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U.S. Bans Use of WeChat, TikTok for National Security

(WASHINGTON) — The Commerce Department will roll out a ban of transactions ...

(WASHINGTON) — The Commerce Department will roll out a ban of transactions in the U.S. using TikTok and WeChat starting Sunday. The order Friday was put into place, according to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, to...

TikTok Owner Picks Oracle Over Microsoft as U.S. Tech Partner

The owner of TikTok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as the American tech p...

The owner of TikTok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as the American tech partner that could help keep the popular video-sharing app running in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the deal who...

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill Oct. 23, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook's Decision to Not Take Down Kenosha Militia Page Was a Mistake

On Tuesday, a 17-year-old named Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly fatally shot two...

On Tuesday, a 17-year-old named Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly fatally shot two people and injured a third

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How Far-Right Personalities and Conspiracy Theorists Are Cashing in on the Pandemic Online

A global pandemic, a summer of protests and the 2020 election have led to a...

A global pandemic, a summer of protests and the 2020 election have led to a windfall for extremists and conspiracy theorists

Two students in Fort Myer Elementary School face each other on the first day of desegregation in 1954.

How 20th Century Camera Film Captured a Snapshot of American Bias

Technologies, such as photographic film, sometimes capture the issues and b...

Technologies, such as photographic film, sometimes capture the issues and beliefs and values of the times

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Facebook Cannot Fix Itself. But Trump's Effort to Reform Section 230 Is Wrong

In a week that saw the official death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in th...

In a week that saw the official death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States surpass 100,000, when the number of applications for unemployment insurance exceeded 40 million and Americans were protesting in...

Taiwanese Chipmaker Plans to Build $12 Billion Factory in Arizona

TSMC said it will start construction of its next major fabrication facility...

TSMC said it will start construction of its next major fabrication facility in 2021, to be completed by 2024