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    TikTok Says It Will Go Dark Sunday In U.S. Without More Clarity From Biden Administration, DOJ

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    TikTok stops working for U.S. users, vanishes from Google and Apple app stores

    The app posted a notice to users trying to use it around 10:45 p.m. ET

    TikTok sent a message to its U.S. users on Saturday, saying they were "fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office." (Mike Blake/Reuters)

    ‘Banned’: TikTok goes down for 170m users

    TikTok has been banned — for now. The popular app went dark for 170 million US users on Saturday, sparking outrage online.

    Incoming President Donald Trump has vowed to work on a solution. Picture: Chris Delmas/AFP

    TikTok is back online after Trump pledged to restore it

    The president-elect unveiled plans for a Day One executive order to save TikTok from a ban, which is immediately raising a host of legal questions.

    “I’m asking companies not to let TikTok stay dark!” said President-elect Donald Trump. | Matt Rourke/AP

    Instagram rolls out TikTok-like features amid uncertainty about rival’s future

    Instagram has rolled out features similar to those on TikTok in an apparent bid to grab users during the rival app's shutdown. Silas Stein/dpa/picture-alliance/Sipa/File

    Trump drops announcement on TikTok’s fate and America’s digital future

    President Trump announces formation of Stargate project

    DeepSeek AI chatbot bursts onto the scene—is the US losing its tech edge to China?

    DeepSeek's AI chatbot blocked questions critical of the Chinese Communist Party, a FOX Business review found. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images / Getty Images)

    DeepSeek’s Rise Lays Bare Nvidia Weakness

    A new Chinese AI model threatens to diminish the need for Nvidia’s most-expensive chips, but some say the concerns are overblown

    Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, at a trade show in Taiwan last year. PHOTO: RITCHIE B TONGO/EPA/SHUTTERSTOCK

    DeepSeek poses a challenge to Beijing as much as to Silicon Valley

    Photograph: Anthony Gerace

    ‘16 seconds’: Obscene truth about Google

    Despite a landmark decision after a potentially crippling court battle, one thing still remains clear about the world’s most powerful tech giant.

    The relatively rapid transition from a world run on ink and paper to having a CaPicture: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

    How to protect yourself from scams: six easy ways to stay safe

    Lots of scams start with a call, message or email to your mobile phone. Illustration: Jamie Wignall/The Guardian

    US to restrict use of DeepSeek – WSJ

    A Congressional bill would prohibit the Chinese AI app on government devices over security concerns

    The DeepSeek logo displayed on a smartphone screen @ Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

    UK orders Apple to give it access to encrypted cloud data

    Bid to tap customers’ accounts could weaken security for iPhone users all over the world

     

    The UK’s demand is the latest flashpoint in a long-running battle between the tech industry and law enforcement over use of encryption in messaging apps and storage services © FT montage/Getty Images/Dreamstime

    World at ‘turning point’ as leaders scramble

    Political and tech industry leaders have descended on Paris to attend an urgent roundtable to “take back control” of a civilisation-altering innovation.

    The summit aims to lay the groundwork for governing the nascent sector, as global powers race to play leading roles in the fast-developing technology. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

    Google changes name of Gulf of Mexico

    Google Maps now displays ‘Gulf of America’ for US users after Trump’s executive order

    Google maps show Gulf of America for US users. © Getty Images / Justin Sullivan

    Mexico threatens to sue Google over name

    Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico, on January 8, 2025. Henry Romero/Reuters

    Apple revokes iCloud's Advanced Data Protection in the UK over government privacy dispute

    Either way, this sucks for Apple users in the UK.

    Apple is taking on the UK government over privacy concerns. Credit: Yui Mok / PA Images / Getty Images
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