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How TikTok's owner tried, and failed, to cross the U.S.-China divide

The founder of ByteDance, Zhang Yiming, dreamed of building a global tech company based in China. Then the geopolitical reality set in

Acing the online job interview

To successfully make the jump to team member from virtual job seeker, brush up on classic interview techniques and adapt them to the new world of internet interviews

Chimpanzees to lobsters: Animals naturally practice social distancing to ward off infections

As humans battle Covid-19, there's a lot to learn from the animal kingdom

How the insurance industry embraced the power of digital influence to drive consumer action

The economic potential of women self-help groups

Leveraging the potential of women self-help groups for economic revival calls for bridging the digital divide, building scalable programmes, and creating targeted interventions for the most vulnerable

Twitter hack: Mischief began early for teenager arrested

The teenage "mastermind" of the recent Twitter breach, who had a difficult family life, poured his energy into video games and cryptocurrency

Microsoft says it'll continue pursuit of TikTok

The announcement came as Trump has expressed repeated concerns about TikTok and national security in recent weeks because of the app's Chinese origins and backing; his plans to ban the app appeared to change allies and Satya Nadella spoke over the weekend with the president

VIDEO: US President Donald Trump to ban TikTok via executive order

The US is now following India's lead on Chinese apps: President Donald Trump has said that he will be banning the Bytedance-owned app as early as Saturday

Phelps says Olympic system neglects mental health

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps distills that dynamic near the end of "The Weight of Gold," the HBO Sports documentary he narrates about depression and other mental illnesses with which Olympians struggle

Why Trump has no power to delay the 2020 election

Here are answers to some key questions about holding elections in a crisis

Ten interesting things we read this week

Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Lifestyle (Learning, growing and thriving in adversity), Investing (ESG at a tipping point), Technology (Long-tail problem in AI; How India became a hack-for-hire hub) and Geopolitics (China has blown its historic opportunity)