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TikTok Bill Would Complicate ByteDance Investments if Passed
Major U.S. investment firms such as General Atlantic, Susquehanna and Sequoia Capital own stakes in ByteDance,...
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Inside Amira Yahyaoui’s Claims about Mos, a Student Aid Start-Up
Amira Yahyaoui, a human rights activist, promoted the success of her student aid start-up, Mos. Some...
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E.U. Takes Aim at Alphabet, Apple and Meta in Wide-Ranging Investigations
The inquiries signal the bloc’s intention to tightly enforce sweeping new competition rules that took effect...
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The Government’s Struggles With Outsourcing Software Development
The bloated cost of the ArriveCAN app and new investigations into possible fraud have highlighted some...
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U.S. Justice Dept. Sues Apple, Claiming iPhone Monopoly in Antitrust Case
The lawsuit caps years of regulatory scrutiny of Apple’s wildly popular suite of devices and services,...
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Apple Lawsuits: A Look at the Many Challenges Facing the Tech Giant
The Justice Department’s lawsuit against Apple is the latest in a series of regulatory actions that...
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These Mobile Games are For the Birds
How do you design an app for a parrot? Consider games that are “made to be...
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Why Tech Companies Are Not Your Friends: Lessons From Roku
Roku recently changed its policy to make it even harder for customers to take legal action....
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TikTok Bill’s Progress Slows in the Senate
Legislation to force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the app or have it banned in the...
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Russia Strengthens Its Internet Controls in Critical Year for Putin
Facing an election this weekend and the fallout from Aleksei Navalny’s death and the war in...
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Florida Man Sues G.M. and LexisNexis Over Sale of His Cadillac Data
Romeo Chicco’s auto insurance rate doubled because of information about his speeding, braking and acceleration, according...
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Why a Sale of TikTok Would Not Be Easy
As legislation moves ahead that could eventually mandate a sale by the Chinese parent company ByteDance,...
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House Passes Bill to Force TikTok Sale From Chinese Owner or Ban the App
The legislation received wide bipartisan support, with both Republicans and Democrats showing an eagerness to appear...
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What to Know About the TikTok Ban Legislation
The bill, which would force TikTok’s Chinese parent to sell the popular social media app, faces...
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Dating Apps Have Hit a Wall. Can They Turn Things Around?
The apps have changed our love lives, but they haven’t been able to convince enough young...
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Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies
LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for the insurers, knew about every trip G.M. drivers had...
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Apple Reverses Course and Allows Epic Games to Start Competing App Store
After an inquiry by European regulators, Epic Games said Apple would allow it to access the...
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Mark Wahlberg’s Prayer App Seeks Followers on TikTok
Ads for Hallow, with its pitchman Mark Wahlberg, are reaching nonreligious social media users, much to...
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Big American Tech Profits From Chinese Ad Spending Spree
Temu, Shein, and streaming and gaming apps looking to break into the U.S. market are spending...
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Apple Cancels Epic Games’ Developer Account in Europe
The move tests the European Union’s new tech competition law, which was designed to allow competing...
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The Youths Have Spoken: Wallets Are Uncool. Go Digital.
A wallet-free lifestyle relying on your phone is attainable, but it requires preparation and some compromise.
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Facebook and Instagram Service Restored After Users Report Outages, Meta Says
Users reported widespread issues with the platforms from around 10 a.m. Eastern to about noon, according...
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Forced to Change: Tech Giants Bow to Global Onslaught of Rules
For years, Apple, Google, Meta and others operated unfettered. But new laws and regulations have finally...
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How Regulations Fractured Apple’s App Store
As the App Store approaches its 16th anniversary, patchwork rules have turned what was a single...