Barely more than 12 hours after TikTok went dark in the United States, the video-sharing app is coming back online. “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service,” the ...

TikTok went dark for users in the US on Saturday night, but it may not be gone for long. President-elect Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Sunday morning that he will issue an executive order ...

With a TikTok ban looming in the United States, Perplexity AI is the latest bidder hoping to give the video app a new corporate home. CNBC first reported on Perplexity’s interest. A source with knowledge ...

In Brief Posted: 12:48 PM PST · January 18, 2025 Image Credits:Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto / Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission said in a staff report issued Friday that there are potential competitive issues in partnerships ...

It remains unclear whether TikTok will still be available in the United States on Sunday, with the company claiming that President Joe Biden’s outgoing administration needs to offer “definitive” assurances that it won’t enforce a ...

In Brief Posted: 1:45 PM PST · January 12, 2025 Image Credits:Watch Duty Fire-tracking app Watch Duty has become a crucial source of information for Los Angeles residents threatened by the ongoing wildfires. As TechCrunch’s ...

Apple’s next major iPhone upgrade will include a new model called the iPhone 17 Air, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. This seems like an obvious way to expand the lineup, given Apple’s success with the ...

In Brief Posted: 3:36 PM PST · January 11, 2025 Apple’s board of directors has come out in opposition to a proposal seeking to end the company’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs. In a ...

In Brief Posted: 11:04 AM PST · January 11, 2025 Image Credits:Activision Why does it cost some companies hundreds of millions of dollars to develop a popular video game? A couple weeks ago, The New ...

While I have fond memories of past efforts to combine VR content with real-world locations, I’d assumed the pandemic had put those ambitions to an end. If I wanted VR in 2024, I thought I’d ...