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...
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...
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...
Chatbot Start-Up Character.AI Valued at $1 Billion in New Funding Round
Character.AI, a 16-month-old start-up that builds online chatbots, said on Thursday that it had raised $150 million in a recent funding round that valued the...
How to Set Up and Use an eSIM for International Travel
As vacation season looms, now is as good a time as ever to bite the bullet and become familiar with a smartphone feature that many...
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,...
Lindsay Lohan and Jake Paul Among Crypto Endorsers Charged by SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges on Wednesday against a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur and a group of celebrities who promoted his ventures, including the...
How Parents Can Talk About AI and ChatGPT With Their Kids
The race is on. Companies are pouring billions of dollars into powerful online chatbots and finding new ways to integrate them into our daily lives....
Turing Award Won by Co-Inventor of Ethernet Technology
In June 1972, Bob Metcalfe, a 26-year-old engineer fresh out of graduate school, joined a new research lab in Palo Alto, Calif., as it set...