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December 06

TikTok is inching closer to a potential ban in the US. So what's next?

TikTok’s future in the U.S. appeared uncertain on Friday after a federal appeals court rejected a legal challenge the company brought against a law that requires it to cut ties with its China-based parent company or be banned by mid-January
December 06
FILE - Devotees of TikTok gather at the Capitol in Washington, as the House passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app if its China-based owner doesn't sell, on March 13, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
December 06

Mexico study's surprising finding: Killer heat hit harder for the young than the elderly

A surprising study of temperature-related deaths in Mexico upends conventional thinking about what age group is hit hardest by heat
December 06
FILE - A woman and a girl walk along the shore to cool off during a heat wave on the coast of Veracruz, Mexico, on June 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)
December 06

Federal appeals court upholds law requiring sale or ban of TikTok in the US

A federal appeals court panel on Friday unanimously upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok as soon as next month, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the U.S. The U.S. Court of Appe...
December 06
A neon TikTok logo hangs in the lobby of the TikTok office building in Culver City, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
December 06

A federal appeals court panel upholds a law requiring the sale or ban of TikTok in the US

A federal appeals court panel upholds a law requiring the sale or ban of TikTok in the US
December 06
December 06

The EU makes an urgent TikTok inquiry on Russia's role in Romanian election turmoil

The European Union has sent TikTok an urgent request for more information about Romanian intelligence files suggesting that Moscow coordinated influencers on its platform to promote an election candidate who became the surprise front-runner in the nati...
December 06
People wave Romanian and European Union flags during a pro-European rally ahead of the country's Dec. 8 runoff presidential elections in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
December 06

Robot vacuum cleaner escapes from California home after earthquake

Residents had a good laugh after Thursday's earthquake struck the region when a robotic vacuum cleaner got disconnected from its base and was roaming the streets.
December 06
VIDEO:  Robot vacuum cleaner escapes from California home after earthquake
December 06

China's ban on key high-tech materials could have broad impact on industries, economy

China has banned exports of key materials used for a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, radar systems and CT scanners, swiping back at Washington after it expanded export controls to include dozens of Chinese companies th...
December 06
FILE - American flags are displayed with Chinese flags on top of a trishaw on Sept. 16, 2018, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
December 06

IAEA chief: Iran is poised to 'quite dramatically' increase stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium

Iran is poised to “quite dramatically” increase its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium
December 06
FILE - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi during a meeting with the Japanese government in Tokyo Thursday, March 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)
December 06

Iran says it successfully conducted a space launch, the latest for a program criticized by the West

Iran says it successfully conducted a space launch, the latest for a program criticized by the West
December 06
December 06

Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO spotlights complex challenge companies face in protecting top brass

In an era when online anger and social tensions are increasingly directed at the businesses consumers count on, Meta last year spent $24.4 million to surround CEO Mark Zuckerberg with security
December 06
This undated photo provided by UnitedHealth Group shows UnitedHealthcare chief executive officer Brian Thompson. (AP Photo/UnitedHealth Group via AP)
December 06

Michigan Democrats move to protect reproductive health data before GOP takes control of House

Democrats in Michigan are pressing to pass reproductive health care legislation before the party loses its majority with the new legislative session next year
December 06
Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, top, talks with a staffer on the Senate floor, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
December 05

Apex the $45M stegosaurus on display in NYC. Here's what scientists hope to learn

The most expensive dinosaur fossil ever discovered will be on view in New York starting this weekend
December 05
Apex, a 150-million year old Stegosaurus dinosaur fossil, that billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin bought for $44.6 million, is displayed at the American Museum of Natural History, in New York, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
December 05

Quake prompts brief tsunami warning on the West Coast. Here's what to know about tsunamis

The powerful earthquake that struck in Northern California on Thursday prompted a brief tsunami warning affecting about 5 million people along a stretch of the West Coast — from Northern California to Oregon — before being canceled
December 05
FILE - This March 16, 2011 photo shows a tsunami evacuation sign in Cannon Beach, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
December 05

NASA pushes back astronaut flights to the moon again

NASA has announced more delays in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo
December 05
FILE - NASA's Orion capsule is drawn to the well deck of the USS Portland after it splashed down following a successful uncrewed Artemis I moon mission, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, Dec. 11, 2022. (Mario Tama via AP File)
December 05

NASA announces more delays in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo

NASA announces more delays in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo
December 05
December 05

From outsider to the Oval Office, bitcoin surges as a new administration embraces crypto

Bitcoin burst on the scene after trust had withered in the financial system and Washington’s ability to protect people from it
December 05
FILE - People arrive at the Bitcoin 2024 Conference on July 24, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
December 05

