Apple registers all deleted apps along with TikTok in the US
In the midst of the TikTok shutdown, in a rare move, Apple released a statement and support document listing all the affected apps that cannot be accessed in the US. iPhone manufacturers usually don't publish information when they block apps. In particular, other ByteDance applications, including CapCut, Lemon8 - which has been increasing in recent months - and Marvel...
OpenAI is trying to extend the lifespan of humans, with the help of longevity startups
OpenAI says it's training a new AI model called GPT-4b micro with Retro Biosciences, a longevity science startup that's trying to extend human life by 10 years, according to MIT Technology Review. Retro, which is backed by Sam Altman, has been working with OpenAI for about a year on this research, according to the report. The GPT-4b micro model...
How To Get Around US TikTok Ban
"Even VPNs don't lead to circumvention" in India, Gosain told WIRED. In the early hours of the US ban, it is not clear exactly how feasible it will be to overcome the restrictions for US accounts. It seems that TikTok has taken a more extreme approach, making the US app dark - blacking out the version of the TikTok...
Not Just TikTok: Other ByteDance Apps Disappear After Ban
TikTok is no longer available in the United States — at least not yet. But that's not the only ByteDance-owned app currently blocked for US-based users. Shortly before the federally mandated January 19 deadline, TikTok cut off access to anyone trying to access the app from the US. "The law banning TikTok has been implemented in the US. Unfortunately,...
TikTok is not available in the US—and it’s gone from the App Store
For the first time in internet history, the United States government has officially banned a major global social media platform, joining authoritarian regimes like Russia and China. On Saturday, TikTok officially went dark. Users trying to access the app are now greeted with a message that says "TikTok is currently unavailable." ,” the message added. "Please stay tuned!" It...
TikTok goes dark in the US
TikTok has gone dark in the US, the result of a federal law banning the popular social media app for millions of Americans — at least for now. TikTok users started receiving messages about the ban around 10:30pm Eastern. As of Saturday afternoon, the app was also unavailable on Apple's app store. "Sorry, TikTok is currently unavailable," the message...
How PowerSchool data breach victims helped each other investigate ‘massive’ hack
On January 7, at 11:10 a.m. in Dubai, Romy Backus received an email from education technology giant PowerSchool informing her that the school she worked for was one of the victims of a data breach discovered by the company on December 28. PowerSchool says hackers. have accessed cloud systems containing personal student and teacher information, including Social Security numbers,...
TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless Biden offers ‘definitive statement’
It was unclear whether TikTok would still be available in the United States on Sunday, with the company saying that President Joe Biden's administration would have to provide "certain" assurances that it would not impose a ban. On Friday, the Supreme Court upheld legislation that would have effectively banned TikTok in the US if the app's owner, ByteDance, did...
The DOJ confirmed that the detained US Army soldiers were connected to the AT&T and Verizon hacks
US prosecutors have formally linked the arrest of a US Army soldier in December to the theft of US phone records from AT&T and Verizon last year. Authorities arrested Cameron John Wagenius, a US Army communications specialist, in Texas on December 20 following a two-page grand jury indictment charging the US serviceman with two counts of illegally transmitting secret...
After high-flying proptech startups Divvy Homes and EasyKnock are the latest to struggle
Many proptech startups, born and funded in the heyday of low interest rates, are struggling. With investment in US-based real estate startups falling from $11.1 billion in 2021 to $3.7 billion last year, according to PitchBook data, some are selling themselves, while others are closing up shop. Two recent examples are the latest victims of a challenging interest rate...
