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 The post TikTok sues US to block law that could ban the social media platform appeared first on Boston.com ..read more

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.” The post Artists from Universal Music Group are heading back to TikTok as new licensing deal reached appeared first on Boston.com ..read more

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 In 2017, under then-President Donald Trump, the FCC repealed those rules. The post Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers appeared first on Boston.com ..read more

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. The post US banning TikTok? Your key questions answered appeared first on Boston.com ..read more

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 The post Senate passes bill forcing TikTok’s parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature appeared first on Boston.com ..read more

The university wants to show how homes can be constructed nearly entirely by a printer with a lower carbon footprint. The post The world’s largest 3D printer is at a university in Maine. It just unveiled an even bigger one. appeared first on Boston.com ..read more

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 The post AG Campbell warns AI systems subject to consumer protection, anti-bias laws appeared first on Boston.com ..read more

Google’s widely used Chrome browser has offered a private browsing mode called “Incognito” for nearly a decade The post Browsing in Google Chrome’s incognito mode doesn’t protect you as much as you might think appeared first on Boston.com ..read more

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.” The post Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison appeared first on Boston.com ..read more

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. The post ‘Robot dog’ damaged by bullets during armed standoff in Barnstable, State Police say appeared first on Boston.com ..read more