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How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat

How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that's probably because it has, at least if you're measuring via internet time.
SpaceX launch accident likely caused by fire that sent trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean

SpaceX launch accident likely caused by fire that sent trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean.

A TikTok ban is just days away. A list of other apps available

With a possible TikTok ban just days away, many U.S. users are looking for alternative social media platforms to help them keep up with pop culture or provide the type of entertaining videos that popularized the short-form video app.
Bitcoin soars past $100,000 ahead of possible early action on crypto by Trump

Bitcoin soars past $100,000 ahead of possible early action on crypto by Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The price of bitcoin topped $100,000 again early Friday as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry expects early action by Donald Trump when he's sworn in as president next week.
SpaceX launch accident likely caused by fire that sent trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean

SpaceX launch accident likely caused by fire that sent trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean.
Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it's not sold by its Chinese parent company

Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it's not sold by its Chinese parent company

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it's sold by its China-based parent company,holding that the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overcomes concer
How to glimpse a parade of planets in the January night sky

How to glimpse a parade of planets in the January night sky

NEW YORK (AP) — Six planets grace the sky this month in what's known as a planetary parade , and most can be seen with the naked eye. These planetary hangouts happen when several planets appear to line up in the night sky at once.
Biden won't enforce TikTok ban, official says, leaving fate of app to Trump

Biden won't enforce TikTok ban, official says, leaving fate of app to Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 Donald Trump.
Tech firms look to Europe for direction after prorogation wipes parliamentary bills

Tech firms look to Europe for direction after prorogation wipes parliamentary bills

TORONTO — Canadian tech companies say they are patching together their own standards, mostly borrowed from European laws, to guide them through the limbo of prorogation.
Nintendo says its new Switch 2 console will be released in 2025

Nintendo says its new Switch 2 console will be released in 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gaming giant Nintendo revealed its newest console Thursday in a highly anticipated announcement gamers had been waiting for since rumors of its release first spread years ago.
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