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RedNote: what it’s like using the Chinese app TikTokers are flocking to
Instead of wallowing in misery about potentially losing access to their favorite short-form video app, many TikTokers are flocking to RedNote, a Chinese social media platform also called Xiaohongshu. I’ve decided to spend some time on…
Microsoft pauses hiring in U.S. consulting unit, memo says
Executive Chair and CEO of Microsoft Corporation Satya Nadella speaks during the "Microsoft Build: AI Day" event in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024.Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana | ReutersMicrosoft plans to pause hiring in part of its…
Google faces first major probe under UK’s tough new antitrust rules
Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesLONDON — Britain's competition watchdog on Tuesday opened an investigation into Google search services, marking its first major probe under the country's tough new competition rules.The Competition and…
Apple’s latest iPad Mini is down to its lowest price to date
If you’re in the market for a highly portable tablet, Apple’s smallest tablet has fallen to its lowest price to date at multiple retailers. Right now, the latest iPad Mini is on sale at Amazon and Best Buy with Wi-Fi and 128GB of storage…
China considers selling TikTok U.S. operations to Musk: Bloomberg
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThe Chinese government is considering a plan that would have Elon Musk acquire TikTok's U.S. operations to keep the app from being effectively banned, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.The…
Nintendo’s Alarmo will be available for everyone starting in March
Another day, another announcement from Nintendo that isn’t the next Switch. Today the company revealed that its alarm clock, Alarmo, will be available at select retailers starting this March. The announcement includes the US, UK, and…
Bitcoin accelerates its slide, falling toward $90,000 to start week
Bitcoin briefly dropped below the $90,000 mark on Monday as investors continued to dump growth-oriented assets such as crypto and tech stocks.The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last lower by 3% at $91,827.32 to start the week,…
The criminal question in the coming wave of pro-crypto legislation
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., July 27, 2024.Kevin Wurm | ReutersWith the levers of power in Washington, D.C., about to change…
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launch: how and when to watch
Blue Origin is preparing for one of its biggest launches yet. On Monday morning, the Jeff Bezos-owned commercial space company will attempt to send its 320-foot-tall New Glenn rocket into space for the first time. The three-hour launch…
Britain wants to become global AI leader, build domestic OpenAI rival
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a media interview while attending the 79th United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, U.S. September 25, 2024.Leon Neal | Via ReutersLONDON — The U.K is…
What Mark Zuckerberg is changing Meta for the Trump era
At this point, it’s pretty clear what Donald Trump wants from Mark Zuckerberg. But what does Zuckerberg, who has now gone to Mar-a-Lago twice since the November election, want from the President-elect?That’s the question I’ve been asking…
TikTok creators ask followers to migrate ahead of ban to Meta, YouTube
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBefore Jack Nader started posting beauty videos on TikTok in 2023, he was working as a Starbucks barista in Chicago and living at home with his parents. But after Nader, who's now 21, started…
Meta had to ‘bend the knee to Trump’ ahead of inauguration
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesMark Zuckerberg's announcement this week that Meta would pivot its moderation policies to allow more "free expression" was widely viewed as the company's latest effort to appease President-elect…
How Watch Duty became crucial for tracking the Los Angeles wildfires
If you live in Los Angeles, you are probably already intimately familiar with Watch Duty, the free app that shows active fires, mandatory evacuation zones, air quality indexes, wind direction, and a wealth of other information that…
Mark Zuckerberg slams Apple on its lack of innovation and ‘random rules’
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears at the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, Sept. 25, 2024.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg slammed rival tech giant Apple for lackluster innovation efforts…
Nintendo Switch 2: all the leaks and rumors so far
Nintendo’s announcement of the Switch successor is imminent. Just how imminent is anyone’s guess with the company stating that it would reveal info on the console before the end of its fiscal year in March. Rumors regarding the new…
Apple’s market share slides in China, iPhone shipments decline: Kuo
Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesApple is losing market share in China due to declining iPhone shipments, supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote in a report on Friday. The stock slid 2.4%."Apple has adopted a cautious stance when…
Intel still dreams of modular PCs — it brought a tablet laptop gaming handheld to CES
At CES 2025, Intel let journalists into its private “Innovation Showcase,” where we saw things like prototype next-gen laptops and giant stereo 3D handheld gaming PCs.While I was there, I also spotted a heavy metal handheld on a table…