The Supreme Court’s decision on TikTok may have just turned a generation off politics

Opinions can be shaped very quickly, and grudges last a long time. Donald Trump knows that better than most. Joe Biden ought to, but seemingly doesn’t.

How else to explain the naivety of taking TikTok to the limit of extinction, then getting the Supreme Court to uphold a law banning the app without any public evidence of the purported national security risk it is?

Elon Musk’s Starship rocket explodes during SpaceX flight test

A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling debris and setting back

Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban. No one knows what comes next

In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court voted Friday to uphold a law that will require TikTok to shut down as soon as Sunday, unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, agrees to sell the app.

The court agreed with the U.S. government that it is within its rights to try to mi

TikTok ban will not be enforced by Biden

President Joe Biden won’t enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office on Monday, a U.S. official said Thursday, leaving its fate in the hands of President-elect

Makers of autonomous vehicles want to change the world—but first they want to change regulations

When a truck breaks down, its driver knows what to do. They pull over to the side of the road, put on their hazard warning lights, and lay out safety triangles to warn other drivers about the risk of the parked vehicle. Except that might not be the case much longer if autonomous trucking company Aurora Innovation has its way.

The company, which wants to launch it

‘There’s no stone left unturned’: Alejandro Mayorkas on bringing AI into the DHS

Alejandro Mayorkas held what’s been called “the hardest job in Washington” during a particularly turbulent time in U.S. politics. As Biden’s Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, he endured an impeachment by House Republica

With full speed ahead on AI investment, does ROI matter?

In the great AI spending spree, does ROI matter?

That’s a question that every tech-related company should be asking themselves. The right answer could save businesses a lot of grief while setting them up for success.

There will be a projected $1 trillion in spending on artificial intelligence in the coming years. B

3 big predictions for AI in financial services in 2025

As we look ahead to 2025, the financial services landscape will be shaped not by AI as a standalone innovation, but by how it enables smarter, faster, and more personalized experiences. Here are three key predictions for how AI will transform the industry:

1. Collaborative AI will power invisible efficiency

The future of AI isn’t about replacing humans or dazzling interfa

Americans keep falsely claiming this random man from Vancouver is RedNote’s CEO

Americans flocking to the Chinese app RedNote thought they’d been welcomed by the platform’s CEO. Turns out, he’s just a guy from Vancouver.

“It was a typical Sunday,” Jerry tells Fast Company. “I was home alone, browsing RedNote as usual.” As a Chinese Canadian, Jerry has been using the platform for years. “It’s a popular platform among Chinese people for restaurant

‘Welcome, TikTok refugee’: Duolingo sees a 216% spike in U.S. users learning Mandarin

“Oh so NOW you’re learning Mandarin,” Duolingo tweeted on Monday. 

The timing couldn’t be clearer, as a wave of so-called TikTok refugees scrambled to join the Chinese social app RedNote ahead of TikTok’s looming U.S. ban. The ban, set to take eff


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