The US Transportation Security Administration has stopped using TikTok videos in its social media posts, as reported earlier Monday by MarketWatch. The agency’s ban on videos from the Chinese-owned social media app comes as Sen. Chuck Schumer sent a letter over the weekend outlining the US government’s national security review of TikTok to TSA Administrator David …
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Remember when the only way to take some party music on the go was to carry a boombox or to bring your own guitar? In any event, those days are long gone, thanks mainly to Bluetooth portable speakers. They come in all shapes and sizes, but I have a particular fondness for compact speakers that tuck easily into travel bags …
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E-commerce company Shopify on Friday said it’s joining the Libra Association. The addition is a bit of good news for Facebook’s cryptocurrency project after several members withdrew from the group after its debut last year. “As a member of the Libra Association, we will work collectively to build a payment network that makes money easier to access and supports merchants and …
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Georgetown Law and the father of Alison Parker, a journalist who was murdered on air in 2015, have filed a complaint against YouTube for failing to take down videos of the murder. The complaint, filed with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Thursday, alleges YouTube allows videos showing violent murder and conspiracy theories to spread online, which violates its own …
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It seems iPhone owners be able to add some noir to WhatsApp soon. The Facebook-owned messaging app’s TestFlight beta program includes the setting in some recent testing notes, MacRumors reported. A beta of the update for WhatsApp’s Android version was spotted last month, and likely hints at the features iOS users can expect. It adds a fresh theme option to …
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Facebook is being sued by the Internal Revenue Service, which says the social networking giant owes the US government more than $9 billion in unpaid taxes related to its decision to shift profits to its Irish subsidiary, Reuters reported Tuesday. The lawsuit, which went to trial on Tuesday in a San Francisco court, alleges that Facebook understated the value of …
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Update, April 22: Read our iPhone SE 2020 review. Original story follows. The first time you open a new app on your iPhone ($500 at Best Buy), you’re bombarded with prompts and requests, each one asking for access to different pieces of your private information. I know I’m guilty of reflexively approving these prompts. The problem with my approach is that …
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I love the convenience of Qi (“chee”) charging, which is now an option in most midrange and premium phones. Just lay one on a Qi pad or stand and presto: magic electricity transfer. Of course, that’s one more thing cluttering up your desk, nightstand or whatever. And they’re not the most attractive-looking things, either. Thankfully, wireless charging pads are starting …
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When I was a kid, my mom taught me never to play in traffic, accept candy from strangers or pay full price for an Amazon smart speaker. She was a smart woman: Alexa spends an awful lot of time on sale. The Echo Show 5, for example, dips down from $90 to $65 at least once a month. And it’s …
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to concede in a speech on Saturday that the tech giant should pay more tax in Europe, according to a report in the Times on Friday. The social network chief is scheduled to speak at a security conference in Munich where he’s expected express understanding over Europe’s frustrations and accept that his company may need to …
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