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TikTok Has Responded To US Lawmakers To Confirm BuzzFeed News' Report That US Users’ Data Was Accessed From China
TikTok's response to Republican senators comes days after an FCC Commissioner Called on the heads of Apple and Google to pull the app from its stores.
Pranav Dixit
Meet The Mom Who Lost Friends Over Her NFT Obsession
For the second installment in our Crypto Diaries series, a mother in her 40s talks about how her love for Web3 intersects with her home life.
Katie Notopoulos
An FCC Commissioner Wants TikTok Removed From App Stores After BuzzFeed News Found American User Data Was Repeatedly Accessed In China
Nine Republican senators have also written to the company's CEO demanding answers.
Pranav Dixit
The Supreme Court Decision Made These People Get Vasectomies
Snip, snip.
Katie Notopoulos
How Amazon Exported American Working Conditions To Europe
After Amazon workers in Germany began striking, the company expanded eastward, where looser labor laws brought record productivity.
Albert Samaha
How Well Do You Know Sexy TikTok Slang?
Are you an algorithmic seggs-pert?
Katie Notopoulos
Mastercard And Visa Say It’s Totally Fine To Let People Buy Ghost Guns With Their Credit Cards
The credit card giants say they are following the law and don’t have a responsibility to act despite pleas from lawmakers and gun safety advocates.
Rosalind Adams
Leaked Audio From 80 Internal TikTok Meetings Shows That US User Data Has Been Repeatedly Accessed From China
“I feel like with these tools, there’s some backdoor to access user data in almost all of them,” said an external auditor hired to help TikTok close off Chinese access to sensitive information, like Americans’ birthdays and phone numbers.
Emily Baker-White
Seth Green's Stolen Bored Ape Is Back Home
"Fred is back home."
Sarah Emerson
Here Are The Big New Features Coming To Your Apple Devices
New tricks for old gadgets. What's not to like?
Pranav Dixit
The New, Faster MacBook Airs Have A New Shape And Start At $1,199
Starting at $1,199 with an M2 chip and a MagSafe (yes!!) charger.
Katie Notopoulos
Someone Stole The Goblin Ass NFTs
All my goblin asses are gone.
Katie Notopoulos
Amazon Is Constructing A Headquarters On Indigenous Land In South Africa. A Court Ordered It To Stop.
US tech companies seeking to expand their footprint are running into speed bumps across the continent.
Marko Phiri
Sheryl Sandberg Has Resigned From Facebook Parent Company Meta
Sandberg is stepping down after 14 years, during which she built Facebook into a powerhouse and faced a rash of scandals.
Ryan Mac
The Owner Of Seth Green's Stolen Bored Ape Said They Have No Plans To Return It
The owner requested that BuzzFeed News put them in touch with Green.
Sarah Emerson
Democrats Want To Stop Google's Location Data From Being Used Against People Who Get Abortions
If adopted, the change would dramatically reduce police access to citizens’ physical location and affect much more than abortion prosecutions.
Emily Baker-White
How To Write "Korn" On Your Phone
For when you’re feeling like a freak on a leash.
Katie Notopoulos
Elon Musk Employee Says Boss Is A Great Guy
SpaceX’s president said she believes sexual harassment allegations are false, but “not because I work for Elon.”
Richard Nieva
Someone Stole Seth Green's Bored Ape, Which Was Supposed To Star In His New Show
The actor has been pleading on Twitter with “DarkWing84,” who bought his ape from a scammer, to return it.
Sarah Emerson
The Bored Ape Dating App That Shut Down Because No Women Signed Up Was Just A Prank, Folks
It was a good joke, a great one, even.
Katie Notopoulos
“Selling Sunset” Star Christine Quinn Is Leaving The O Group To Go All In On Crypto
The reality show archvillain has launched a crypto real estate company with her husband.
Katie Notopoulos
Elon Musk Just Can’t Stop Tweeting At This Guy
Musk has mentioned the Twitter handle of Pranay Pathole, a 23-year-old engineer, more than 400 times since 2018.
Aman Sethi
Why Crypto Cratered: 5 Things You Need To Know
Two lesser-known coins, TerraUSD and its sister currency Luna, collapsed, reminding some of the 2008 financial crash.
Richard Nieva
Elon Musk Said His Twitter Deal Is On Temporary Hold
Musk's tweeted that the deal was on hold until he could verify the number of spambots and fake accounts on Twitter really were less than 5%.
Aman Sethi
Google Showed Off Its Language-Translating Glasses
The tech giant also unveiled its long-anticipated Pixel Watch at its annual developer conference.
Richard Nieva
Elon Musk Said He Would Reverse Twitter’s Permaban On Donald Trump
“I think that it was a mistake.”
Richard Nieva
This Is What An NFT Consultant Does All Day
For our new Crypto Diaries series, a New Yorker who's in 97 Discords walks us through his “degen headspace.”
Katie Notopoulos
Elon Musk Will Fund His Twitter Deal With Money From Countries That Suppress Free Speech
Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said he looked forward to joining his “‘new’ friend” Musk on his journey.
Richard Nieva
You Can Use Multiple Slurp Juices On An Ape
A lot of y’all don’t get it.
Katie Notopoulos
In A Post-Roe America, Googling "Abortion" Could Put You At Risk. Here’s How To Protect Yourself.
If you’re planning an abortion in certain states, the data on your smartphone could be used against you if you’re not careful.
Sarah Emerson
