Apr 13 The U.S. is worried about shortages of critical minerals for electric vehicles, military tech By Jordy Lee, Morgan Bazilian, The Conversation Right now, the nation is almost entirely dependent on other countries for minerals that are used in everything from wind turbines to strike fighters and satellites. Continue reading
Apr 05 Supreme Court sides with Google in copyright fight with Oracle By Associated Press The high court sided Monday with Google in an $8 billion copyright dispute with Oracle over the internet company's creation of the Android operating system used on most smartphones worldwide. Continue reading
Feb 10 Biden backs off on TikTok ban in review of Trump China moves By Tali Arbel, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press A court filing Wednesday said the U.S. Commerce Department is reviewing whether Trump's claims about TikTok's threat to national security justified the attempts to ban it from smartphone app stores and deny it vital technical services. Continue reading
Jan 26 How four middle schoolers are navigating the pandemic By Caroline Preston, The Hechinger Report Isolated from peers and forced into remote learning, students experience loss, educational setbacks – and some unexpected academic progress. Continue reading
Nov 11 TikTok asks court to intervene as Trump order looms By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The popular video-sharing app TikTok, its future in limbo since President Donald Trump tried to shut it down earlier this fall, is asking a federal court to intervene. Continue reading
Aug 13 Apple boots popular game Fortnite from app store after developers bypass payment plan By Mae Anderson, Associated Press Apple has dropped the hugely popular Fortnite game from its App Store after the game's developer introduced a direct payment plan that bypasses Apple's platform. Apple takes a 30% cut from in-app revenue purchases, which has long been a sore… Continue reading
Aug 04 Trump’s demand for U.S. cut of a TikTok deal is unprecedented By Tali Arbel, Associated Press President Trump’s demand that the U.S. government get a cut of Microsoft buying TikTok is the latest unprecedented scenario in an unprecedented situation. Continue reading
Aug 03 Microsoft confirms talks seeking to buy U.S. arm of TikTok By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press Microsoft is confirming that it is in talks with Chinese company ByteDance to acquire the U.S. arm of its popular video app TikTok and has discussed with President Donald Trump his concerns about security and censorship. Continue reading
Aug 02 Pompeo says Trump to take broad action on Chinese software By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press President Donald Trump plans to take action on a what he sees as a broad array of national security risks presented by software connected to the Chinese Communist Party, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday. Continue reading
Jul 29 Holocaust survivors urge Facebook to remove denial posts By Associated Press Holocaust survivors around the world are lending their voices to a campaign launched Wednesday targeting Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg, urging him to take action to remove denial of the Nazi genocide from the social media site. Continue reading