Technology

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2020 photo shows the icon for TikTok taken in New York. Privacy watchdogs say that the popular TikTok video app is violating a children’s privacy law and putting kids at risk. They filed a complaint saying TikTok is collecting personal information of kids under 13 without their parents’ consent, even after a $5.7 million FTC fine in 2019 over child-privacy law violations.

Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat

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The twin executive orders — one for each app — take effect in 45 days. They call on the Secretary of Commerce to define the banned transactions by that time. The orders' wording is vague, but leaves open the possibility that hosting the apps in the Apple and Google app stores could be covered by the ban ...

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EU regulators investigating Google's plan to buy Fitbit

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, a man walks past a building on the Google campus in Mountain View, Calif.

Target partners with Summit Academy to create IT training center in north Minneapolis

The company said the move is part of its ongoing efforts to advance social justice and promote racial equity in the Twin Cities ...

Pompeo says Trump to take broad action on Chinese software

A man wearing a shirt promoting TikTok is seen at an Apple store in Beijing on Friday, July 17, 2020. U. S. President Donald Trump says he wants to take action to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns.

SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years

Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken prepare to return to earth on a SpaceX capsule, Sunday Aug. 2, 2020. It will mark the first splashdown in 45 years for NASA astronauts and the first return in the gulf.

Ransomware feared as possible saboteur for November election

This Feb 23, 2019, file photo shows the inside of a computer in Jersey City, N.J. Ransomware attacks targeting state and local governments have been on the rise, with cyber criminals seeking quick money by seizing data and holding it hostage until they get paid.

Microsoft in advanced talks to buy TikTok's US business

Trump says he'll act to ban TikTok in US as soon as Saturday

There have been reports of U.S. tech giants and financial firms being interested in buying or investing in TikTok as the Trump administration sets its sights on the app ...

3 charged in massive Twitter hack, Bitcoin scam

VIDEO: NASA launches Mars rover to look for signs of ancient life

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from pad 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

2020's final Mars mission poised for blastoff from Florida

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket that will launch to Mars arrives at Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

4 Big Tech CEOs getting heat from Congress on competition

This combination of 2019-2020 photos shows Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. On Wednesday, July 29, 2020, the four Big Tech leaders will answer for their companies’ practices before Congress at a hearing by the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust.

In this Thursday, March 7, 2019 file photo, Eva Schloss, the stepsister of Anne Frank and a Holocaust survivor, attends a news conference in Newport Beach, Calif.

Holocaust survivors urge Facebook to remove denial posts

Twitter temporarily limits Donald Trump Jr.'s account over COVID-19 misinformation

In this June 29, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, western Japan.

Trade, technology and security at risk in US-China feud

High schooler from Eagan starts online tutoring service to 'make learning fun'

In late June, 15-year-old Tanisha Kota created Genius Prep, an online tutoring service. The idea is simple: recruit high school students to tutor younger students, from kindergartners to eighth graders ...

Tanisha Kota, a 15-year-old student at Eastview High School, works at a computer. She started Genius Prep, an online tutoring service, to help kids with distance learning.

Zuckerberg, Bezos, other tech CEOs to testify on competition

Four Big Tech CEOs — Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Google's Sundar Pichai and Apple's Tim Cook — will answer for their companies’ practices before Congress at a hearing Wednesday by the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust ...

This combination of 2019-2020 photos shows Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Fox taking fans to the ballgame with a virtual crowd

Fox will be taking viewers out to the ballgame by adding a virtual crowd in parks during its baseball broadcasts this season...

This image provided by Fox Sports shows a screen shot from video showing a test of the virtual crowds at Chase Field in Phoenix, in early July 2020. Fox Sports has revealed that it will include computer-generated fans beginning with their three Major League Baseball games on Saturday, July 25.

Politics

Why choice of running mate matters more than usual this year

For all the secrecy and speculation that typically surrounds the search for a vice presidential candidate, the decision rarely sways an election. But ahead of Joe Biden's imminent announcement, this year could be different...

In this July 28, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event in Wilmington, Del. Despite all the secrecy, the speculation and the fierce jockeying behind the scenes, presidential running mates rarely sway an election. But as the political world awaits the imminent announcement of Biden�s vice presidential pick, there is a real sense among his allies and adversaries that this decision may matter more in 2020.

Entertainment

Simon Cowell injures back while testing electric bicycle

Simon Cowell broke his back Saturday while testing his new electric bicycle at his home in California...

In this Aug. 28, 2018, file photo, Simon Cowell arrives at the

Minnesota Sports

Dozier, Singer lead Royals over Twins 4-2 for 3-game sweep

Hunter Dozier hit a two-run single in his first at-bat since testing positive for COVID-19, prized prospect Brady Singer earned his major league win and the Kansas City Royals swept the Minnesota Twins 4-2 Sunday...

Kansas City Royals Hunter Dozier hits a two-run single during the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins at Kauffman Stadium.

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