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Social media platform X back up after major outage
X does not appear to have commented on the outage as of press time and did not previously indicate any scheduled maintenance for the app.
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 arriving at International Space Station
The mission lifted off at 4:15 a.m. CT Friday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, marking another successful collaboration between NASA and SpaceX.
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‘Removed in error’: LinkedIn draws fire for flagging pro-ICE post as hateful
“We’ll be deleting our account as a result,” the group says
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As Trump ramps up tariffs, TikTok boosts pro-China trade content
A new study shows the social media app appears to be a vector for Chinese propaganda aimed at undercutting Trump’s trade war. The company was given an extension of time to complete a sale, but its owner, ByteDance, said that any agreement will be subject to approval under Chinese law.
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Truth Social parent company leaves Delaware for Florida
The move follows Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk battling a challenge to his compensation package as Tesla CEO in the state.
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Zuckerberg defends Facebook's acquisition of Instagram, Whatsapp, in first day of FTC trial
The trial centers on the FTC's allegations that Meta has illegally monopolized the social media market by purchasing up-and-coming apps instead of competing against them, which Zuckerberg denied.
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Technology company to manufacture AI tools worth up to $500 billion over next four years
Nvidia announced that it would be building Blackwell chips in Arizona and AI supercomputers in Texas.
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Microsoft fires two employees who protested Israeli use of AI on company's 50th anniversary event
The two employees protested at different times on Friday, but both confirmed they were the employees who disrupted the festivities by sending emails to the company.
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Last-minute bids for TikTok up the ante as deadline approaches in two days
The app went dark in January, though Trump’s deadline extension led to its reactivation. The current value ranges from $100 to $200 billion.
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Amazon, OnlyFans founder among those making last-minute bid to buy TikTok
President Donald Trump said before he got elected, that he would save TikTok.
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Musk announces he sold social media company X to his AI company for $33 billion
“xAI and X’s futures are intertwined,” Musk wrote in a post on X. “Today, we officially take the step to combine the data, models, compute, distribution and talent. This combination will unlock immense potential by blending xAI’s advanced AI capability and expertise with X’s massive reach.”
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TikTok’s highest bidder is also its most Trumpian
Under the Biden administration, Congress passed legislation forcing ByteDance to either sell off TikTok or cease operations within the United States. Reid Rasner, a Wyoming billionaire is offering $47.45 billion.
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Report warns of major wireless shortfall by 2027, $1T+ in costs
"The U.S. faces a spectrum crisis, with long-term negative implications for U.S. economic growth. Rising demand on networks and constrained supply is pushing networks to their limit," the executive summary opened.