TikTok goes dark in the US
TikTok went dark in the U.S. on Saturday night as a result of a federal law that bans the popular short-form video app for millions of Americans. However, the company began restoring service by midday Sunday.
TikTok users began receiving a message about the ban around 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday eve
Trump says he will delay TikTok ban, suggests a joint venture with US ownership
TikTok went dark for users in the U.S. on Saturday night, but it may not be gone for long.
President-elect Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Sunday morning that he will issue an executive order Monday that will “extend the period of time before the law's prohibitions take effect, so that w
Employees of failed startups are at special risk of stolen personal data through old Google logins
As if losing your job when the startup you work for collapses isn't bad enough, now a security researcher has found that employees at failed startups are at particular risk of having their data stolen. This ranges from their private Slack messages to Social Security numbers and, potentially, ba
AI isn't very good at history, new paper finds
AI might excel at certain tasks like coding or generating a podcast. But it struggles to pass a high-level history exam, a new paper has found.
A team of researchers has created a new benchmark to test three top large language models (LLMs) — OpenAI's GPT-4, Meta's Llama, and Google'
Apple lists all apps it removed alongside TikTok in the US
In a rare move amid the TikTok shutdown, Apple has published a statement and a support document listing all affected apps that are inaccessible in the U.S. The iPhone maker typically doesn’t publish information when it blocks apps.
Notably, other ByteDance apps, including CapCut, Lemon8 —
Perplexity AI submits bid to merge with TikTok
With a TikTok ban looming in the United States, Perplexity AI is the latest bidder hoping to give the video app a new corporate home.
CNBC first reported on Perplexity's interest. A source with knowledge of the offer confirmed to technewss that Perplexity (whose CEO Aravind Srinivas is pictur
What we know about the TikTok ban
Welcome back to Week in Review. This week, we're looking at the impacts of the looming TikTok ban in the U.S., including the “TikTok refugees” moving to Chinese app RedNote, the surge of English speakers learning Mandarin on Duolingo, and more! Let's get into it.
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Once high-flying proptech startups Divvy Homes and EasyKnock are the latest to struggle
Many proptech startups, born and funded during the low-interest-rate heydays, are in the throes of struggle. With investments into U.S.-based real estate startups falling from $11.1 billion in 2021 to $3.7 billion last year, according to PitchBook data, some are selling themselves off, while others
DOJ confirms arrested US Army soldier is linked to AT&T and Verizon hacks
U.S. prosecutors have formally linked the arrest of a serving U.S. Army soldier in December to a massive theft of U.S. phone records from AT&T and Verizon last year.
Authorities arrested Cameron John Wagenius, a U.S. Army communications specialist, in Texas on December 20 following a brief two
TikTok says it will go dark Sunday unless Biden offers 'definitive statement'
It remains unclear whether TikTok will still be available in the United States on Sunday, with the company claiming that President Joe Biden's outgoing administration needs to offer “definitive” assurances that it won't enforce a ban.
On Friday, the Supreme Court upheld a law that woul
How victims of PowerSchool's data breach helped each other investigate ‘massive’ hack
On January 7, at 11:10 p.m. in Dubai, Romy Backus received an email from education technology giant PowerSchool notifying her that the school she works at was one of the victims of a data breach that the company discovered on December 28. PowerSchool said hackers had accessed a cloud system that ho
EV startup Canoo files for bankruptcy and ceases operations
Seven-year-old electric vehicle startup Canoo has filed for bankruptcy and will “cease operations immediately.” The company is liquidating its assets in a Chapter 7 proceeding in the Delaware Bankruptcy Court.
The company said in a press release published late Friday that it was “
ChatGPT's head of product will testify in the US government's case against Google
The U.S. government wants to prove that Google's competitors face overwhelming barriers to entry as part of its antitrust case against the tech giant. So it's turning to ChaptGPT's head of product, Nick Turley, to testify as a witness in hopes he will help fortify its case.
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Perplexity acquires Read.cv, a social media platform for professionals
Read.cv, a social media platform for professionals that competed with LinkedIn, has been acquired by AI-powered search engine Perplexity.
As part of the deal, Read.cv will begin to wind down operations Friday. Users will be able to export their data, including their profiles, posts, and messages,