want the world to see you but sharing about how you see the world. kurt: unlike most social media platforms, your business is not advertised independent. you have a sub scription offering. how do you convince people to pay for something what often they have a lot of other free outlets to post or share? joel: from the beginning vsco has built something of value people would be willing to pay for. there has always been a component of praying -- paying for. tools. in 2017 we brought that into a complete package. last year we launched with video that brought up our membership to over 2 million members. we see that continue to grow. shery: tell us about your acquisitions and how you plan to grow besides editing and photo sharing. joel: like i mentioned previously, one of the biggest growths last year -- was a lock in functionality. with a recent acquisition we made, we are excited by the technology they were building. they would just about to launch. helping to

taylor: another chart as i scroll down the list was the rise of tiktok, and the headwinds, government is that outweighing the tailwinds in your opinion? shira: we will see. the other issue about tiktok, they are spending a lot of money on advertising to get on people's phones, and we will have to see if it turns out to givefad, but we have to them credit for giving this kind of predictive short video app that many millions of people around the world have fallen in love with. it's given us maybe some of the few moments of joy in 2019. taylor: you take a look at tiktok and even other big tech, the increased regulatory scrutiny, antitrust rhetoric, how does this impact your view of big tech? john: for facebook and google specifically, regulation is the biggest risk. it is really the only risk that matters i think for 2020, 2021. otherwise, those businesses are on rails and fundamentally doing extremely well. the big difference i see is how the companies manage the risk. on that front, google is doing much better i think than facebook. facebook still needs to learn how to deal with washin

tiktok is under pressure from those who worry about data security and user practices.tives have canceled a number of scheduled meetings with u.s. senator's set to take place in washington this week. bloomberg's paul allen and i sat down with kurt wagner on tuesday. >> we are told these are delayed and they will be rescheduled in the new year. part of the issue is you may have heard other things o

tiktok has not responded to this report but u.s. authorities are already investigating how tiktok collects users' data. >>> those concerns about privacy invasion are not limited to apps these days. if you have a smart tv or maybe one of those christmas tvs for christmas, experts say you need to be aware, someone may be watching you. the fbi says that hackers may have the ability to take over your smart tv to spy on you. in one worst case scenario, hackers could be able to turn on the mic and camera for a bedroom television and cyber stalk you. if that's not enough to worry you, a recent consumer report investigation found millions of smart tvs have security flaws. >>> a familiar sound in san francisco is going silent for the foreseeable future. if you're ever in the city on tuesdays at noon, you've probably heard the sound of the city's public warning system when the sirens are tested, in a drill dating back more than 70 years, but after next tuesday, all 119 sirens will go off line as part of a two-year upgrade project. the city in

tiktok has been the center of controversy.particularly popular among teens and run by a chinese company. some oil makers here it could be a target for foreign influence campaigns. as a result, the company is subject to several federal investigations. i reached out to tiktok but haven't heard back. >> dana: i read they are looking to move their headquarters out of china. thank you. appreciated. merry christmas. concerns about north korea. the u.s. on alert for possible missile launch as we celebrate the holidays. lucas tomlinson is live at the pentagon. north koreans always love to, you know, cause mischief during the holidays. >> that's right for their first intercontinental ballistic missile test was on july 4 now we are days away from christmas. the u.s. military's top officers refused to offer clues about what they christmas gift from north korea could be. >> we don't discuss any intelligence are indicators of that sort of thing. we just don't do it. in the public sphere, north korea has indicated a variety of things and i

howie: tiktok was suspended by a video showing usama bin laden it was a.k is trying to cover up the whole mess. i won't let them get away with this. i say good for her. this is colossal blunder, people are doing similar things, fiddling with your makeup announcing a political message. that is supposed to be free speech on a website. that is how it works. thanks for watching this edition of "mediabuzz." i'm howard kurtz. have a great thanksgiving weekend. you can subscribe on apple i tunes or google play or foxnews.com. like other facebook page. we post my daily columns there rob: happening at 4:00 a.m., treacherous travel, millions of americans trying to return as major winter storm marchs northeast. >> dumping heavy snow creating blizzard-like conditions, hundreds of flights canceled. rob: white house fires back, the president and his attorneys will not participate in this week's impeachment hearings. >> drama continues today as first impeachment draft is reviewed and republicans ramp up their call for adam schiff to testify. beginning to look like a

