Beijing-based ByteDance late on Thursday rejected a report by US digital publication The Information, which said that it was “exploring scenarios” to sell a majority stake in TikTok’s US operations to firms outside the technology industry and without the algorithm that powers the platform. In a statement posted on its Jinri Toutiao news platform, ByteDance … Read more
Washington — President Biden pledged Friday to “continue working every day” to secure the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich from Russian detention, as the American journalist’s time imprisoned in Russia hit the one-year mark. “We will continue to denounce and impose costs for Russia’s appalling attempts to use Americans as bargaining chips,” Mr. … Read more
Just as museums have wised up to the advantages of having an editorial edge, so too have auction houses with their content, catalogues and marketing. In line with that ideology is the addition of Kristina O’Neill to Sotheby’s roster of full-time employees. The former editor in chief of the Wall Street Journal’s luxury lifestyle publication … Read more
