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Washington — TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have asked the Supreme Court to temporarily pause a law that would ban the app in the U.S. as soon as Jan. 19. “A modest delay in enforcing the Act will create breathing room for this Court to conduct an orderly review and the new Administration to
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Techno Claus (a.k.a. correspondent David Pogue) crawls out of the fireplace, and brushes ash off his costume, slightly annoyed. A fun little factoid: Your fireplace smokes.There is such a thing as a chimney sweep, folks! In any case, hi! It is I, Techno Claus,Invading your homes, and yet breaking no laws.I come with idears for
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Washington — A federal appeals court on Friday denied TikTok’s bid to delay a law from taking effect that will ban the popular short-form video app next month if its Chinese parent company does not sell its stake. “The petitioners rely upon their claims under the First Amendment to justify preliminarily enjoining the Act. As
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If you’re a YouTube TV subscriber, your monthly bill is about to get bigger — again. Alphabet-owned YouTube is hiking the price of its popular TV streaming service, which has more than 8 million subscribers. Beginning in January, the cost of the platform will jump to $82.99 per month, up from $72.99. The latest
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Character.AI, the artificial intelligence company that has been the subject of two lawsuits alleging its chatbots inappropriately interacted with underage users, said teenagers will now have a different experience than adults when using the platform. Character.AI users can create original chatbots or interact with existing bots. The bots, powered by large language models (LLMs), can
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Facial recognition to soon be used by Meta to help users restore hacked accounts Facial recognition to soon be used by Meta to help users restore hacked accounts 02:27 Users on Wednesday reported problems accessing a number of Meta’s social media apps, including Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger, according to outage tracking service Downdetector. Reports
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Apple iOS 18.2 launched on Wednesday, bringing new Apple Intelligence features to iPhone users. The latest mobile operating system introduces some of the iPhone maker’s widely anticipated AI-powered functions which were not included in previous software updates. Upgrades include improvements to the phone’s camera, photos and mail apps. How to download iOS 18.2 The new
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“Mornings Memory”: How ultrasounds revolutionized pregnancy care – CBS News Watch CBS News Ultrasounds, now routine in monitoring pregnancies, were a groundbreaking addition to prenatal care just over 40 years ago. Today’s “Mornings Memory” looks back at their rise. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live
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Take Two Media Initiative on smartphone use tips for families – CBS News Watch CBS News With many kids asking for their first phone, the Take Two Media Initiative works with families to promote balanced tech use. Teen ambassadors Zora Penn and Gemma Graham join “CBS Mornings Plus” to talk about their mission. View CBS
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PIX Now afternoon edition 12-10-24 PIX Now afternoon edition 12-10-24 07:47 General Motors says it will move away from the robotaxi business and cease funding its money-losing Cruise autonomous vehicle division. According to a press release issued Tuesday and subsequent conference call that included GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra, the Detroit automaker will instead
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