TikTok says it has 150 million US users amid renewed calls for a ban
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN TikTok now has 150 million monthly active users in the United States, CEO Shou Chew confirmed on Tuesday, in a clear…
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Google begins rolling out its ChatGPT rival
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Google is opening up access to Bard, its new AI chatbot tool that directly competes with ChatGPT. Starting…
Continue ReadingGoogle suspends Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo over malware
By Nectar Gan, Yong Xiong and Juliana Liu, CNN Google has suspended Pinduoduo, a popular Chinese budget shopping app, from its Play Store after…
Continue ReadingChina imports 27 foreign video games as it reopens market to global titles
By Laura He, CNN China has approved 27 foreign video games, including titles to be released by Tencent, NetEase and Bilibili, as it gradually reopens…
Continue ReadingAmazon to lay off 9,000 more workers
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Amazon is cutting 9,000 more jobs, CEO Andy Jassy announced Monday in a memo to staff. The latest cuts come after the…
Continue ReadingGoogle was beloved as an employer for years. Then it laid off thousands by email
By Clare Duffy and Catherine Thorbecke, CNN On the morning of January 20, one Google employee had to call tech support after getting hit with an…
Continue ReadingThe way we work is about to change
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN In just a few months, you’ll be able to ask a virtual assistant to transcribe meeting notes during a work call,…
Continue ReadingGoogle begins rolling out its ChatGPT rival
CNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Google is opening up access to Bard, its new AI chatbot tool that directly competes with ChatGPT. Starting…
Continue ReadingThe US government is once again threatening to ban TikTok. What you should know
By Catherine Thorbecke and Brian Fung, CNN Nearly two-and-a-half years after the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok in the United States…
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Pet Pals: Guinea pig cuteness up for adoption
Rainbow and Marshmallow are looking for a loving home, and you can find them waiting at the Humane Society of Central…
Continue ReadingUS government launches criminal investigation into TikTok parent, reports say
By Brian Fung, CNN The US government has launched a criminal investigation into TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, over improper access to the…
Continue ReadingChina may prefer TikTok to be banned than fall into US hands
CNN By Laura He, CNN Nearly three years after the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok if its Chinese owner didn’t sell the company to…
Continue ReadingMeta rolls out paid verification option for Facebook and Instagram users in US
By Jennifer Korn Facebook and Instagram users in the United States will soon be able to pay to get a coveted blue check on their account. Meta on…
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Furry Friends: Cupcake is a sweet, laid-back senior
Cupcake is a sweet, mellow senior who happens to be blind and is waiting for “a soft place to land” at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal…
Continue ReadingYouTube restores Donald Trump’s channel
By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN YouTube on Friday said it would restore former President Donald Trump’s channel, more than two years after…
Continue ReadingFCC cracks down on spammy text messages
By Brian Fung, CNN The Federal Communications Commission is cracking down on spammy text messages with new rules for telecom companies, citing a…
Continue ReadingBaidu stock rebounds after falling sharply in wake of ChatGPT-style bot demo
By Michelle Toh, CNN Shares in Chinese search giant Baidu rebounded sharply a day after it unveiled ERNIE Bot, its answer to the ChatGPT craze. Its…
Continue ReadingChina imports 27 foreign video games as it reopens market to global titles
CNN By Laura He, CNN China has approved 27 foreign video games, including titles to be released by Tencent, NetEase and Bilibili, as it gradually…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand joins US push to curb TikTok use on official phones with parliament ban
By Chris Lau New Zealand will ban TikTok on all devices with access to its parliament by the end of this month, becoming the latest country to impose…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand joins US push to curb TikTok use on official phones with parliament ban
CNN By Chris Lau New Zealand will ban TikTok on all devices with access to its parliament by the end of this month, becoming the latest country to…
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