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The U.S. To Limit Access To TikTok And WeChat On Sunday
The U.S. Commerce Department says people in the U.S. won’t be able to download or update the popular video-sharing app TikTok or the messaging app WeChat, starting Sunday.
U.S. Blocks Downloads of TikTok, WeChat, Starting Sunday
The Commerce Department says it will ban all U.S. business transactions with Chinese-owned apps WeChat and TikTok. The parent company ByteDance is under pressure to sell TikTok to a U.S. company.
U.S. To Bar Downloads Of TikTok, WeChat
As of Sunday, no mobile app store in the U.S. will be allowed to distribute or maintain the popular Chinese-owned apps, the Commerce Department says.
Technologies To Warn The Public About Danger Are Helpful, But Not Perfect Yet
When Paradise, Calif., burned in 2018, some people died for lack of timely notice of imminent danger. Apps and systems to warn the public have advanced since, but they’re still not perfect.
Trump Casts New Doubt On Any Deal To Keep TikTok Alive In U.S.
Trump also said he’s been advised “there is no legal path” for the U.S. to keep a cut of whatever TikTok deal the government approves, an idea he had earlier floated.
DOJ Charges Chinese Nationals In Allegedly Hacking Of More Than 100 Companies
The announcement is the latest in a series of official measures and public condemnations by U.S. officials in response to what they call an epidemic of cyber-espionage emanating from China.
Backup Driver Of Autonomous Uber SUV Charged With Negligent Homicide In Arizona
Rafaela Vasquez was watching the television show The Voice when the car struck a pedestrian walking her bike across a Tempe street at night.
Celebrities Boycott Facebook And Instagram For A Day Over Disinformation, Hate Speech
Some of the most prominent users of the social media platforms called for a 24-hour boycott to protest Facebook’s failure to control disinformation and hate speech.
Bill Gates Sr., Father Of Microsoft Co-Founder, Dies At 94
“My dad’s wisdom, generosity, empathy, and humility had a huge influence on people around the world,” Gates wrote in a tribute to his father.
Congressional Inquiry Faults Boeing And FAA Failures For Deadly 737 Max Plane Crashes
An investigation into the troubled plane’s development and certification finds a “disturbing pattern” of Boeing design flaws, management failures and “grossly insufficient oversight by the FAA.”