Trump's TikTok deal terms criticized by experts as a 'shakedown' The U.S. government will collect a multibillion-dollar fee from the American investors who will take over TikTok. Some experts call the fee and other deals like it "extortion." Bobby Allyn
Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle lawsuit over 'tricking' people into Prime Federal regulators say Amazon has settled their lawsuit over whether its web designs have manipulated millions of people into paying for Prime subscriptions that were purposefully hard to cancel. Monica Nickelsburg
As AI advances, doomers warn the superintelligence apocalypse is nigh Profile feature about the small but dedicated band of computer scientists and others in Silicon Valley who say humanity is about to make an extinction-level mistake by creating an AI superintelligence. Martin Kaste
Dating app data is hard to access, so researchers made their own app Dating apps collect a lot of useful data from their users that could help researchers better understand love and relationships.
Did Amazon trick people into paying for Prime? Federal case goes to trial The U.S. government says Amazon manipulated people into signing up for Prime memberships that were purposefully hard to cancel. The company says its designs and disclosures follow industry standards. Monica Nickelsburg
Deal for TikTok creates U.S. joint venture, and government won't have a stake The U.S. will get a copy of TikTok's prized content recommendation algorithm, and that the tech company Oracle will provide security. John Ruwitch
Rheumatoid arthritis kept her captive. This nerve stimulator set her free A new surgically implanted device the size of a lima bean can help control rheumatoid arthritis that isn't responding to drugs. Jon Hamilton
Social media is shattering America's understanding of Charlie Kirk's death There is a deep schism in how Americans understand the assassination that took place a little more than a week ago and that gap is being widened by social media. Geoff Brumfiel
Trump says talk with China's Xi yielded progress, including on TikTok Officials have been working on a deal to bring popular video app TikTok under U.S. ownership to avoid shutting it down in the United States. John Ruwitch
Their teenage sons died by suicide. Now, they are sounding an alarm about AI chatbots Grieving parents and online safety advocates at a congressional hearing called for new laws to regulate AI companion apps to protect the mental health of minors. Rhitu Chatterjee