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YouTube Beats TikTok, Instagram in Popularity Battle With Teenagers
The award for “the app teens are most likely to use on a daily basis” goes to YouTube, according to a new survey from Pew Research Center. YouTube is visited daily by 73% of American teens age 13-17,...
View ArticleNew York Amazon Workers Threaten Strike Amid Holiday Rush
Thousands of unionized Amazon employees in New York are threatening to go on strike next week, right in the heart of the tech giant’s busy holiday delivery season. The International Brotherhood of...
View ArticleWhat Is Sora For? | Commentary
On the “featured” tab of its new Sora video generator, OpenAI highlights a bunch of standout AI video clips. There’s a panda riding the subway, an alien smoking a cigarette, a paper boat navigating a...
View ArticleTikTok Asks Supreme Court to Block US Ban
TikTok filed another emergency petition on Monday, this time with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to temporarily block a law that will ban the popular app from the States next month. The app, owned...
View ArticleYouTube Partners With CAA to Protect Artists From Unauthorized AI Use
YouTube and CAA are partnering in the ongoing war to protect artists against the threat of AI. In a first-of-its-kind deal, talent under CAA will be able to identify and manage AI-generated content...
View ArticleSupreme Court Agrees to Hear TikTok’s Argument Against Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will listen to arguments from TikTok and its parent company, Beijing-based Bytedance, on why it should block a law that will ban the popular app from the...
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Steve Harvey Death Rumor Sparked by Bogus AI Story
The artificial intelligence rumors of Steve Harvey’s death appear to be greatly exaggerated. In a case of “when AI goes wrong,” a story claiming the comedy veteran had died late on Tuesday led to many...
View ArticleNFL Calls Again on Congress to Ban Unauthorized Drones From Stadiums
Amid the nationwide uptick in claims of suspicious drone activity, the NFL has again called on Congress to ban unauthorized drones from “critical infrastructure and mass gatherings such as major...
View Article2 Epic Games Directors Resign Due to DOJ Antitrust Concerns
Two directors of Epic Games Inc. have resigned from the board after the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division expressed concerns that the dual board membership violated Section 8 of the Clayton...
View ArticleHBO Launches Their Version of Spotify Wrapped With Max Rewind
HBO has joined the movement of providing users with a year-end overview of everything they watched in 2024, with the launch of the Spotify Wrapped-like campaign “Max Rewind.” “Your 2024 Rewind is...
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Bluesky’s Momentum Rolls on, as Daily Users Surge 45% Since Thanksgiving
The digital clouds have not rolled over Bluesky yet, as the social app — which became a go-to alternative for disenchanted X users following Election Day — has seen its post-election momentum hold...
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Ad-Supported Streaming Subscriptions Hit Record-High As 2024 Wraps
Ad-supported streaming subscriptions continue to gain traction with American viewers as 2024 comes to a close, according to a new report from Antenna, a market data firm, on Friday. A record 43% of...
View ArticleElon Musk Crashing Trump’s Jeff Bezos Dinner at Mar-a-Lago Mocked as ‘Deranged’
The jealousy bone might appeared to have bitten Elon Musk Wednesday, as he reportedly crashed the widely publicized dinner between President-elect Donald Trump and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Trump’s...
View ArticleTelegram Tracks for First Profitable Year With $1 Billion Revenue, Despite...
Telegram, the global messaging app popular for its privacy and lack of moderation, is poised for its first profitable year with an estimated $1 billion in revenue, despite the arrest of founder Pavel...
View ArticleDonald Trump Asks Supreme Court to Delay TikTok Ban Over First Amendment...
Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to issue a stay ahead of the impending TikTok ban, set to go into effect on Jan. 19, 2025 — a day before his inauguration. In Friday’s filing, the...
View ArticleFacebook Thinks AI Bots Will Be Your New Social Media Friends
Real human friends are soon to be out-of-date in Silicon Valley. Instead, your new social media friend will be an artificial intelligence bot, according to one executive from Meta, Facebook and...
View ArticleNetflix Scores Most-Watched Christmas Day Ever Thanks to NFL
Thanks largely to NFL stars like Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson, Netflix on Tuesday said it enjoyed its “most-watched Christmas day ever” in the U.S. The streaming giant said the Kansas City Chiefs...
View ArticleTesla’s Deadly Trump Tower Cybertruck Explosion in Vegas Mocked as ‘Perfect...
Chaos erupted outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday after a Cybertruck, Tesla’s popular-but-maligned electric pickup truck model, exploded into flames. The New Year’s Day event...
View ArticleMeta Appoints Republican Joel Kaplan as Global Policy Chief
Meta has promoted Joel Kaplan, former deputy chief of staff to George W. Bush and one of the most prominent Republicans at the tech company, to head of its global policy team. Kaplan takes over from...
View ArticleAppeals Court Strikes Down FCC Net Neutrality Rules
A federal appeals court on Thursday struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s “Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet Order” — the organization’s most recent attempt to establish what...
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