Is the Chinese company DeepSeek an existential threat to America's AI industry? Why are U.S. tech investors so worried about DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence company whose new chatbot is now among the most-downloaded free apps in the U.S.? Leila Fadel
U.S. stock markets tumble as investors worry about DeepSeek The Chinese AI company may be about to burst Silicon Valley's bubble. Maria Aspan
The internet is forever. Or is it? NPR's Pien Huang speaks with writer s.e. smith about her piece in The Verge that explores why so many websites disappear from the internet and what it tells us about online culture. Pien Huang
Exclusive: White House in talks to have Oracle and U.S. investors take over TikTok The aim is to place oversight control in the hands of American software company Oracle and other investors. Under federal law, TikTok must split apart from China, or face a nationwide ban. Bobby Allyn
TikTok's brief ban sent users to RedNote, another Chinese-owned video-sharing app Many users flocked to another Chinese-owned app, RedNote, when it looked like TikTok would be banned. Americans and Chinese citizens have been getting to know each other.
Trump's entry into crypto opens new doors for those seeking political influence Bloomberg investigative reporter Zeke Faux says the Trump family crypto business offers anyone seeking favor with the new administration a legal way to send money directly to the president. Dave Davies
Netflix raises monthly fees after a record jump in new subscribers The company says it added 19 million new subscribers during the last quarter of 2024, fueled by live events and new shows. Netflix is also raising subscriptions by $1 to $2 per month in the U.S. Manuela López Restrepo
TikTok available in the U.S. again after Trump vowed to pause ban on the app TikTok is back online in the U.S. after going dark for about 14 hours. The blackout affecting 170 million American users was lifted after President-elect Trump vowed to pause the federal ban. A Martínez
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, threatening app's existence in the U.S. The decision resolves a long-running legal dispute between the Department of Justice and TikTok. But experts say President-elect Donald Trump will now have considerable sway over the platform's future in the U.S. Bobby Allyn
SpaceX launches its Starship rocket on latest test flight but spacecraft is destroyed After launching on Thursday, the Starship rocket caught the booster back at the pad but lost contact with the ascending spacecraft as engines went out. Officials for Elon Musk's company confirmed that the spacecraft was destroyed. The Associated Press