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TikTok's fate in the U.S. looks uncertain after President Joe Biden signed a bill that included a deadline for ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, to divest itself of TikTok within nine months or face a ban on distributing it in the U.S. Ivan writes about how the impact of TikTok bans in other countries could signal what’s to come stateside. California drones grounded: In more Amazon news, the tech giant confirmed that it's ending Prime Air drone delivery operations in Lockeford, California.
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Google asks court to reject the DOJ’s lawsuit that accuses it of monopolizing ad tech
Google filed a motion on Friday in a Virginia federal court seeking summary judgment for the Department of Justice's antitrust case against it. The DOJ sued Google at the beginning of 2023 for alleged monopolistic practices.
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Deal Dive: Givebutter is turning a profit making tech for nonprofits
Givebutter started in a George Washington University dorm room in 2016 as a software solution to make nonprofit fundraising more transparent and fun. Eight years later, the company is profitable and it just raised $50 million to scale as momentum for nonprofit-focused startups appears to be growing. Friedman told TechCrunch that regardless of the size or scope of the organization he was fundraising for, they all had the same problem: They all used a disjointed mix of one-solution tech software that didn't really make the process better and often came with hidden fees.
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Resumes have changed. Here's what job seekers need to know.
Over the last five years, the workplace has changed, and along with it, the way job seekers should write resumes.
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Stock market today: Nasdaq surges 2% as Big Tech leads rally after earnings
Stellar earnings from the 'Magnificent Seven' duo have reignited optimism for a rally, but the PCE inflation print could put a spoke in the wheel.
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Protect yourself from baking burns with the oven rack shields shoppers call 'real wrist-savers' — now 30% off
Burnt cookies are one thing, but your arms? No more!
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Photo-sharing community EyeEm will license users' photos to train AI if they don't delete them
EyeEm, the Berlin-based photo-sharing community that exited last year to Spanish company Freepik after going bankrupt, is now licensing its users' photos to train AI models. Earlier this month, the company informed users via email that it was adding a new clause to its Terms & Conditions that would grant it the rights to upload users' content to "train, develop, and improve software, algorithms, and machine-learning models." Users were given 30 days to opt out by removing all their content from EyeEm's platform.
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Roger Goodell sees 18-game schedule, Presidents' Day weekend Super Bowl in NFL's future
Fans could finally get their wish and have the day after the Super Bowl be a holiday.
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2026 Genesis GV70 gets updated design and 27-inch display
Genesis updated the GV70 for 2026 with subtle exterior design updates and new tech features, including a 27-inch OLED screen on the dashboard.
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Good news for Rubrik, bad news for TikTok and medium news for early-stage startups
Rubrik’s strong IPO pricing and warm reception by the public markets after its listing add more weight to the perspective that the public markets are not as closed to tech startups as some thought. If Rubrik’s result isn’t enough to break the logjam, well, maybe there’s something else going on. Happily it was all pretty darn interesting, so Mary Ann and Alex started with Rubrik before pivoting to Pomelo, a startup that has a very interesting twist on the remittances market.
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Skelly, Home Depot's 12-foot skeleton, gets a dog — and he's a very good boy
Halloween may be six months away, but Home Depot unveiled some of its latest and greatest decorations, including a dog pal for Skelly, the brand’s gigantic and popular 12-foot skeleton.
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Despite complaints, Apple hasn't yet removed an obviously fake app pretending to be RockAuto
The latest example comes from RockAuto, an auto parts dealer popular with home mechanics and other DIYers, which is upset that a fake app masquerading as its official app has not been removed from the App Store, despite numerous complaints to Apple. RockAuto co-founder and president Jim Taylor was first alerted to the situation when customers began complaining about "annoying ads" in its app -- something he said "surprised us since we don't have an app."
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TikTok parent company ByteDance has no plans to sell app after Biden signed bill that includes potential ban. Here's the latest.
The company made the announcement on Thursday.
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The world’s biggest 3D printer can a make a house in under 80 hours
The University of Maine has beat its own world record by creating the largest polymer 3D printer. This new model can print up to 500 pounds each hour.
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Darrell Green to have No. 28 retired by Commanders during 2024 season
Green won two Super Bowls with the franchise and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
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Adobe's new upscaling tech uses AI to sharpen video
Adobe has unveiled VideoGigaGAN, an experimental AI feature that can upscale video by eight times without the usual artifacts like flickering or distortion.
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Amazon's hidden device page is bursting with tech deals today — including a 40-inch Fire TV for $179 (seriously)
Shoppers are losing it over these discounts, including a bestselling Fire TV Stick for $30 — that's 40% off.
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The White House wants a zero-emission freight industry by 2040
The Biden administration is tackling the monumental task of making America’s industrial freight system more environmentally friendly. The White House said on Wednesday that it aims to have 30 percent of industrial truck sales produce zero emissions by 2030 and 100 percent by 2040.
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Trump Media CEO urges House GOP leaders to address 'potential manipulation' of DJT stock
The company recently attempted to fend off short sellers by advising investors on ways to prevent their shares from being loaned for short-interest positions.
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IBM moves deeper into hybrid cloud management with $6.4B HashiCorp acquisition
IBM wisely gravitated away from trying to be a pure cloud infrastructure vendor years ago, recognizing that it could never compete with the big three: Amazon, Microsoft and Google. It began with the $34 billion Red Hat acquisition in 2018, continued with the Apptio acquisition last year and it kept it going on Wednesday when the company announced that it would be acquiring cloud management vendor HashiCorp for $6.4 billion. With HashiCorp, Big Blue gets a set of cloud lifecycle management and security tools, and a company that is growing considerably faster than any of IBM’s other businesses — although the revenue is small by IBM standards: $155 million last quarter, up 15% over the prior year.