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#wired.com. #Jan.18.2025 US Names One of the Hackers Allegedly Behind Massive Salt Typhoon Breaches. Plus: New details emerge about China’s cyber espionage against the US, the FBI remotely uninstalls malware on 4,200 US devices, and victims of the PowerSchool edtech breach reveal what hackers stole.

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#bbc.com. #Jan.18.2025 TikTok says it will 'go dark' if US government does not intervene. The Supreme Court earlier upheld a law that would ban the video app in the US unless its Chinese parent-company sells it.

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#theguardian.com. #Jan.18.2025 Censorship, homework help and cats: China’s RedNote users welcome ‘TikTok refugees’. Americans fleeing the looming TikTok ban have been warmly welcomed to app Xiaohongshu – or RedNote – despite China’s tight restrictions on what can be posted

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#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.17.2025 Bill Gates Reveals What He Discussed With Trump During Recent Private Meeting. The Microsoft cofounder commended his fellow billionaire for “how well he showed a lot of interest in the issues I brought up.”

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#techcrunch.com. #Jan.17.2025 Netradyne snags $90M at $1.35B valuation to expand smart dashcams for commercial fleets | TechCrunch. Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of car accidents and a major reason why auto insurance premiums are expected to increase in 2025. For

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#wired.com. #Jan.17.2025 The FCC’s Jessica Rosenworcel Isn’t Leaving Without a Fight. As the US faces “the worst telecommunications hack in our nation’s history,” by China’s Salt Typhoon hackers, the outgoing FCC chair is determined to bolster network security if it’s the last thing she

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#bbc.com. #Jan.17.2025 TikTok ban will be first test for Trump as dealmaker-in-chief. The new law will land in the incoming president's lap – but it's also a political opportunity, writes Anthony Zurcher.

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#washingtonpost.com. #Jan.17.2025 Where is TikTok banned? These countries restrict the app.. TikTok’s time in the United States is counting down. But Washington is only the latest government to impose restrictions on the video app.

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#techcrunch.com. #Jan.17.2025 $200M woolly mammoths and a farewell to TikTok. The Equity podcast dives into this week’s biggest stories, including where TikTok's users are headed next and Colossal Biosciences’ colossal raise.

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#computerweekly.com. #Jan.17.2025 US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban | Computer Weekly. The US Supreme Court has upheld a legal ban on TikTok, meaning that the video-sharing application will be shut down from midnight on Sunday 19 January

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#aljazeera.com. #Jan.17.2025 US Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok. The court rules unanimously that the law did not violate free speech protections.

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#economist.com. #Jan.17.2025 TikTok’s time is up. Can Donald Trump save it?. The imperilled app hopes for help from an old foe

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#techcrunch.com. #Jan.17.2025 Ken Howery: the tech mogul at the center of Trump’s Greenland ambition | TechCrunch. Surprise! Donald Trump’s big, audacious ambition to buy Greenland from Denmark has a tech angle. Ken Howery, named by U.S. President-elect Trump’s pick to

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#wired.com. #Jan.17.2025 US Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban Law. “Without doubt, the remedy Congress and the President chose here is dramatic,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in a concurring opinion. “Whether this law will succeed in achieving its ends, I do not know.”

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#wired.com. #Jan.17.2025 Mark Zuckerberg Turns His Back on the Media. The Meta CEO is abandoning his commitment to the truth in favor of a Trump-style playbook.

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#theguardian.com. #Jan.17.2025 66 days to rediscover boredom: ‘The way I’d been thinking about time was wrong’. How long does it take to change a habit? It varies, but one paper suggests the average is 66 days. We asked writers to change one thing in their lives within that timeframe … and tell us if it works

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#wired.com. #Jan.17.2025 The Real Cognitive Neuroscience Behind ‘Severance’. The “severance procedure” isn't real—but some of the ideas in ‘Severance’ aren’t as out-there as you may think.

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#wired.com. #Jan.17.2025 Polestar Has a Bold Plan—Get Better at Selling Cars. The China-controled EV brand has been losing tens of thousands of dollars on every car sold. With a US ban on Chinese car sales looming, the company needs to quickly turn things around.

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#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.17.2025 How TikTok Creators Are Preparing For A Ban On 'A Really Special Platform'. Four content creators speak to HuffPost about their experience on TikTok as the platform could go dark this Sunday.

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#wired.com. #Jan.17.2025 The Best Dry Shampoos to Extend Your Style. I spent months testing 25-plus dry shampoos on day-two hair and beyond—these are the most effective formulas you can buy.

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