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Instagram, Facebook Offer $5,000 to Entice TikTok Creators
Meta’s “Breakthrough Bonus” aims to get creators from other platforms to jump ship
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Trump Taps OpenAI, Oracle for $500 Billion ‘Stargate’ AI Infrastructure Project
The new artificial intelligence program comes after Trump has said he wants to “dominate” when it comes to AI innovation
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TikTok’s Sister App Returns to US After Trump Executive Order
CapCut started working again for users on Tuesday, but new downloads are still barred by Apple and Google
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Big Tech Goes to Washington to ‘Kiss Trump’s Ring’ — But MAGA Fans Remain Skeptical
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s pro-Trump shift “seems a little bit disingenuous,” one inauguration attendee told TheWrap
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Block TikTok Ban
The president’s executive order says the Justice Department “shall take no action” against Apple and Google for offering TikTok in their app stores
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What Ban? TikTok Creators and Users Party in DC as Trump Looks to ‘Save’ App
TikTokkers tell TheWrap they’re “ecstatic” about Trump’s efforts to restore the app — even as some worry about China’s influence over the platform
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CNN Pays Navy Veteran Undisclosed Defamation Settlement After Jury Orders $5 Million in Damages
A Florida jury determined the network defamed Zachary Young when they said he “exploited” fleeing Afghans in 2021
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CNN’s Net Worth Sliced in Half to $2.3 Billion Over 2 Years
The cable network was worth $4.4 billion in 2021, according to company finances shared in court on Friday
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CNN Owes $5 Million for Defamation of Navy Veteran
A jury finds the network defamed Zachary Young in a 2021 segment on Jake Tapper’s show that said he “exploited” desperate Afghans fleeing the country
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Trump Moves Inauguration Indoors to Avoid ‘Arctic Blast’
Single-digit temperatures and “bitterly cold wind chills” force Trump to be the first president sworn in inside since Reagan
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Trump Talks TikTok Deal With China’s President Xi Jinping: ‘We Will Solve Many Problems Together’
“My decision on TikTok will be made in the not too distant future, but I must have time to review the situation,” the president-elect says in response to the Supreme Court decision
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Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban, Paving Way for Sunday Shutdown
The popular app will not be allowed to be carried by the Apple or Google app stores starting Jan. 19
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TikTok in Limbo: What Happens to Creators – and Can Trump Save Them?
If Trump signs an executive order overturning the TikTok ban, it would give the app “more leeway” to find a buyer as it works its way through the courts, one legal expert tells TheWrap
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Biden Will Leave TikTok Ban to Trump Administration
The president will let the next administration enforce TikTok’s looming ban, rather than force the app to adhere to it on Sunday
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Google Tells EU Fact Checking ‘Simply Isn’t Appropriate’
The tech giant will not obey a “Disinformation Code” it previously said it helped create
