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February 1, 2024 10:49 PM

Tom Cotton grills Singaporean TikTok CEO: Are you a Chinese Communist?

TikTok faced scrutiny Wednesday along with other social media sites over child safety. But its Singaporean CEO was grilled over his nationality when a senator repeatedly asked whether he has CCP ties.

by Diba Mohtasham

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January 31, 2024 5:02 PM

Taylor Swift, Drake, BTS and more may have their music taken off TikTok — here's why

Universal Music Group, the world's largest music company, has threatened to remove all of the music it owns from TikTok, unless the streaming platform agrees to more favorable terms.

by Neda Ulaby

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January 28, 2024 7:50 AM

Nearly 25,000 tech workers were laid off in the first weeks of 2024. Why is that?

Silicon Valley executives have said the cuts are a result of pandemic over-hiring and still-historically high inflation. But others say something else may be behind the mass layoffs.

by Bobby Allyn

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January 23, 2024 9:33 PM

eBay to lay off 1,000 workers as tech job losses continue in the new year

The e-commerce company is the latest in a wave of tech firms that have slashed thousands of jobs in just the first four weeks of the year.

by Bobby Allyn

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January 22, 2024 10:28 PM

TikTok cuts jobs as tech layoffs continue to mount

The wildly popular video-sharing app is the latest technology firm to reduce staff in response to what executives say are ongoing business challenges.

by Bobby Allyn

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January 22, 2024 1:40 PM

AI-generated robocall impersonates Biden in an apparent attempt to suppress votes in New Hampshire

The New Hampshire attorney general’s office says it is investigating reports of an apparent robocall that used artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice and discourage voters in the state from participating in Tuesday’s primary election.

by The Associated Press

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January 19, 2024 3:00 PM

Robot snowplow competition a glimpse of the future

College teams are competing this weekend in Minneapolis to see who can build the best robo-snowplow. But first, they had to make snow.

by Dan Gunderson

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January 19, 2024 2:22 PM

How AI is already changing Minnesota’s marketing industry

Minnesota companies are making a big bet on AI. MPR News guest host Chris Farrell and his guests talked about how industries are already using artificial intelligence as a marketing tool — and what that means for us as consumers.

by Chris Farrell and Gretchen Brown

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January 17, 2024 2:46 PM

James Webb Telescope detects earliest known black hole — it's really big for its age

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope indicate that a galaxy known as GN-z11 has a supermassive black hole at its center — one that’s far more massive than astronomers expected.

by Ari Daniel

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January 15, 2024 4:00 AM

Iowa Republicans will use an app to transmit caucus results. Sound familiar?

The state Republican Party is extremely confident the system will work Monday, but election experts can't help but notice parallels to Iowa Democrats' disastrous technology in 2020.

by Miles Parks

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Technology

Tom Cotton grills Singaporean TikTok CEO: Are you a Chinese Communist?

Taylor Swift, Drake, BTS and more may have their music taken off TikTok — here's why

Nearly 25,000 tech workers were laid off in the first weeks of 2024. Why is that?

eBay to lay off 1,000 workers as tech job losses continue in the new year

TikTok cuts jobs as tech layoffs continue to mount

AI-generated robocall impersonates Biden in an apparent attempt to suppress votes in New Hampshire

Robot snowplow competition a glimpse of the future

How AI is already changing Minnesota’s marketing industry

James Webb Telescope detects earliest known black hole — it's really big for its age

Iowa Republicans will use an app to transmit caucus results. Sound familiar?

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