Tech

President Donald Trump followed through on another campaign promise Tuesday, Jan. 21, when he pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht.

Trump pardons Silk Road founder ‘in honor of Libertarian Movement’

The U.S. government has awarded Moderna $590 million to help speed up the development of a bird flu vaccine.

Moderna secures $590M in government funding to develop bird flu vaccine

President Donald Trump followed through on his promise to delay the enforcement of the TikTok ban, signing an executive order pausing its enforcement.

Trump signs executive order to delay TikTok ban enforcement

Top Republican Senators met yesterday as they prepared to take a hardline against Chinese ownership of TikTok.

TikTok received help from President Trump but Senate GOP still wants ban

Instagram is promoting a new video editing app and X is rolling out a new video feature, as TikTok's future remains uncertain.

Instagram and X promote new video tools amid TikTok’s uncertain future

Amazon suspends drone delivery operations in Arizona, Texas citing software upgrades

Amazon suspends drone deliveries in two states, citing safety needs

Donald Trump held a campaign-styler rally ahead of being sworn-in as the 47th U.S. president.

Trump expected to sign executive orders shortly after swearing-in

As the clock winds down on TikTok being banned in the U.S., the company asked the Supreme Court on Monday to block the law.

TikTok restores service after Trump promises to issue executive order

Capital One customers experienced outages Thursday into Friday with thousands of people unable to access their accounts.

Thousands of Capital One customers locked out before 3-day weekend

The Biden administration announced on Thursday, Jan. 16, it has closed on a loan worth more than $6.5 billion with EV-maker Rivian.

Biden administration closes on over $6.5 billion loan to EV-maker Rivian

Apple is pulling its AI news summarization feature after a series of false headlines.

Apple pulling new AI news summary feature after series of false headlines

A new Chinese-owned app, RedNote, is being used by some as a TikTok replacement but could face an upcoming ban due to a law signed in 2024.

Chinese-owned RedNote follows CCP censorship, could be next banned app

Google is pushing back against the European union by refusing to add fact checking, despite the requirements of a new European Union law.

Google won’t add fact-checking despite new European Union law: Report

A bill recently put forth would bar Chinese nationals from receiving any one of three types of student visas necessary to study in the U.S.

US Treasury files hacked by China, Biden issues cybersecurity order

Israel's cabinet is set to meet about a ceasefire with Hamas today as a deal to return hostages is reached.

Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release deal reached: Netanyahu

A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist has been arrested in California for allegedly possessing child pornography.

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist arrested in Calif. on child pornography charges

Researchers at McGill University are using AI to decode animal communication, potentially transforming conservation efforts.

Could AI decode animal communication and transform conservation efforts?

SpaceX says its Starship, the world’s largest rocket, exploded Thursday, Jan. 16, shortly after taking off from Texas for its seventh launch.

SpaceX Starship explodes over Caribbean Sea minutes after launch

Some media reports suggest that Meta’s new policies are prompting boycotts and a potential mass user exodus from Facebook and Instagram.

‘Virtue signaling’: Zuckerberg responds to Facebook user exodus reports

Solar power and batteries helped Texas amid record energy use last summer, but these resources may not be able to handle future challenges.

Renewables aided 2024 Texas summer power surge, winter challenges remain

The company behind efforts to bring back the woolly mammoth from extinction is now reportedly valued at $10.2 billion.

Colossal Biosciences rakes in $200M as it attempts to resurrect woolly mammoth

President Joe Biden gave his farewell address to the American people from the Oval Office Wednesday night.

Biden warns of ‘oligarchy’ and ‘tech-industrial complex’ in farewell speech

AI programs struggle to give users an executive summary of the news, according to testing done by the BBC.

Americans frown upon AI, but many don’t realize they already use it: Poll

President Joe Biden's outgoing administration finalized rules to ban the sale and import of Chinese and Russian tech in cars.

Biden administration finalizes ban on Chinese, Russian tech in passenger cars

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