Science & Tech
TikTok Lies Repeatedly About Its Chinese Control: Journalist
TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance on Tuesday sued the U.S. government, seeking to block a new law that would force the social media app to cut its ties with its Chinese owner by next January or be banned on U.S. app stores. Jimmy Quinn, national security correspondent at National Review, tells NTD that TikTok has […]
TikTok Sues US Government Over Forced Divestment Law
TikTok sued on Tuesday to block a new law that requires the sale of the app from its Chinese parent company or its ban from app stores and web-hosting services. About two weeks ago, President Joe Biden signed the bill, which passed both legislative chambers with broad bipartisan support. In a filing with a federal […]
NASA Boeing Crew Flight Test Scrubbed Over Possible Valve Malfunction
NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station was scrubbed Monday night when an oxygen relief valve malfunctioned during a preflight observation on the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket Centaur second stage. NASA announced in a blog post that the mission would now be delayed until at least Friday while the valve […]
Huawei Secretly Funds US Research via Contest: Report
China’s efforts to acquire U.S. technology is getting harder to detect alongside a million-dollar award used as bait to lure U.S. innovation. A new case reveals that Chinese tech giant Huawei has been secretly funding researchers at top U.S. schools, including Harvard, according to a report from Bloomberg.
Landmark Anti-Trust Case Against Google Coming to a Close
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department’s (DOJ) prosecution of Google in Washington is headed toward an end with closing arguments on May 2 and 3—roughly three years since the DOJ brought the indictment and various state governments joined. Attorneys sparred on May 3 in attempts to convince D.C. Judge Amit Mehta of whether Google held an illegal and […]
Revealing Deepfake Images Are a New Kind of Sexual Abuse
AI “nudification” apps are being used by teenagers to generate and share fake explicit photos of their classmates. These apps are designed to turn regular images of people into fake revealing ones, or the app can put people’s faces onto intimate AI-generated bodies.
Apple Working to Fix iPhone Alarm Malfunction
Apple says it is working as fast as it can to fix an issue that causes some iPhone alarms to not play a sound, or play alarms too quietly for people to wake up, leading to an outpouring of complaints online. Many who use their iPhone as their default alarm clock were met with an […]
Supreme Court Allows Texas to Enforce Porn Age-Verification Law
The U.S. Supreme Court will allow Texas to continue enforcing a law requiring online age verification to access pornographic websites. The one-sentence order was handed down by the high court without comment or public dissent on April 30. Challengers of the law argue that it compromises free speech and opens users to privacy violations. The […]
Google Workers Sacked Over Israel Protests File Federal Labor Complaint
Dozens of Google workers who were fired for protesting the tech giant’s cloud deal with the Israeli government filed a complaint on Monday with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) over their termination. The complaint, obtained by The Washington Post, alleges that Google violated the workers’ rights by “terminating and/or placing them on administrative leave […]
FCC Fines US Wireless Carriers Nearly $200 Million Over Illegal Location Data Sharing
Several of the nation’s largest cellphone carriers have been collectively fined $200 million by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for illegally sharing access to customer location data without consent and failing to protect that information from unauthorized disclosures. In an April 29 press release, the FCC said that T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon violated the […]
Americans Are Becoming Increasingly Wary About AI: Survey
Americans’ trust in artificial intelligence is falling. The share of employed adults with at least a bachelor’s degree who say that AI is not well-regulated is up by 25 percentage points since 2021, according to a 2024 study by the Stevens Institute of Technology.
Supreme Court Turns Away Musk Challenge to SEC Restrictions on His Speech
The Supreme Court on April 29 turned away billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s attempt to contest a deal he reached with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that required a legal monitor to review his social media posts. Mr. Musk claimed in court papers that the SEC has been engaged in an “ongoing campaign” against […]
Communities Welcoming Data Centers Without Realizing Strain They Put on Electric Grid–and Even Water Supplies
Through conveniences like digital purchases and streaming services, Big Tech is consuming enormous amounts of both water and electricity in the United States. In 2022, for example, data warehouses consumed 4 percent of U.S. electricity. NTD spoke to Kevin Stocklin, a reporter for The Epoch Times, the producer of the documentary “The Shadow State,” and […]
SpaceX Dragon Cargo Craft Undocks From the ISS
Undocking of SpaceX Dragon cargo craft from the International Space Station is scheduled at 12:45 p.m. ET on April 28. SCHEDULE: 12:45 ET – NASA coverage begins 13:05 ET – Undocking TIME AND DATE SUBJECT TO CHANGE (postponed from April 26)
Musk’s X Says Posts of Australia Bishop Stabbing Don’t Promote Violence
SYDNEY—Elon Musk’s social media platform X defended publishing posts showing a bishop in Australia being stabbed during a sermon as “part of public discussion,” rejecting a regulator’s order to take down the content on grounds it is offensive and violent. In a post overnight, X’s “global government affairs” account said the video taken by an […]
NASA Astronauts Arrive for Boeing’s First Human Spaceflight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The two NASA astronauts assigned to Boeing’s first human spaceflight arrived at their launch site Thursday, just over a week before their scheduled liftoff. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will serve as test pilots for Boeing’s Starliner capsule, which is making its debut with crew after years of delay. They flew from Houston […]
Biden Awards Micron $6 Billion to Boost Chip Production in US
SYRACUSE, N.Y.—President Joe Biden traveled to upstate New York on Thursday to promote his administration’s efforts to bring chip manufacturing back to America. He announced that Micron, an American memory chipmaker, would receive $6.14 billion in federal grants through the CHIPS and Science Act, which he signed into law in 2022. Besides the direct funding, […]
Windmill Sails Fall From Paris Cabaret Club Moulin Rouge
PARIS—The sails of the landmark red windmill atop the Moulin Rouge, the most celebrated cabaret club in Paris, fell to the ground overnight in the early hours of Thursday, much to the sorrow of tourists. “The Moulin Rouge, in 135 years of history, has experienced many adventures but it is true that for the wings, […]