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TikTok gets reprieve with Trump order but with twist
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday seeking to delay by 75 days the enforcement of a ban of popular short-video app TikTok that was slated to be shuttered on January 19th.
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Altman moves to quell rumors that OpenAI has achieved AGI
Wild rumors that OpenAI had already achieved artificial general intelligence (AGI) have made the company’s CEO Sam Altman go online and shut down the hype – for now.
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Bluesky adds video feeds for TikTok refugees
Bluesky has introduced custom feeds for vertical videos after TikTok briefly went dark in the US.
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Trump says he will end TikTok drama, China hawks and legal experts not so sure
TikTok only went dark for its American users for 12 hours this weekend when Donald Trump, the US President-elect, vowed to delay the app’s ban with an executive order. But even his Republican allies, let alone legal experts, say the story’s not over.
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TikTok’s comeback: can Rednote and VPNs hold their edge?
As TikTok’s ban lifts, will users stick with Rednote and VPNs, or return to familiar ground?
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TikTok services restored in the US, courtesy of Trump
The social media app was brought back 12 hours after being shut down.
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Here's how TikTok might dodge a US ban
President-elect Donald Trump would not rule out continued Chinese ownership of TikTok under one condition.
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Trump to revive TikTok after inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive TikTok access in the US by executive order.
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The digital Iron Curtain: how the TikTok ban reflects a fractured world
Surveillance paranoia and geopolitical divides — how TikTok became a battleground in the new digital iron curtain.
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TikTok goes dark in the US, searches for VPNs spike
TikTok stopped working in the United States late on Saturday and disappeared from Apple and Google app stores.
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Till death do us part? AI begs to differ
Can AI save your marriage or predict its downfall? From spotting red flags to dividing assets, the future of divorce may be digital.
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IT pros still losing jobs in the US as salaries stagnate: security experts in better position
The US job market can’t absorb all unemployed IT pros. The job market shrunk by 22,300 positions last year, marking a second year of declines. Median salaries barely increased by 1.87% when the annual inflation rate was 2.9%, and overall wage growth was twice that. Demand for security professionals is somewhat stronger.
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Charlie Hebdo checks Musk’s idea of free speech with unflattering caricatures
Charlie Hebdo, the famous French satire magazine, decided to challenge Elon Musk, the self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist,” with a series of indecent caricatures posted straight on X, the platform he owns.
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The QR code you got via WhatsApp hides a dark Russian secret
From emails to encrypted chats, the Russian hacker group Star Blizzard is evolving. Their latest phishing campaign weaponizes QR codes on WhatsApp, signaling a new era of cyber warfare.
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Musk's SpaceX starship explodes in test flight forcing airlines to divert
In its 7th round of test flights, a SpaceX Starship rocket broke up just minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing flights over the Gulf of Mexico to change course to avoid debris.
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Trump gives TikTok three days to 'make a deal' or face its end, and more updates
US President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he would keep TikTok alive, but only if the Chinese-owned ByteDance has a viable deal on the table by the time he is sworn into office on Monday morning. Plus, all the latest TikTok developments of the day.
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In farewell address, Biden warns about new gilded age of tech robber barons
With nothing to lose, outgoing US President Joe Biden finally took the gloves off in his farewell address from the Oval Office and warned Americans that a tech-fuelled oligarchy might destroy democracy in the country.
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French woman falls for faux Brad Pitt, loses $850K, gets cyberbullied
For a year and a half, Anne, a 53-year-old interior decorator, believed she was in a relationship with Brad Pitt. According to the “Seven to Eight” show on the French TV network TF1, scammers behind AI mockery stole nearly a million dollars.
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