Threat of US Ban Grows After TikTok Lambasted in Congress
A U.S. ban of Chinese-owned TikTok, the country’s most popular social media for young people, seems increasingly inevitable a day...
TikTok CEO Tells US Lawmakers App Is Place for Free Expression
Shou Zi Chew, chief executive officer of TikTok, pushed back Thursday against calls from US lawmakers to ban the social...
3D-Printed Rocket Falls Far Short of Orbit
A 3D-printed rocket goes up before crashing right back down. Plus, a new spacesuit designed with women in mind, and...
TikTok CEO Faces Off With Congress Over Security Fears
U.S. lawmakers grilled the CEO of TikTok over data security and harmful content Thursday, responding skeptically during a tense committee...
In Kenya’s Kibera Slum, a Tech Initiative Empowers Children
In the sprawling Nairobi slum of Kibera, Renice Owino, a young computer programmer, is passing on her knowledge to disadvantaged...
TikTok Updates Rules; CEO on Charm Offensive for US Hearing
TikTok went on a counteroffensive Tuesday amid increasing Western pressure over cybersecurity and misinformation concerns, rolling out updated rules and...
Amazon Cuts 9,000 More Jobs, Bringing 2023 Total to 27,000
Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to...
Starlink Brought Internet to Brazil’s Amazon. Criminals Love It.
Brazilian federal agents aboard three helicopters descended on an illegal mining site on Tuesday in the Amazon rainforest. They were...
US Experts Urge More Efforts to Thwart China’s Acquisition of US Military Technology
U.S. former officials and experts are urging greater efforts to thwart Chinese espionage, which many believe has enabled Beijing to...
New Zealand to Ban TikTok on Devices Linked to Parliament
New Zealand said on Friday it would ban TikTok on devices with access to the country’s parliamentary network due to...
Nations Crack Down on TikTok
The Biden administration has demanded that TikTok’s Chinese owners divest their stakes in the popular video app or face a...
White House Voices Support for Bipartisan Push to Ban TikTok
Time may be running out in the U.S. for Chinese-owned entertainment platform TikTok, with the White House on Thursday supporting...
TikTok CEO to Testify Before US Congress
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is scheduled to testify before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March...
Microsoft Unveils AI for Its Office Suite in Increased Competition With Google
Microsoft on Thursday trumpeted its latest plans to put artificial intelligence into the hands of more users, answering a spate...
UK Bans TikTok on Government Phones Over Security Concerns
Britain said on Thursday it would ban TikTok on government phones with immediate effect, a move that follows other Western...
TikTok Confirms US Urged Parting Ways With ByteDance to Dodge Ban
TikTok confirmed Wednesday that U.S. officials have recommended the popular video-sharing app part ways with its Chinese parent ByteDance to...
Future NASA Moonwalkers to Sport Sleeker Spacesuits
Moonwalking astronauts will have sleeker, more flexible spacesuits that come in different sizes when they step onto the lunar surface...
China’s Digital Silk Road, Advancing Technology’s Reach
From 5G infrastructure to mobile phones and more, Chinese technologies are used in many parts of the world. It’s part...
Facebook-Parent Meta to Lay Off 10,000 Employees in Second Round of Job Cuts
Facebook-parent Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would cut 10,000 jobs, just four months after it let go 11,000 employees,...
Silicon Valley Bank’s Demise Disrupts the Disruptors in Tech
Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse rattled the technology industry that had been the bank’s backbone, leaving shell-shocked entrepreneurs thankful for the...
Boeing Employee From Burundi Named Leading Black Engineer
Boeing structural analysis engineer George Ndayizeye, who grew up in Burundi, has won a 2023 Black Engineer of the Year...
US Semiconductor Manufacturing Expected to Ramp Up With New Deal
A global shortage of semiconductor chips in the automotive industry starting in 2020 has motivated many countries to increase their...
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