plus the video—sharing app tiktok has been hit with a class action lawsuit in the us, after claims thatata to china and we'll be getting the inside track on crowd funding — the appetite for ordinary people to invest in start ups shows no sign of letting up. we'll be talking to the founder of one firm — crowdcube — about the appeal. is it about backing a winner or being a part of something? do you have a morning routine? apparently those who don tfit in a trip to the gym and make a fresh smoothie before work are underperforming. how important is your morning routine? get in touch — just use the hashtag bbcworklife. hello and welcome to worklife. as long as this programme is a part of your routine in the morning, forget the smoothie and the gym. of your routine in the morning, forget the smoothie and the gymm really doesn't matter! president trump is in the uk and meeting allies at a nato 70th anniversary gatheriung in london this week. dominating trump's agenda are threats posed by china, including its dominance of 56 telecoms networks. america has warned its allies against using equipme

another issue with tiktok is that they are spending a lot on advertising to get onto people's phones.ave to give them credit for making this kind of addictive short video app that many millions of people around the world have really fallen in love with. it has given us some pure moments of joy, maybe one of the few moments of joy in 2019. taylor: as you take a look at tiktok and some of the other big tech, the regulatory scrutiny, antitrust rhetoric, how does this impact your view of tech? googleor facebook and specifically, regulation is the biggest risk. it is really the only risk that 2020, 2021.ink for otherwise, those businesses are on rails and fundamentally doing extremely well. the big difference i see is how the companies manage the risk. on that front, google is doing much better i think than facebook. facebook still needs to learn how to deal with washington, be more proactive. i think the libra cryptocurrency effort right after the judiciary committee had come out and said, we will investigate social media companies more about nefarious influence on elections, then just we

and tiktok sent to the beijing government? the things we discussed today in commerce committee was having privacy legislation and data security legislation here in the u.s. you have gdpr which went too far on privacy. they are in the eu, and you have california looking at doing their own legislation, but it is a basic the u.s. to put federal privacy standard on the books, and this is something that online consumers want. they want the ability to protect their virtual you. they want the ability to secure their identity online. tremendous hearing, great bipartisan participation, and one of the things i really liked, the entire panel of expert witnesses -- they were all female. one of the reasons for that is because women are so concerned about the privacy issue. taylor: i did listen to that, so i did see that, and i want to address that. as we move onto talking here about big tech, one of the tweets you had earlier this week was about google specifically conservative voices. what are your facts to support that? senator blackburn

howie: tiktok was suspended by a video showing usama bin laden it was a. up the whole mess. i won't let them get away with this. i say good for her. this is colossal blunder, people are doing similar things, fiddling with your makeup announcing a political message. that is supposed to be free speech on a website. that is how it works. thanks for watching this edition of "mediabuzz." i'm howard kurtz. have a great thanksgiving weekend. you can subscribe on apple i tunes or google play or foxnews.com. like other facebook page. we post my daily columns there on twitter at howard kurtz. see you next week with the latest buzz. ♪. ed: welcome. democrats plan starting articles of impeachment against president trump in the house judiciary panel, despite house speaker nancy pelosi saying way back when she would not move forward on serious matter without bipartisan consensus there is nowhere nearby. only one show has the exclusive with the president's brand new communications chief on the impeachment battle. that man is tony say yessing. that is the one your watchin

