Bluesky launches dedicated feed for vertical video
This is the product delivery time for all social networks with the TikTok service in the recovery stage, and the application is still not available in the App Store and Play Store. Bluesky said on Sunday that it is launching a dedicated feed for vertical videos in its app. Users can see the trending video section in the browse...
Failing startup employees are at particular risk of having their personal data stolen through old Google logins
As if losing your job when your startup collapses isn't bad enough, now security researchers are finding that employees at failed startups are at particular risk of having their data stolen. These range from private Slack messages to Social Security numbers and, possibly, bank accounts. The researcher who discovered the problem is Dylan Ayrey, co-founder and CEO of Andreessen...
Trump said he would delay the ban on TikTok, suggesting a joint venture with US ownership
TikTok went dark for users in the US on Saturday night, but it may not be for long. President-elect Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Sunday morning that he will issue an executive order on Friday that will "extend the time before the ban goes into effect, so we can make a deal to protect our national security." Even...
How to stream Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day 2025
Donald Trump will take the oath of office of the president in front of the Capitol building in Washington, DC, again. The event takes place at noon ET and is expected to draw attention from supporters and opponents alike. How to stream Trump's inauguration You can watch the inauguration live on cable or by subscribing to a live TV...
TikTok goes dark in the US
TikTok went dark in the US on Saturday night as a result of a federal law banning the popular short video app for millions of Americans. However, the company began restoring service on Sunday afternoon. TikTok users began receiving messages about the ban around 10:30 Eastern on Saturday evening, and the app also disappeared from the Apple and Google...
TikTok is restoring service in the US
Less than 12 hours after TikTok went dark in the United States, the video-sharing app is back online. "In agreement with service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service," the company said in a statement. "We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to service providers that they will not face penalties that provide...
Meta announced a new CapCut competitor called Editing
Meta Sunday announced a new video editing app called Edits, after ByteDance's video editing app CapCut was removed from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store as part of the TikTok ban. Instagram head Adam Mosseri (pictured above) said in a thread that the app will launch next month on iOS, with an Android version following. He added...
Pentagon says AI is speeding up ‘kill chain’
Leading AI developers, such as OpenAI and Anthropic, are making a fine needle for selling software to the United States military: making the Pentagon more efficient, without allowing AI to kill people. Currently, these tools are not used as weapons, but AI gives the Department of Defense "significant advantages" in identifying, tracking, and evaluating threats, the Pentagon's Chief Digital...
From recruiting for Palantir to landing a plane on Highway 85: meet defense technology’s wildest power brokers
In 2023, defense tech recruiter Peterson Conway VIII pulls up to the offices of nuclear fusion startup Fuse in a black Suburban, wearing his signature cowboy hat. He picked up a new recruit Fuse and proceeded to regale her with stories from the old recruiting days. One story involved a prostitute attending a recruitment event ("not for sex," Conway...
AI benchmarking organizations have been criticized for waiting to open funding from OpenAI
Organizations that develop mathematical benchmarks for AI did not announce that they had received funding from OpenAI until recently, prompting accusations of inappropriateness from some in the AI community. Epoch AI, a nonprofit primarily funded by Open Philanthropy, a research and grant foundation, announced on December 20 that OpenAI has supported the creation of FrontierMath. FrontierMath, a test with...
