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Trump wants to give TikTok to his friends

Years of uncertainty around a possible TikTok ban in the United States may finally be coming to an end.  The Trump administration is reportedly very close to finalizing a deal with China to transfer US operations of the app to American control. Details are still murky, but right now it looks like the social media […]

Why does everything online feel so embarrassing?

It’s one thing to get on a plane you think is heading to France and end up bound for North Africa. It’s another thing to post that big oops on the internet to millions of people ready to laugh and scrutinize your foolishness. This is reportedly what happened earlier this month when two American women […]

Why voters keep shrugging off Trump’s corruption

Tom Homan, the White House border czar, allegedly accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents posing as business executives during a sting operation last year, according to MSNBC. The payment was made after Homan implied that he could help the agents secure government contracts in a second Trump administration.  In layperson’s terms, this is […]

Apple is trying to make your phone usable as a phone again

It’s been five or six years since I stopped answering my phone. With the exception of family or work calls, most of which I’m expecting, everyone now goes straight to voicemail, where my iPhone software dutifully transcribes the messages, which are almost always robocalls or spam. And my text messages are even more of a […]

I study AI cheating. Here’s what the data actually says.

Vox Members got to read this story first. Support independent journalism and get exclusive access to stories like this by becoming a Vox Member today. For anyone scrolling quickly through their news feeds, it is easy to believe that all students are now using AI to cheat in school. Whether in the Wall Street Journal […]