Jimmy Kimmel took a proverbial swipe at Donald Trump during the Oscars, responding to a critical post from the former president.
What’s going on with the new bill that could ban TikTok?
TikTok faces an uncertain fate in the U.S. once again. After a surprise flurry of activity in the House this week, TikTok is the target of a new […]
Women in AI: Claire Leibowicz, AI and media integrity expert at PAI
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve […]
Surprise Democratic Primary winner credits AI for beating Biden
Jason Palmer credits AI for his presidential caucus win in American Samoa over Joe Biden
Could a TikTok ban happen? It’s complicated.
On Wednesday, TikTok users across the U.S. were told “Congress is planning a total ban of TikTok.” But this most recent attempt to curtail the app’s reach in the US is just a strange amalgamation of sloppy politics and hypocrisy.
Women in AI: Sarah Kreps, professor of government at Cornell
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed […]
New Yorkers react to National Guard subway deployment with memes, jokes, anger, and confusion
In a move nobody asked for, Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed the U.S. National Guard to the New York City subway. There are lots of comments, jokes, and confusion from actual New Yorkers.
Despite distancing itself from politics, the topic is dominating Threads’ trends
Meta’s newest app Threads, a would-be Twitter/X rival, may not want politics on its platform, but it’s coming to the app anyway — or so Threads’ search trends […]
India’s Election Commission fixes privacy flaws that exposed citizens’ information-seeking data
India’s federal election commission has fixed flaws on its website that exposed data related to citizens’ requests for information related to their voting eligibility status, local political candidates […]
TikTok wants you to call your representatives to avoid a shutdown
TikTok prompts users to call Congress against a potential ban through a pop-up message in the app.