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/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25829976/STK051_TIKTOKBAN_B_CVirginia_B.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "TikTok reportedly plans ‘immediate’ Sunday shutdown in the US if it’s banned")
Source: The Verge TikTok will shut down entirely in the US on Sunday without intervention from the US Supreme Court, unnamed sources have told Reuters. That would go beyond the ban’s requirement for app stores to stop offering downloads of the app, but not immediately halt use of it. If TikTok shuts down, it will…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25832324/Acura_RSX_Prototype_Camo_2a.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Honda says the Acura RSX will be the first original EV with the Asimo operating system")
Source: The Verge Honda announced that its first original electric vehicle — that is, an EV built on its own platform and not one based on another automaker’s tech, like the Honda Prologue — will be the Acura RSX, due out in 2026. Honda’s two battery-electric vehicles in the US, the Honda Prologue and the…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23952435/HT025_tikTok_0006.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "How to bulk save your TikTok videos")
Source: The Verge There’s a general sense of doom on the TikTok feeds these days, and no wonder: it looks like the video service may be banned in the US as of January 19th. TikTok creators are offering satirical goodbyes to their Chinese spies and wondering how quickly they can download the several hundred —…
Source: Venture Beat Aonic is investing $10 million in Mega Fortuna, which is best known for its gaming rewards and discovery platform. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat Vellum polled 1,250 AI developers to understand what’s happening in the AI trenches, including techniques, use cases and challenges. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25832232/honor_magic_7_pro.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Honor’s Magic 7 Pro looks flagship through and through")
Source: The Verge Honor’s flagship Magic 7 Pro launches in the UK and Europe today, powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite and protected by top-tier water-resistance. It also features a high resolution 200 megapixel telephoto camera. Arriving a week after the OnePlus 13 and a week before we expect to meet Samsung’s Galaxy S25 phones,…
Source: Venture Beat Colossal BioSciences has raised $200 million in a new round of funding to bring back extinct species like the woolly mammoth. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25832219/SpaceX_NASA_Blue_Ghost_Resilience_landers.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Two private landers head to the moon to aid future NASA astronauts")
Source: The Verge A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday morning carrying two private lunar landers into orbit in support of NASA’s future Artemis landing crews. The Blue Ghost and Resilience landers, built by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace and Japan’s iSpace aerospace firms respectively, aim to provide data on the Moon’s…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25302756/DSC06748_processed.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Apple and Samsung neck-and-neck in smartphone sales with Xiaomi gaining")
Source: The Verge Worldwide smartphone sales grew in 2024 following two consecutive years of decline according to reports from Counterpoint, Canalys, and IDC. The bulk of the growth came from Chinese manufacturers including Xiaomi and Vivo, though Apple and Samsung are still holding strong as the undisputed market leaders. Counterpoint reports a 4 percent growth…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25832181/1448234057.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Drake axes ‘Not Like Us’ diss track petition against UMG and Spotify")
Source: The Verge Drake has withdrawn the petition he raised accusing Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) of illegally boosting Kendrick Lamar‘s diss track “Not Like Us.” According to documents filed with the New York Supreme Court on Tuesday, the pre-action case is being discontinued with no financial cost to any of the parties involved….
