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TikTok Shuts Down in USA Amid Supreme Court Ruling and Ownership Deadlock

January 18 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Popular video-sharing app TikTok has announced that it will be forced to cease operations in the United States starting Sunday unless President Joe Biden’s administration assures service providers like Apple and Google that they will not face repercussions if the ban is enforc...
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Nvidia CEO says its advanced packaging technology needs are changing

January 16 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Nvidia's demand for advanced packaging from TSMC remains strong though the kind of technology it needs is changing, the U.S. AI chip giant's CEO Jensen Huang said on Thursday, after he was asked w...
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China gives a wary welcome to influx of ‘TikTok refugees’ on RedNote

January 16 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Users of the Chinese social media app RedNote welcomed “TikTok refugees” from the United States with selfies and messages on Wednesday, as Beijing said it encouraged stronger cultural ties with other countries in response to the sudden influx.

Known in China as Xiaohongshu and as a platform to find lifestyle recommendations on areas from beauty to food, the app has in recent days been transformed into an unexpected bila...
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Bezos' Blue Origin reaches orbit in first New Glenn launch, misses booster landing

January 16 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Blue Origin's giant New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida early Thursday morning on its first mission to space, an inaugural step into Earth's orbit for Jeff Bezos' space company as it aims to rival SpaceX in the satellite launch business.

Thirty stories tall with a reusable first stage, New Glenn launched around 2 a.m. ET (0700 GMT) from Blue Origin's launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, its...
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UK to investigate Google's search services using new regulatory remit

January 14 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Britain will use new regulatory powers to investigate Google's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab search services to see how they impact consumers and businesses, including advertisers and rivals, following U.S. calls to break up the tech giant.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which gained a wider remit over big tech this month, said search was vital for eco...
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Indonesia plans minimum age for social media use

January 14 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Indonesia plans to issue a regulation to set a minimum age for users of social media, a move aimed at protecting children, its communications minister has said.

The plans follows Australia's decision to ban children under 16 from accessing social media, with fines...
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Biden to issue executive order to ensure power for AI data centers

January 14 2025 | TW News Correspondent

President Joe Biden will issue an executive order on Tuesday to provide federal support to address massive energy needs for fast-growing advanced artificial intelligence data centers, the White House said. The order calls for leasing federal sites owned by Defense and Energy departments to host gigawatt-scale AI data centers and new clean power facilities - to address enormous power needs on a short time frame.<...
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China Considers Selling TikTok’s US Unit to Elon Musk Amid Legal Uncertainty

January 14 2025 | TW News Correspondent

Chinese government officials are reportedly discussing a plan to sell ByteDance’s US division of TikTok to Elon Musk if the US Supreme Court upholds a law banning the app on January 19. The report comes via TechCrunch, citing Bloomberg.

According to the report, China prefers to keep TikTok under ByteDance’s ownership. However, selling TikTok’s US operations is being considered as part of a strateg...
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UK throws its hat into the AI fire

January 13 2025 | TW News Correspondent

In 2023, the U.K. made a big song and dance about the need to consider the harms of AI, giving itself a leading role in the wider conversation around AI safety. Now, it’s whistling a very different tune: today, the government announced a sweeping plan and a big bet on AI investments...
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