TikTok Stars Visit D.C. as Creators Turn into Temporary Lobbyists
WASHINGTON — In a hotel room on Wednesday morning, Janette Ok, a fashion and lifestyle TikTok creator from Los Angeles, was getting ready for a...
Utah Law Could Curb Use of TikTok and Instagram by Children and Teens
Gov. Spencer J. Cox of Utah signed a sweeping social media bill on Thursday afternoon that could dramatically limit youth access to apps like TikTok...
Lawmakers Blast TikTok’s CEO for App’s Ties to China, Escalating Tensions
Lawmakers lambasted TikTok’s chief executive about the platform’s ties to China in a roughly five-hour hearing on Thursday, punctuating how the viral video app has...
Who Is Most At Risk for Long Covid?
Which coronavirus patients are most at risk for developing long Covid? A new analysis of research conducted during the first two years of the pandemic...
Autism Prevalence Rises Again, Study Finds
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in American children rose between 2018 and 2020, continuing a long-running trend, according to a study released by the...
Short Seller Accuses Jack Dorsey’s Block of Facilitating Fraud
Hindenburg Research, the small investment firm whose critical investigative reports pummeled shares in an Indian industrial conglomerate and an electric-vehicle start-up, has found its newest...
Director of Film Programs at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Exits for Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
Bernardo Rondeau, senior director of film programs for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, is exiting to take a similar job as curator of film programs...
With Beijing Opposing a TikTok Sale, the Biden Administration’s Options Narrow
The Biden administration recently told TikTok it wanted the app’s Chinese owners to sell their stakes or face a possible ban in the United States....
National security is the prevailing theme of lawmakers’ questions.
Lawmakers of the House Energy and Commerce Committee pursued accountability and transparency from TikTok’s chief executive, Shou Chew, in a five-hour hearing on Thursday, accusing...
China Says It Will ‘Firmly Oppose’ Forced Sale of TikTok
China said it would oppose efforts by the United States to force a sale of TikTok, in a public rebuke of the Biden administration that...
Who Is the TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew?
Shou Chew, TikTok’s chief executive, is appearing for the first time on Thursday before Congress, as the solo witness in a hearing about the dangers...
What to Know About Today’s Congressional Hearing on TikTok
Shou Chew, the chief executive of TikTok, will testify before Congress for the first time on Thursday, in an appearance that is expected to reflect...
Relativity Space’s 3-D Printed Rocket Fails Just After Launch
Terran 1, a rocket designed and built by the company Relativity Space, suffered a failure shortly after lifting off from a launchpad in Cape Canaveral,...
Pulling the Plug on TikTok Will Be Harder Than It Looks
“A lot of this is a game of chicken,” said James A. Lewis, who runs the cyberthreats program at the Center for Strategic and International...