Hillicon Valley — GOP governor provides to TikTok strain

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) put a ban on TikTok for state government-issued units, ramping up the strain from Republicans over the Chinese language-owned firm. 

In the meantime, DoorDash minimize greater than 1,000 company staff, including to the broad layoffs which have hit the tech sector.  

That is Hillicon Valley, detailing all you have to find out about tech and cyber information from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. Ship tricks to The Hill’s Rebecca Klar and Ines Kagubare. 

No TikTok on South Dakota authorities units

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) has carried out a ban on TikTok on state government-issued units, citing safety considerations over Chinese language-based proprietor Byte Dance. 

Govt Order 2022-10, signed on Wednesday, would prohibit state staff, businesses and contractors from downloading the TikTok app or visiting its web site on South Dakota-sponsored telephones or computer systems. 

• “South Dakota can have no half within the intelligence gathering operations of countries who hate us,” Noem stated in an announcement. “The Chinese language Communist Celebration makes use of data that it gathers on TikTok to govern the American individuals, they usually collect information off the units that entry the platform.” 
• “Due to our critical responsibility to guard the personal information of South Dakota residents, we should take this motion instantly. I hope different states will observe South Dakota’s lead, and Congress ought to take broader motion, as nicely,” she added.  

U.S. officers have had a rocky relationship with TikTok. The Trump administration failed in its try to implement a ban on the social media platform in 2020, and a bunch of Senate Republicans wrote a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen earlier this yr saying that the Biden administration was failing to take severely nationwide safety considerations surrounding the app. 

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DoorDash cuts 1,000 staff

On-line meals ordering and supply firm DoorDash is chopping greater than
1,000 company positions amid slowing progress and rising bills.  

CEO Tony Xu stated in a message to staff on Wednesday that the choice is probably the most tough change he has needed to announce within the firm’s virtually 10-year historical past.  

He stated the coronavirus pandemic offered “sudden and sudden” alternatives to serve the wants of retailers, shoppers and drivers. In consequence, the corporate sped up its hiring to maintain up with its progress and began new companies in response to suggestions from audiences.  

• However Xu stated the corporate was not as “rigorous” because it ought to have been with managing its progress, resulting in rapidly rising prices.  
• “Our enterprise has been extra resilient than different ecommerce firms, however we too aren’t resistant to the exterior challenges and progress has tapered vs our pandemic progress charges,” he stated. 

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‘HEIGHTENED THREAT’ AHEAD OF HOLIDAYS

The Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) on Wednesday warned of a “heightened risk surroundings” throughout the nation in its newest terrorism advisory bulletin, cautioning that the U.S. may see a number of acts of violence within the coming months.  

“Our homeland continues to face a heightened risk surroundings —as we’ve seen, tragically, in latest acts of focused violence— and is pushed by violent extremists searching for to additional a political or social objective or act on a grievance,” Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of the Division of Homeland Safety, stated in a launch saying the warning. 

Breading on-line: Violence across the midterms has been remoted thus far, however warning ought to proceed via December whereas votes are nonetheless being licensed, DHS stated, and as some proceed to argue that the elections have been fraudulent.   

“Perceptions of presidency overreach proceed to drive people to aim to commit violence concentrating on authorities officers and legislation enforcement officers. Some home violent extremists have expressed grievances primarily based on perceptions that the federal government is overstepping its Constitutional authorities or failing to carry out its duties,” the DHS stated, warning that many of those sentiments are being stoked on-line.  

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BITS & PIECES

An op-ed to chew on: Congressional science and expertise capability is stronger than you assume 

Notable hyperlinks from across the net: 

Right here’s what employers are chopping as an alternative of your job (Vox / Rani Molla) 

FCC faces lengthy street in stripping Chinese language tech from US telecom networks (CyberScoop / Elias Groll and Christian Vasquez) 

Is Spreading Medical Misinformation a Physician’s Free Speech Proper? (The New York Instances / Steven Lee Myers) 

🐕 Lighter click on: “Lion King” (canine version)

Another factor: Amazon’s ‘largest’ weekend

Amazon stated Wednesday that it hit record-breaking gross sales through the Thanksgiving vacation weekend. 

The e-commerce firm stated the 5 days between Thanksgiving and the top of Cyber Monday was its “largest ever” buying weekend, with prospects shopping for lots of of hundreds of thousands of toys, garments and Amazon units just like the Kindle, Echo and residential safety system Ring.   

A number of the bestselling gadgets on the web site have been the Echo Dot, Apple AirPods and Fireplace TV Stick, with New Stability footwear, Burt’s Bees Christmas reward units and the Amazon sensible plug additionally among the many high sellers.   

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