but it has become the tiktok challenge.hings on the at&t basketball pre-and post them shows with charles barkley and shack and the crew. here is a little tiktok challenge for you. check this out from last night. >> that is a wrap. >> dropping something on their head and ernie and berkeley as usual. looking to punch himself. that is . the night. i asked for turkey and roast beef with lettuce and swiss on whole wheat. what did they give you? turkey and roast beef with swiss and lettuce on whole wheat. it's the right ingredients, but in the wrong order. in a proper sandwich, the cheese is adjacent to the bread to create a moisture barrier against the lettuce. they might as well have dragged this thing through a car wash. i don't believe it. i know. it's basic culinary science. some guy is auctioning off a miniature time machine prop from the original film, and no one is bidding on it. a time machine from the movie the time machine? no. a time machine from sophie's choice. boy, sophie could have used a time machine in that mov

tiktok has come under fire in the u.s. for alleged national security concerns.re your top global tech stories we are watching. shery: thank you. the trump administration has been looking at chinese tech as a national security threat for some time now and it is focused on companies like huawei, zte and tiktok. a new u.s. agency has a $60 billion budget to help developing countries and businesses find alternatives to companies like huawei and zte. joining us now from washington is robert strayer, the state department deputy assistant secretary for cyber and international communications and information policy. thank you for your time. this latest approach seems to be the carrot approach where you are trying to convince these developing nations to stay away from cheaper chinese tech. is this an acknowledgment that the stick is not working? amb. strayer: we have sought to work with developing countries to make sure they have reliable technology. this is not a different approach to the matter. independently, we are working with partners and allies to educate them abou

mentioned, the national football league et cetera, there has been a lot going on, even some very popular tiktokings about this in the us, their sites have been closed down. and the hong kong situation, if you start mouthing off and saying you won't like it... now was ben stokes the right winner of sports personality of the year? the two lady athletes we re of the year? the two lady athletes were superb, lewis hamilton amazing, but that's your man. whoever can forget that 135 not out, and also that final 30 minutes at lords for the world cup final. were you there? i was at the breakfast table, i never moved from nine o'clock until seven, except to do what old gentleman have to do every now and then, but it was electric. this guy is the most deserving member of the... it is the first time a cricketer has won it for a while.“ anybody saw the programme last night, the scottish forward who has this terrible debility disease, dotty weir. it was a wonderful evening, beautifully done by the bbc. but that is your man, king of sport. —— doddie weir. bbc. but that is your man, king of sport. -- doddie wei

my daughter would put it on tiktok.nt to send somebody a message after this talk, i could do it on whatsapp, but i could also do i message. on we chat. when i joined facebook, people thought myspace was a monopoly. they did. and you look at aol, yahoo. these things looked formidable and unshakable. consumer choice in our industry is pretty deep because the products are broadly available. the cost of getting our products is zero, and that is a really important thing. i think there are real concerns that do take legislation and regulation. people worried about privacy, election security. i think breaking us up would decrease our ability to deal with those issues because of the size and scope. but we believe there should be federal privacy legislation. we believe it would be helpful for consumers, but we are not waiting for that regulation. the ad transparency, that is the honest ads act. it never passed, but we built it anyway. caroline: you think you will be able to convince that your business model is not that? sheryl:

an army spokesperson told military.com that tiktok is considered a security threat.comes after lawmakers called on big letters and the intelligence community to assess whether the app could be used to collect "a" and citizens ' personal data. >>> and millennials are notorious for splurging on experiences and new year's eve is really no exception. a recent survey from ticketing site eventbrite found that millennials will spend an average of $228 for a fun night out tonight. that is about 42 bucks ths ove average. nearly half of all participants said they are open to spending a bit more this year on a memorable new cbs moneywatch report. for more, head to cbsmoneywatch.com. at the new york stock exchange, i'm clever men. >>> time now is 6:41. it is more than just a colorful display. how one foot in the tournament of roses parade is a symbol of hope ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> happy new year's eve. please use extra caution if you're heading out to the beaches. we have a be ach hazardous. tha kicks into effect until 9:00 pm tomorrow. breakers up to 25 feet. so use extra caution at t