Bobby Allyn
Stories
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National
Biden gives TikTok a year to find a buyer or be banned
President Biden signed a law Wednesday that gives TikTok a year to find a buyer, or be banned nationwide. TikTok says it's planning to take the Biden administration to court to stop it.
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President Biden signs law to ban TikTok nationwide unless it is sold
The measure was included in a foreign aid package providing support to Ukraine and Israel. TikTok has vowed to challenge the law in federal court.
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TikTok ban expected to become law, but it's not so simple. What's next?
The Senate is poised to pass the bill the House advanced over the weekend. President Biden is set to sign it. From there, TikTok says the battle will move to the courts.
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A TikTok ban in the United States took a step closer to becoming a reality
The House overwhelmingly approved a bill Saturday that could lead to the company being banned in the U.S., and it's on a fast track to President Biden's desk.
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House approves sell-or-be-banned TikTok measure, attaching it to foreign aid bill
The bill, now advancing to the Senate, represents the most serious threat yet to the video app used by half of Americans.
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Google blocks California news in response to bill that would force tech giant to pay
The company on Friday said it has started blocking California-based news outlets to protest a pending bill that supporters say would extend a lifeline to the ailing news industry.
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World
Taiwan earthquake briefly halts chip factories that power the global economy
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which makes more than 90% of world's most advanced chips, also halted production, but it plans to resume chipmaking overnight.
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Google to destroy private browsing history of millions who used 'Incognito Mode'
After settling a class action suit over the company's incognito viewing mode in Chrome, Google says it will destroy millions of user search histories.
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Google to delete search data of millions who used 'incognito' mode
In an agreement released on Monday, Google said it will permanently remove information it secretly gathered when millions of people were searching the internet in "incognito" mode.
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'Green bubble shaming' at play in DOJ suit against Apple
Android users have long complained that texting someone with an iPhone on iMessage is an unpleasant experience. The Justice Department argues it is also an example of anti-competitive behavior.