Fox News loses bid for Smartmatic voting-tech company's records about Philippines bribery case

Smartmatic does not need to give Fox News any information about U.S. federal charges against the voting machine company’s co-founder over alleged bribery in the Philippines
December 05
FILE - A headline about President Donald Trump is shown outside Fox News studios, Nov. 28, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
December 05

NASA's stuck astronauts hit 6 months in space. Just 2 more to go

NASA's two stuck astronauts have hit the six-month mark in space
December 05
FILE - This image made from a NASA live stream shows NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore during a press conference from the International Space Station on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (NASA via AP, File)
December 05

NASA's stuck astronauts mark six months in space with two months to go before returning to Earth

NASA's stuck astronauts mark six months in space with two months to go before returning to Earth
December 05
December 05

Waymo unveils plan to bring its robotaxi service to Miami

Waymo is gearing up to bring its robotaxi service to Miami which will accelerate an expansion that’s been happening while its hobbled rivals remain in its rearview mirror
December 05
FILE - Two Waymo driverless taxis stop before passing one another on a San Francisco street on Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Terry Chea, File)
December 05

Sierra Leone begins nationwide rollout of Ebola vaccine a decade after deadly outbreak

Sierra Leone has started a nationwide rollout of the single-dose Ebola vaccine
December 05
A health worker prepare to administers a single-dose of Ebola vaccine, to a man at the Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Dennis Alfred Cole)
December 05

European satellites launched to create artificial solar eclipses in a tech demo

A pair of European satellites has rocketed into orbit on a mission to create artificial solar eclipses
December 05
This image provided by the European Space Agency shows a pair of probes creating an artificial total solar eclipse through formation flying. (European Space Agency via AP)
December 05

European satellites launch from India on a mission to create artificial solar eclipses in a tech demo

European satellites launch from India on a mission to create artificial solar eclipses in a tech demo
December 05
December 05

Chinese online retailer Temu suspended in Vietnam

Chinese online retailer Temu has been told to suspend operations in Vietnam after it failed to meet an end-of-November deadline to register with the country's Ministry of Industry and Trade
December 05
FILE - A page from the Temu website is seen, June 23, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
December 05

As data centers proliferate, conflict with local communities follows

The sprawling, windowless warehouses that hold rows of high-speed servers powering almost everything the world does on phones and computers are increasingly becoming fixtures of the American landscape, popping up in towns, cities and suburbs across the...
December 05
Workers talk outside an Amazon Web Services data center that is under construction on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
December 04

Bitcoin has surpassed the $100,000 mark as the post-election rally continues. What's next?

Bitcoin has topped the $100,000 mark, extending a rally in the world’s most popular cryptocurrency sparked by the election of Donald Trump
December 04
FILE - Bitcoin logos are displayed at the Inside Bitcoins conference and trade show on April 7, 2014, in New York. Bitcoin has topped the $100,000 mark. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
December 04

Bitcoin tops $100,000 for the 1st time as massive rally rolls on after Trump picks crypto advocate to lead the SEC

Bitcoin tops $100,000 for the 1st time as massive rally rolls on after Trump picks crypto advocate to lead the SEC
December 04
December 04

Jeff Bezos says he is 'optimistic' about a new Trump term and can help with cutting regulations

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he is “optimistic” about President-elect Donald Trump’s second term and expressed some excitement about potential regulatory cutbacks in the coming years
December 04
FILE - Then Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks at the the Amazon re:MARS convention on June 6, 2019, in Las Vegas. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 that he is “optimistic” about President-elect Donald Trump’s second term and expressed some excitement about potential regulatory cutbacks in the coming years. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
December 04

Meta to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility

Facebook’s parent company Meta says it will build a $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana
December 04
FILE - The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, June 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
December 04

White House says at least 8 US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign

A top White House official says at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign
December 04
FILE - The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 2, 2022. A top White House official on Wednesday said at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
December 04

White House says at least eight US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign

White House says at least eight US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign
December 04
December 04

Trump nominates cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins as SEC chair

President-elect Donald Trump says he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission
December 04
FILE - Paul Atkins, a former SEC Commissioner and current CEO of Patomak Partners, arrives at Trump Tower, Nov. 28, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)
December 04

Billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk is Trump's pick to lead NASA

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped a tech billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk to lead NASA
December 04
FILE - Commander Jared Isaacman speaks at a news conference after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center for an upcoming private human spaceflight mission in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
December 04

OpenAI CEO 'not that worried' about Elon Musk's influence in Trump administration

