Sign up to receive our
daily summary of tech news for free.

Special offer: Try The Information and get $100 off your plan today

In-depth tech stories you won't find anywhere else

Join now and start reading the best in tech news.

Get Started
Get access to exclusive coverage
Read deeply reported stories from the largest newsroom in tech.
Latest Articles
 
Policy
TikTok’s Next Political Fight: Setting Up Shop in London
By Mark Di Stefano · Aug. 7, 2020 7:01 AM PDT

London—As the geopolitical fight continues between the U.S. and China over the future of TikTok, Chinese owner ByteDance has moved forward with plans to open its first non-U.S. headquarters for the short-form–video app in the central London district of Farringdon, according to a person familiar with the matter.

It won’t be smooth sailing. As some of Prime Minister Boris ...

Latest Briefs
 
TikTok Threatens Legal Action Against Trump’s Executive Order
By Juro Osawa · Aug. 7, 2020
Tencent Stock Hit by Trump’s U.S. WeChat Ban
By Juro Osawa · Aug. 7, 2020
White House: Delist Chinese Companies That Don’t Follow U.S. Audit Requirements
By Shai Oster · Aug. 6, 2020
Stay in the know
Receive a summary of the day's top tech news—distilled into one email.
Access on the go
View stories on our mobile app and tune into our weekly podcast.
Join live video Q&A’s
Deep-dive into topics like startups and autonomous vehicles with our top reporters and other executives.
Enjoy a clutter-free experience
Read without any banner ads.
True Value Startups Asia
Microsoft’s Talks to Buy TikTok Follow Headwinds for Investor Plan
By Jessica E. Lessin and Ross Matican
Microsoft is in serious talks to acquire TikTok, the hugely popular Chinese-owned video app, The Information has confirmed, after separate talks for a U.S.
Exclusive Venture Capital Startups
Startup HeadSpin to Return Funding After Probe of Financial Statements
By Kate Clark
HeadSpin, a mobile app testing company recently valued at $1.16 billion, plans to return up to $95 million in funding to investors after an internal review of financial irregularities forced it to restate its financials.
Google Facebook
Tech in 2023: What Will and Won’t Have Changed
By The Information Staff
The coronavirus will have a lasting impact on business. But from where we sit today, it is difficult to tell which of the changes sparked by the pandemic will be temporary and which permanent.
Exclusive Startups E-commerce
Casper’s Sleep Troubles
By Zoë Bernard
Hours after Casper Sleep executives rang the bell at the New York Stock Exchange to inaugurate the mattress maker’s initial public offering in early February, the mood at the company’s downtown New York offices was celebratory.
Startups to Watch Venture Capital Startups
Four Startups Helping You Network in a Virtual World
By Kate Clark
A new spate of startups is building video communication and virtual event software for the coronavirus era.
The Briefing Entertainment Asia
Disney Streamers Hit 100 Million: The Information’s Tech Briefing
By The Information Staff
Disney pulled off a successful misdirection today by getting investors to think less about Covid-19 and more about the invasion of the Huns.