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Technology
TikTok Agrees to $400 Million Settlement Over Children’s Data Privacy Violations
TikTok and its parent firm ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought by the…
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Technology
ByteDance and Motion Picture Association Reach Accord Over AI Copyright Protection
A shared framework designed to shield entertainment studios from copyright violations by artificial intelligence models has been established under a…
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Business
SoftBank Profit Drops 18% as AI Investment Drive Drives Up Costs
SoftBank Group Corp.’s net profit fell 18 percent in its fiscal first quarter, dragged down by mounting costs even as…
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Business
Billionaire Midterm Spending Reaches $433 Million as Republican Groups Secure Major Advantage
Deep-pocketed mega-donors are unleashing unprecedented early capital into the 2026 midterms, with elite American billionaire families channeling more than $433…
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Business
European Union Accuses TikTok of Flaws in Child Privacy Default Protections
The European Commission has formally flagged serious privacy deficiencies in TikTok‘s platform settings, warning that the social media network fails…
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Business
Trump Cabinet Members to Launch Official TikTok Accounts Following DOJ Legal Clearance
Members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet are preparing to establish official presences on TikTok, marking a significant reversal in the…
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Technology
The Rise of the Entertainment Super-App: How AI is Erasing the Lines Between Video, Music, and Gaming
The era of the single-format digital entertainment app is coming to an end. For over a decade, Silicon Valley and…
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Business
China Curbs AI Chatbot Romances to Combat Worsening Demographic Decline
China has introduced sweeping new restrictions on Artificial Intelligence companion chatbots, aiming to prevent citizens from forming virtual romantic bonds…
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Technology
China Restricts Romantic AI Chatbots to Combat Demographic Decline
The Cyberspace Administration of China has ordered artificial intelligence developers to stop training chatbots to form romantic or “extreme” relationships…
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Crypto
Beijing Forces Tech Giants to Strip Human Traits from AI Agents
ByteDance and Alibaba have begun dismantling the humanlike personas of their primary AI products, signaling the end of the “virtual…
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