China raising the flag of U.S. protectionism after recent cross border corporate takeovers were scuttled over national security concerns. This comes after Alibaba's Ant Financial scrapped its acquisition of MoneyGram. Axios Media Reporter Sara Fischer explains what this means for the future of data security and technology.
"Media is becoming so technology and data focused so any business move to take over a company that would give a Chinese internet company data not only affects those companies in trade, but it affects media and technology," explains Fischer.
The Committee for Foreign Investments in the United States is now taking a closer look at investments Chinese companies and private equity firms are making in U.S. technology companies. Fischer explains CFIUS is concerned giving foreign interests so much access to data would be a national security problem.
Vinay Ravuri, Founder and CEO at EdgeQ, joins Cheddar Innovates to discuss an all-new solution to unlock the full potential of edge computing and create a hyper-connected world.
Arkansas is planning to reshape itself by putting a strong emphasis on technology through computer science in the classroom. Governor Asa Hutchinson joined Cheddar News Buffa to discuss the state's efforts to promote itself as a future tech hub. “It gives young people such a huge opportunity for success," he noted. The term-limited governor also touched on the issue of gun ownership, offering up the idea of possibly raising the age limit to obtain rifles like the AR-15 to 21 instead of 18 as it currently stands.
Elon Musk is demanding his Tesla employees to return to the office full time, a minimum of at least 40 hours a week. The CEO also took a shot at other companies who have some form of work-from-home status. The ultimatum comes at a tumultuous time for Musk with the reveal of a sexual misconduct scandal and his attempted Twitter purchase.
Bindu Sundaresan, Director, AT&T Cybersecurity, joins Cheddar to discuss best practices and important cybersecurity milestones to hit for any organization, and how small business owners can think about cyber beyond technology and compliance.
