The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday night to give final approval to a $95.3 billion package of aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending it to President Biden and ending months of uncertainty about whether the United States would continue to back Kyiv in its fight against Russian aggression.
The vote reflected resounding bipartisan support for the measure, which passed the House on Saturday by lopsided margins after a tortured journey on Capitol Hill, where it was nearly derailed by right-wing resistance. The Senate’s action, on a vote of 79 to 18, provided a victory for the president, who had urged lawmakers to move quickly so he could sign it into law.
And it capped an extraordinary political saga that raised questions about whether the United States would continue to play a leading role in upholding the international order and projecting its values globally.
This also includes the provision for TikTok’s owners to either divest to a US-based entity or be banned from the states. It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out.
Biden said he’s going to sign it tomorrow. Then Bytedance has 9 months to fight it in court, sell it and or shut it down.
National security legislation tends to get upheld in courts, and TikTok has a $50b valuation, so my money is on them selling.
China says they aren’t allowed to sell the algorithm. How much is it worth without that?
The algorithm is the problem and non-Chinese tik tok doesn’t use the same algorithm as the one it uses at home. Which is part of the problem and one of the reasons why it’s being targeted.
Oracle has access to the source code and does all storage. How can an algorithm be illegal?
