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1d ago
TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance are suing the U.S. federal government over a law that would ban the popular video-sharing app unless it’s sold to another company
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6d ago
The two sides said Thursday that they are “now working expeditiously to return music by artists represented by Universal Music Group and songwriters represented by Universal Music Publishing Group to TikTok in due course.”
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1w ago
The move effectively reinstates a net neutrality order the commission first issued in 2015 during the Obama administration. In 2017, under then-President Donald Trump, the FCC repealed those rules.
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Boston.com » Technology
2w ago
TikTok, which is used by more than 170 million Americans, most likely won't disappear from your phone even if an eventual ban does take effect.
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Senate passes bill forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature
Boston.com » Technology
2w ago
The Senate has passed legislation that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely on the short-form video app for income
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2w ago
The university wants to show how homes can be constructed nearly entirely by a printer with a lower carbon footprint.
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Boston.com » Technology
3w ago
The Massachusetts attorney general has issued an advisory cautioning developers and business users of artificial intelligence that they must comply with state laws governing data privacy as well as consumer and anti-discrimination protections
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1M ago
Google’s widely used Chrome browser has offered a private browsing mode called “Incognito” for nearly a decade
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1M ago
Given a chance to speak, Bankman-Fried stood and apologized in a rambling statement, saying: “A lot of people feel really let down. And they were very let down. And I’m sorry about that. I’m sorry about what happened at every stage.”
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1M ago
A doglike robot was shot three times by a barricaded suspect in Barnstable. Police say it shows how the technology could save the lives of officers.
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