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is locked in a legal dispute with rival Elon Musk
December 04
FILE - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an Apple event announcing new products in Cupertino, Calif., June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
December 04

The end of an Eras tour approaches, marking a bittersweet moment for Taylor Swift fans

The global phenomenon that is Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming to an end after the popstar performed more than 150 shows across five continents over nearly two years
December 04
FILE - Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour," Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
December 03

District of Columbia says Amazon secretly stopped fast deliveries to 2 predominantly Black ZIP codes

The District of Columbia is alleging in a lawsuit that Amazon secretly stopped providing its fastest delivery service to residents of two predominantly Black neighborhoods in the city
December 03
FILE - A sign in the lobby of Amazon offices is shown on Feb. 14, 2019 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
December 03

Founder of failed crypto lending platform Celsius Network pleads guilty to fraud charges

The founder and former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges, admitting that he misled customers about the business
December 03
FILE - Alexander Mashinsky, founder and former chief executive of the failed cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network, leaves Manhattan federal court with his legal team, July 25, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
December 03

FBI tells telecom firms to boost security following wide-ranging Chinese hacking campaign

U.S. officials are urging telecommunication companies to boost network security following a Chinese hacking operation that gave officials in Beijing access to the private texts and phone conversations of Americans
December 03
December 03

Global warming fills New England's rich waters with death traps for endangered sea turtles

As global warming fills the plankton-rich waters of New England with death traps for sea turtles, the number of stranded reptiles has multiplied over the last 20 years
December 03
Margot Madden, a biologist with the National Aquarium, uses a syringe to hydrate a Kemp's ridley sea turtle at a New England Aquarium marine animal rehabilitation facility in Quincy, Mass., Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
December 03

The security of genetic data on ancestry websites

Genetic counselor Dena Goldberg discusses what 23andMe's business troubles could mean for millions of users' genetic data.
December 03
VIDEO: The security of genetic data on ancestry websites
December 03
FILE - Australia's Rachael Gunn, known as B-Girl Raygun, competes during the Round Robin Battle at the breaking competition at La Concorde Urban Park at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin, File)
December 03

AT&T sees earnings growth over next 3 years; eyes more than $40B in anticipated shareholder returns

AT&T anticipates earnings growth over the next three years thanks to the momentum of 5G and fiber services
December 03
FILE - The company logo hangs over the door to a AT&T telephone store, Feb. 22, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)
December 03

TikTok defends handling of Romania election content in grilling by EU lawmakers

TikTok took down several networks allegedly trying to meddle in Romania’s elections, executives said Tuesday as they defended the company’s election integrity measures to European Union lawmakers
December 03
Calin Georgescu, an independent candidate for president who came first after the first round of presidential election, holds ballot papers before casting his vote in the country's parliamentary election in Mogosoaia, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
December 03

China bans exports of key high-tech materials, hitting back at US chip sanctions

China has announced a ban on exports to the United States of gallium, germanium and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications
December 03
FILE - American flags are displayed with Chinese flags on top of a trishaw on Sept. 16, 2018, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
December 03

China bans exports to the US of gallium and other key materials after the US curbs computer chip-related exports

China bans exports to the US of gallium and other key materials after the US curbs computer chip-related exports
December 03
December 03

Finnish police don't suspect criminal activity regarding damaged data cables in south of country

Finnish police says they do not suspect any criminal activity in connection with damage to two data cables running across the land border between Sweden and Finland
December 03
The logo of the Swedish digital infrastructure provider GlobalConnect is pictured in Vantaa, Finland, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP)
December 03

US expands list of Chinese technology companies under export controls

The U.S. Commerce Department has expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to include many that make equipment used to make computer chips
December 03
FILE - American flags are displayed with Chinese flags on top of a trishaw on Sept. 16, 2018, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
December 02

Delaware judge reaffirms ruling that invalidated massive Tesla pay package for Elon Musk

A Delaware judge has reaffirmed her ruling that Tesla must revoke Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package
December 02
FILE - Elon Musk speaks at a campaign rally, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
December 02

A Delaware judge has reaffirmed her ruling that Tesla must revoke Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package

A Delaware judge has reaffirmed her ruling that Tesla must revoke Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package
December 02
December 02

FTC opens Microsoft antitrust investigation that Trump administration must carry on or drop

Antitrust enforcers with the Federal Trade Commission have opened a wide-ranging investigation into Microsoft’s business practices, starting off a big legal project that an incoming Trump administration must take up or abandon
December 02
FILE - This April 12, 2016 file photo shows the Microsoft logo in Issy-les-Moulineaux, outside Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)