Five Developments in ICT Supply Chain Security in June
June was another busy month for information communication technology (ICT) supply chain security a previously rather unsexy topic that now ties with infrastructure [1] as one of Washington D.C.’s hottest issue areas. Okay, that might be a stretch.
Anyway, here are the trends you should be aware of for the month of June.
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1. Silicon Valley bets big on the Sonoran Desert
The American Southwest is known for a few things: Sin City, stunning desert landscapes, and, currently, a searing drought [2]. Now, it’s hoping it can be one of the country’s major semiconductor manufacturing hubs and help bolster the flagging U.S. chip supply against future shortages and crises.
The best-kept secret at the
Washington Post is not who will replace Marty Baron as executive editor. It’s who runs the
Post‘s Peloton account.
Reports of the
Post Peloton account have bouncedaroundonsocialmedia for a couple of months. People seem most likely to encounter the
Post Peloton account when they unexpectedly receive a “high-five” from it after completing a workout or hitting a milestone. (As the partners of several
Washingtonian employees have patiently explained to me, Peloton users can buy a subscription from the company that allows others to congratulate you when you accomplish something.)
Having a presence on Peloton is in line with the Post’s engagement goals. As Emilio Garcia-Ruiz, then a
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In the latest edition of Press Gazette’s Platform Profile series, we seek to explain why some large news groups remain absent from TikTok. We examine the pros and cons of the platform for publishers and share some tips from the Washington Post’s Jorgenson (video below).
What is TikTok?
In a couple of years, TikTok has grown from being an unknown entity outside of China into one of the world’s biggest social media platforms.
Originally known as Musical.ly, the app was rebranded as TikTok in 2018 after it was acquired by Beijing tech giant ByteDance. In China, the platform is known as Douyin and reportedly has 600m daily active users.