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EUROPEAN UNION COURT SAYS TIKTOK OWNER CAN'T AVOID BLOC'S LAW CRACKING DOWN ON DIGITAL GIANTS

TikTok owner ByteDance can’t avoid the bloc’s crackdown on digital giants, a European Union court said Wednesday in a decision that found the video sharing platform falls under a new law that also covers Apple, Google and Microsoft.

HONG KONG IS TESTING OUT ITS OWN CHATGPT-STYLE TOOL AS OPENAI PLANNED EXTRA STEPS TO BLOCK ACCESS

Hong Kong’s government is testing the city’s own ChatGPT -style tool for its employees, with plans to eventually make it available to the public, its innovation minister said after OpenAI took extra steps to block access from the city and other unsupported regions.

ELON MUSK SAYS HE'S MOVING SPACEX, X.COM SOCIAL MEDIA HEADQUARTERS FROM CALIFORNIA TO TEXAS

Billionaire Elon Musk says he’s moving the headquarters of SpaceX and social media company X to Texas from California.

US SENATORS CALL OUT BIG TECH'S NEW APPROACH TO POACHING TALENT, PRODUCTS FROM SMALLER AI STARTUPS

In the race to stay ahead in artificial intelligence, the biggest technology companies are swallowing up the talent and products of innovative AI startups without formally acquiring them.

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A CONSISTENT NEW STEP IN THE APPLE WATCH EXPERIENCE

TECH TIP: PROTECTING YOURSELF AGAINST SIM SWAPPING

SIM-swapping is a growing form of identity theft that goes beyond hacking into an email or social media account. In this case, the thieves take over your phone number. Any calls or texts go to them, not to you.

DATA OF NEARLY ALL AT&T CUSTOMERS DOWNLOADED FROM A THIRD-PARTY PLATFORM IN SECURITY BREACH

The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded from a third-party platform in a security breach, the company said last weekend, as cyberattacks against businesses, schools and health systems continue to spread globally.

THE "GREENHOUSE EFFECT": HOW AN OFT-TOUTED CLIMATE SOLUTION THREATENS AGRICULTURAL WORKERS

To harvest tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, to clip herbs, to prune and propagate succulents, people work in oppressive heat and humidity.

NEW COMPACT CAMERA MODULE FOR M5 MACBOOKS EXPECTED IN 2025

Apple has reportedly enlisted Vietnamese supplier Sunny Optical to deliver a new compact camera module (CCM) for its MacBooks starting next year.

APPLE LAUNCHES BAY AREA HOUSING INNOVATION FUND TO BOOST AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Apple has announced the Bay Area Housing Innovation Fund, a new initiative aimed at creating more affordable homes in the San Francisco area.

Razer Kishi Ultra- Is this the god-tier of mobile gaming?

Kishi Ultra is Razer's new top-of-the-range smartphone controller, and it makes significant advances over the Kishi v2 and Kishi v2 Pro. Simply pull the handles apart, plug your phone or tablet into its USB connector, and then let it spring back into place.

Special Report- Stacked Deck - Monster Train, a deckbuilding roguelike that firmly entrenched itself as the crown prince to the kingly Slay the Spire back in 2020, was the kind of smash success you might call Champagne Big.

Monster Train, a deckbuilding roguelike that firmly entrenched itself as the crown prince to the kingly Slay the Spire back in 2020, was the kind of smash success you might call Champagne Big. Four years later, its successor Inkbound’s launch from Early Access was looking more like Sandwich Big.I’m not just saying that because of the mountain of lamb and eggplants I ate while meeting with developer Shiny Shoe over lunch, to feel out what the aftermath of releasing a game looks like in 2024. I mean, have I thought about that sandwich every day since? Yes. But also, the indie team talked frankly about the struggle of luring Monster Train’s audience on board for its next game.

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VIRGINIA JOINS OTHER STATES WITH EFFORT TO RESTRICT CELLPHONES IN SCHOOLS

Virginia on Tuesday joined a growing number of states that are pushing for cellphone restrictions in public schools, citing concerns over students’ academic achievement and mental health.

ANALYSTS ALARMED BY THREATS TO US DATA GATHERING

Inadequate funding and controversial measures in a budget bill could threaten what Americans know about themselves through federal data gathering, statisticians and demographers warn in a new report and a letter to U.S. congressional leaders.

GERMANY TO BAR CHINESE COMPANIES' COMPONENTS FROM CORE PARTS OF ITS 5G NETWORKS

Germany will bar the use of critical components made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in core parts of the country’s 5G networks in two steps starting in 2026, the nation’s top security official said Thursday.

MORE THAN 3 MILLION PASS THROUGH US AIRPORT SECURITY IN A DAY FOR THE FIRST TIME AS TRAVEL SURGES

More than 3 million people passed through U.S. airport security on Sunday (07), the first time that number of passengers have been screened in a single day as travel surges, according to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration.