Restaurant and arcade chain Dave & Busters is adding features to its mobile app that would allow players at its physical locations to wager with each other on games like Skee-Ball. Dave & Busters is using gamification software from technology company Lucra which will allow users to compete with each other, get rewards and unlock […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time. What’s now in question is whether it will be around much longer and, if so, in what form? Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with […]
Elon Musk’s X announced an app for smart TVs this week, expanding the social media site into the streaming world. X on Tuesday showed off features familiar to users of other video apps like YouTube, including algorithmically generated recommendations, trending videos and cross-platform compatibility with smartphones. X CEO Linda Yaccarino took the lead in promoting the upcoming […]
LONDON — The European Union on Monday demanded TikTok provide more information about a new app that pays users to watch videos and warned that it could order the video-sharing platform to suspend addictive features that pose a risk to kids. The 27-nation EU‘s executive Commission said it was opening formal proceedings to determine whether […]
WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation Saturday that would ban TikTok in the United States if the popular social media platform’s China-based owner doesn’t sell its stake within a year, but don’t expect the app to go away anytime soon. The decision by House Republicans to include TikTok as part of a larger foreign aid […]
“Pokémon Go” is no stranger to being at the center of politics, though the first time the mobile phone game was drawn into the left’s machinations was by accident, as Hillary Clinton proclaimed, “‘Pokémon Go’ to the polls!” in 2016 in a failed effort to drive the vote. This time, however, the game is […]
By an overwhelming margin, the House on Wednesday passed legislation that would require TikTok to separate from its China-based ownership or face a potential ban in the U.S. The vote was 352-65, with one member voting present and 14 members not voting. Fifteen Republicans and 50 Democrats opposed the measure. Republicans voting against the bill […]
The social media video-sharing app TikTok issued a panicky statement on Tuesday in response to a bill that is gaining momentum in the House to ban it in the U.S. TikTok issued a statement aimed at users and lawmakers that made it clear the proposed legislation would completely outlaw it in the country. The Beijing-owned […]
DENVER — A 78-year-old woman who sued two police officers after her home was wrongly searched by a SWAT team looking for a stolen truck has won a $3.76 million jury verdict under a new Colorado law that allows people to sue police over violations of their state constitutional rights. A jury in state court […]
GOP Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri grilled Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Wednesday at a congressional hearing regarding child safety on social media platforms. Hawley even elicited an apology from Zuckerberg to family members of those who have been harmed through content on social media. Meta is the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. During the […]
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