Tag #Technology

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Allen Media Group Replaces Local Meteorologists with The Weather Channel Team

Allen Media Group is replacing local meteorologists at 21 of its TV stations with a centralized team from The Weather Channel in Atlanta by 2025, impacting at least 27 meteorologists and raising concerns about the loss of community-based weather expertise and public safety.

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Decent Work and Economic Growth
forbes.com
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Google's Titans Architecture: A Leap Towards Human-Like AI

Google unveiled Titans, a new AI architecture evolving from the Transformer model, which includes long-term and short-term memory and a surprise-based learning system, resulting in superior performance across various tasks compared to existing models.

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Quality Education
nrc.nl
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US Bans TikTok Amidst National Security Concerns

The US banned TikTok on January 19th, 2025, due to national security and data privacy concerns regarding its Chinese ownership (ByteDance). This impacts 170 million US users, although TikTok hopes for a resolution with incoming President Trump.

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smh.com.au
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US TikTok Ban Takes Effect; Trump May Grant Reprieve

Due to a US law addressing national security concerns, TikTok is banned in the US, impacting millions of users; President-elect Trump may grant a 90-day reprieve; the ban prevents downloads from app stores and impacts some Australian users with US-based accounts.

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lemonde.fr
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TikTok Suspended in US Pending Trump's Decision on 90-Day Delay

Due to a US law prioritizing national security, TikTok suspended operations on January 18th, awaiting President-elect Trump's decision on a potential 90-day delay before the ban takes full effect. The Supreme Court upheld the ban, rejecting TikTok's appeal.

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bbc.com
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TikTok Offline in US Following Supreme Court Ruling

TikTok went offline in the US on Sunday, hours before a new law banning the platform came into effect, after the Supreme Court upheld the ban unless its China-based parent company, ByteDance, sold the platform; President-elect Trump indicated a potential 90-day reprieve.

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t24.com.tr
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Turkey Mandates 30% Local Production for E-Scooters

Turkey's Transportation and Infrastructure Minister announced new regulations for e-scooters, including a mandatory 30% local production requirement, data sharing with authorities, and automatic speed reduction in restricted zones, aiming to improve safety and address environmental concerns.

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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
theguardian.com
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TikTok Banned in US After Supreme Court Ruling

A US federal ban on TikTok took effect on Saturday, removing the app from app stores and impacting 170 million American users after the Supreme Court upheld a law requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a shutdown; ByteDance chose the latter, despite President-elect Trump indicating a possible 90...

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bbc.com
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Trump Hints at 90-Day TikTok Ban Extension

Former President Donald Trump indicated a likely 90-day extension to a US ban on TikTok, delaying its potential shutdown on January 19, 2025, despite a court order upholding the ban unless Chinese owner ByteDance sells the platform.

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dailymail.co.uk
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TikTok Banned in US After Supreme Court Upholds National Security Law

A US law banning TikTok unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sold its US operations by Sunday, was upheld by the Supreme Court, resulting in the app's shutdown for approximately 170 million American users. President Trump indicated a potential review of the ban.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
dw.com
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TikTok Faces US Ban Unless It Separates From ByteDance

A US law mandates TikTok's separation from ByteDance by January 19, 2025, or it faces a ban due to concerns about Chinese government data access and influence; the Supreme Court upheld the law, and the incoming Trump administration may grant a 90-day extension.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
abcnews.go.com
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TikTok Faces U.S. Ban, Potential 90-Day Extension, and Merger Proposal

A U.S. law requires TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to sell its U.S. operations or face a ban; President-elect Trump might grant a 90-day extension, while a merger with Perplexity AI is proposed, potentially saving the app but requiring algorithm rebuilding.

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