Americans say goodbye to TikTok. The short-form video app has now been removed from Apple and Google's app stores in accordance with the ban-or-divest law passed in the U.S. last year. TikTok has gone so far as to make itself unavailable online to the 170 million people in the U.S. who once accessed it. The [@theverge](
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TikTok shuts down in the US
How long will this temporary shutdown last?
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Robotics companies showcased a whole host of new robot vacuums with arms at this year's Consumer Electronics Show that can mop, bring you a beer, and harness the power of AI. But, as [@Futurism](
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Manufacturers Giving Robot Vacuums Arms, to Better Attack Humans During the Machine Uprising
Companies are equipping robotic vaccums with arms that can pick up after lazy people. Should we really be making them angry?
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Did TikTok just get a temporary reprieve? US President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll “most likely” give the app a 90-day extension to avoid a fast-approaching ban. NBC News has more in this exclusive:
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Trump says he will 'most likely' give TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid a ban
Trump spoke to NBC News' Kristen Welker in an exclusive phone interview Saturday, discussing his plans on what to do about the popular social media...
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Breaking News: U.S. Supreme Court upholds law that would ban TikTok in the country if it's not sold by Chinese parent company. [@CBSNews](
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Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, clears way for app to shut down in U.S. as soon as Sunday
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new law that would lead to a ban of the social media platform TikTok.
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The U.S. Supreme Court could rule on TikTok ban today. What to know as justices signal they may uphold law, from [@forbes](
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TikTok Ban: Supreme Court Could Issue Ruling Friday After Signaling It Could Uphold Law
The law will take effect Sunday unless the Supreme Court stops it before then.
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Apple is temporarily disabling its AI-generated news notifications, which were frequently error-filled, misleading or totally false [@CNN](
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Investor Mark Cuban shared on TikTok that he's ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on the AT Protocol. "If you’ve got that ability, let me know in the comments. If you create an MVP — a minimum viable product — so I can see it, that’s all the better, because obviously, I think you’d have a whole lot of support,” Cuban said in the video where he also explained the advantage of building on an open protocol. "It’s extensible, so that means nobody can just buy it, nobody can just close it,” he said. Here's more from [@Techcrunch](
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Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky's AT Protocol | TechCrunch
Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky's AT Protocol, he shared in a TikTok video posted on
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When is Threads going to allow account portability so folks can move their accounts if they want to? We don't know. A Meta spokesperson couldn't confirm that the topic was on the Threads roadmap, but said it was "top of mind." Here's @npub19g4w...6a0t's story.
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Instagram Threads won't share a timeline for account portability | TechCrunch
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In case you've missed any of the TikTok news, here's a quick guide on why the app might be banned and what alternatives are out there, such as RedNote, Lemon8 and what to expect from Bluesky's upcoming Flashes.
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TikTok Ban Looms
Could the end be near? The popular Chinese-owned video sharing app, used by over a third of Americans, has until Jan. 19 to divest its U.S. operati...
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