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TikTok

ByteDance Discussing Resolutions with the U.S. To Avoid Selling TikTok

ByteDance Discussing Possible Resolutions with the U.S. To Avoid Selling TikTok Via CNBC: ByteDance is speaking with the U.S. government about possible solutions that may allow it to retain some ownership of the U.S. operations of TikTok, while satisfying regulators in both China and the U.S. Those possibilities include handing over operational control of TikTok data to a U.S. tech company, while potentially still holding on to some ownership of […]

today09/10/2020 3

Chinese Apps

U.S. Wants To Ban More Chinese Apps Over National Security

U.S. Wants To Ban More Chinese Apps Over National Security Via CNBC: President Donald Trump’s administration is looking into banning more Chinese apps that could pose a national security threat, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said late Thursday. He made the comments to reporters on board Air Force One, according to a pool report, but did not mention specific apps that could be blocked.  The remarks echo those […]

today09/04/2020 11

Edward Snowden

Program Exposed By Edward Snowden Found To Be Illegal

Program Exposed By Edward Snowden Found To Be Illegal Via Reuters: Seven years after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the mass surveillance of Americans’ telephone records, an appeals court has found the program was unlawful - and that the U.S. intelligence leaders who publicly defended it were not telling the truth. In a ruling handed down on Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for […]

today09/03/2020 9

Uber

Don’t Want To Wear A Face-Mask? Uber Will Shame You For It

Don't Want To Wear A Face-Mask? Uber Will Shame You For It Uber continues to show that big tech and corporations are to be blamed for COVID19 hysteria more than the government. Via AP News: Mask slackers will now have to provide photographic proof they’re wearing a face covering before boarding an Uber. The San Francisco-based company unveiled a new policy Tuesday stipulating that if a driver reports to Uber […]

today09/02/2020 11

Google

Apple, Google Integrate Virus-Tracing Tech Directly Into Phones

Apple, Google Integrate Virus-Tracing Tech Directly Into Phones Via AP News: Apple and Google are trying to get more U.S. states to adopt their phone-based approach for tracing and curbing the spread of the coronavirus by building more of the necessary technology directly into phone software. That could make it much easier for people to get the tool on their phone even if their local public health agency hasn’t built […]

today09/02/2020 2

ByteDance

Potential TikTok Sale To Be Announced Tuesday

Potential TikTok Sale To Be Announced Tuesday Via CNET: Chinese tech giant ByteDance may be ready to give up its control of TikTok after all, with a new report Monday saying the social networking app's sale may be finalized tomorrow. A deal for TikTok's US, New Zealand and Australian operations is expected to be announced "as soon as Tuesday," CNBC reported Monday, citing sources who wished to remain anonymous. It […]

today09/01/2020 8

Walmart

Walmart joins Microsoft In Bidding War For TikTok Heats Up

Walmart joins Microsoft In Bidding War For TikTok Heats Up Via AP News: Walmart is the latest company to want a piece of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has come under fire from the Trump administration. The world’s largest retailer made a joint bid with tech giant Microsoft to buy TikTok’s U.S. business, according to a person close to the deal who isn’t authorized to discuss the terms […]

today08/28/2020 4

WHO

WHO Monitoring Online Chatter To Change COVID19 Narratives

WHO Monitoring Online Chatter To Change COVID19 Narratives Via Reclaim The Net: The World Health Organization is collaborating with an analytics company to scan people’s social media conversations for “coronavirus misinformation;” something the WHO calls “social listening.” The global health organization says that it’s not only fighting the pandemic but also the conversations people are having about it. According to the WHO, there’s an “infodemic” – an overload and spread […]

today08/27/2020 1

Mosquitoes

Florida Keys To Release Genetically Modified Mosquitoes To Fight Disease

Florida Keys To Release Genetically Modified Mosquitoes To Fight Disease Via Learning English: Officials in the Florida Keys plan to release genetically modified mosquitoes next year in an effort to fight insect-borne diseases. Genetically modified means an organism’s genetic structure has been changed through genetic engineering. The test project in the Keys, a group of islands off Florida’s southern coast, will involve the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The mosquito is not […]

today08/26/2020 3

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