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Some content creators on TikTok are expressing concern about the potential economic consequences of a ban on the app, stating that it serves as an important platform for marginalized communities.

Almost ten years ago, Alex Pearlman abandoned his aspirations of a career in stand-up comedy and redirected his focus from the the stage to an office cubicle where he held a customer service position. Afterwards, he began sharing unpredictable jokes and thoughts about popular culture and politics on TikTok. As a result, he now has

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Reddit discloses that it is currently being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission for its agreements to license data from its users for the purpose of artificial intelligence training.

According to a statement released on Friday, Reddit announced that the Federal Trade Commission has initiated an examination into the platform’s practice of selling, licensing, or sharing user-generated content with external entities to assist in the development of artificial intelligence algorithms. On Friday, the company revealed the investigation in a report to the Securities and

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Apple has agreed to pay $490 million as a settlement for accusations of providing false information to investors about its iPhone sales in the Chinese market.

Apple has reached a settlement of $490 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit that accuses CEO Tim Cook of deceiving investors regarding a significant decline in iPhone sales in China, resulting in a sudden adjustment to the company’s revenue prediction. On Friday, a preliminary agreement was submitted to the federal court in Oakland, California. This

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McDonald’s expresses regret for worldwide system failure that resulted in hours-long closures of certain stores.

McDonald’s issued an apology on Friday for a global technology malfunction that caused the temporary closure of several of their restaurants. The company reported that the service disruption was due to a third-party technology provider and not related to cybersecurity. The incident occurred around 12 a.m. CDT while making a configuration change and was almost

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Multiple African countries experience internet disruption due to failure of undersea cables.

On Thursday, a significant internet disruption hit twelve African countries due to reported failures of several undersea telecommunication cables, according to various network operators and internet monitoring organizations. The ongoing disruptions, as stated by the MTN Group, one of Africa’s largest network providers, are due to failures in multiple major undersea cables. In their statement,

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