FCC Commissioner Asks To Remove TikTok From App Stores Due To Security Concerns

Brendan Carr tweeted that the app “harvests swaths” of data that’s accessible to China.

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Instagram And Facebook Remove Posts Offering Abortion Pills

Facebook and Instagram began removing some of these posts, just as millions across the U.S. were searching for clarity around abortion access.

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Biden Says He’s Proud Of Apple Store Workers Who Unionized

The workers in Maryland just voted 65-33 in favor of forming a union.

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Google Engineer On Leave After He Claims AI Program Has Gone Sentient

Artificially intelligent chatbot generator LaMDA wants “to be acknowledged as an employee of Google rather than as property," says engineer Blake Lemoine.

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After Mass Shooting, NYC Explores Gun Detectors In Subways

The technology to scan large numbers of people quickly for weapons does exist but experts say it'd be difficult for it to make a difference.

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