TikTok is heading to the Supreme Court to fight for its life. The viral video app is facing a Jan 19 deadline to be sold, or banned nationwide. Lawyers for TikTok are hoping
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Trump has tapped Silicon Valley insiders to lead AI policy. There’s talk of a “Manhattan Project” for military AI. Advocates are worried the risks and misuse of the technology will grow under Trump.
This undated photo, provided by the Las Vegas Police Department shows the Tesla Cybertruck involved in an explosion outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas. Las Vegas Police Department/AP Las Vegas Police Department/AP
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifying during the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in January 2024. Zuckerberg announced on Jan. 7, 2025 that the company would no longer work with third-party fact checking organizations.
Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White speaks at an election night event for President-elect Donald Trump West Palm Beach, Florida on Nov. 6. Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta has named White to
Enlarge this image Peter Dazeley/Getty Images Every single day, humans rely on hundreds of hidden clocks. GPS location, Internet stability, stock trading, power grid management … all rely on atomic clocks in order
A U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati on Thursday ruled that the FCC did not have legal authority to restore the net neutrality rules first implemented in 2015. Jacquelyn
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Amy Nordrum of the MIT Technology Review about the magazine’s list of breakthrough technologies for 2025. Sponsor Message MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Every year, the editors of
Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering, speaks about Siri during an announcement of new products at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif., June 4, 2018. Marcio Jose
