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The legislation received wide bipartisan support, with both Republicans and Democrats showing an eagerness to appear tough on China.

The bill, which would force TikTok’s Chinese parent to sell the popular social media app, faces a difficult path in the Senate.

The apps have changed our love lives, but they haven’t been able to convince enough young users to pay.

LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for the insurers, knew about every trip G.M. drivers had taken in their cars, including when they sped, braked too hard or accelerated rapidly.

After an inquiry by European regulators, Epic Games said Apple would allow it to access the software tools necessary to develop a game store.

Ads for Hallow, with its pitchman Mark Wahlberg, are reaching nonreligious social media users, much to their surprise.

Temu, Shein, and streaming and gaming apps looking to break into the U.S. market are spending huge sums to get their wares in front of American consumers.

The move tests the European Union’s new tech competition law, which was designed to allow competing app stores.

Users reported widespread issues with the platforms from around 10 a.m. Eastern to about noon, according to Down Detector, a website that tracks user reports of internet disruptions.

For years, Apple, Google, Meta and others operated unfettered. But new laws and regulations have finally compelled them to make major shifts to their products and businesses.

As the App Store approaches its 16th anniversary, patchwork rules have turned what was a single store into different shops across many countries.

Apple said it would appeal the penalty, the latest in a series of regulatory setbacks for the tech giant.

The statute, passed by the Florida Legislature last week, would have required sites like TikTok and Instagram to deny accounts to underage users, even if their parents permitted them to do so.

In this year’s presidential election, more people are turning to Instagram for news, even as the platform tries de-emphasizing “political content.”

He spoke English. She spoke Spanish. After the couple was set up on a blind date, an A.I.-powered lip-dubbing app helped them form a connection.

As it races to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google has retired its Bard chatbot and released a more powerful app.

Billed as the future of computing, the $3,500 goggles can’t replace a laptop for work. At times, wearing them also made our columnist feel nauseated.

The company laid off more than 500 of its employees on Monday, or about 10 percent of its global work force.

To comply with European regulations, Apple has proposed reducing its commission on app sales while adding new fees and hurdles.

Senators criticized the chief executives of Meta, TikTok, Snap, X and Discord for not doing enough to prevent child sexual abuse online, amid rising fears over how the platforms affect youths.

The new headset teaches a valuable lesson about the cost of tech products: The upsells and add-ons will get you.