Boredom, or an approximation of it, is an online trend for young people trying to sharpen their attention spans. By Alexander Nazaryan “Life, friends, is boring,” the poet John Berryman wrote in one ...
President Donald Trump on Tuesday further extended a potential ban of TikTok until Dec. 16 amid news his administration reached the “framework” for a deal. In an executive order issued Tuesday, Trump ...
TikTok-owner ByteDance is tapping banks for a $9.5 billion loan that would be the biggest dollar-denominated corporate facility in Asia ex-Japan, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday.
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will consider President-elect Joe Biden's nomination of Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo to head the Commerce Department in a hearing on Jan. 26.
Chinese-founded fast-fashion company Shein is set to face stricter EU online content rules after reporting a huge number of users, joining a group of companies that includes Meta Platforms , Alphabet's Google, Elon Musk's X and TikTok.
Indonesia has asked Alphabet's Google and Apple to block Chinese fast fashion e-commerce firm Temu in their application stores in the country so it cannot be downloaded, a minister said on Friday.
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The San Francisco 49ers soothe their nerves getting some tender love from furry friends in puppy therapy before their NFC Championship game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday for a berth at the Super Bowl in Las Vegas.
Bitcoin seems so flighty, some might argue you may as well consult a crystal ball, read the runes or stare at the stars to divine the direction of the capricious cryptocurrency.
French senators vote on Tuesday on a draft law that aims to ban social media access for children under the age of 15, joining countries around the world in considering a move unpopular with many teenagers but supported by some parents and teachers.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott did not say in a Fox News interview that U.S. President Joe Biden should learn to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin for “national interests,” as suggested in an altered clip circulating online with that audio added.
China on Monday accused Nvidia of violating the country's anti-monopoly law, the latest escalation in its trade war with the United States that has claimed the chipmaker as collateral damage.
The opposition says the Fidesz party has mounted a disinformation campaign based on fear.
The sentencing on human trafficking charges of two Egyptian women with large followings on social media sites TikTok and Likee has alarmed campaigners who say the accusations are unfounded and signal a deepening crackdown on internet freedoms.
Facebook Inc (FB.O) is launching ads globally on its TikTok clone Instagram Reels, the company said on Thursday.
Online fast-fashion retailer SHEIN and its newer rival Temu are in a race to win shoppers' attention for their inexpensive China-made goods.
An Indian court on Tuesday said China's ByteDance must deposit around $11 million that authorities believe the company owes in an alleged case of tax evasion, a decision the government said bars the firm from using existing bank funds for other purposes.
South Africa's Competition Commission on Thursday unveiled a sweeping package of remedial measures from global tech platforms, including a 688 million rand ($40 million) media support package agreed with Google and YouTube, following a probe into market dominance.
A video of people running to meet a parachutist who landed in a field near Benghazi, Libya, during a military training jump was miscaptioned online as showing an American pilot being captured after a U.S. fighter jet was downed in Iran earlier this month.
Online platforms will ping Australian teenagers through over a million accounts in coming days offering a choice: download data, freeze profiles or lose the lot when a world-first ban on kids using social media starts on December 10.
YouTube Inc will pay $4.3 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it failed to shield content moderators who routinely view violent and disturbing videos from psychological harm, according to a court filing.
President Joe Biden's nominee to head the U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday vowed to protect U.S. telecommunications networks from Chinese companies, but she refused to commit to keeping telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) on a U.S. economic blacklist.