With Trump’s win, Elon Musk stands to benefit The billionaire businessman has spent weeks campaigning relentlessly for Donald Trump. That dedication could lead to major benefits for him and his companies. Dara Kerr
Australia proposes social media ban for children under the age of 16 If the legislation is passed, social media platforms including X, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook would have one year to work out how to exclude Australian children. The Associated Press
Canada orders TikTok's Canadian business to be dissolved but won't block app Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the decision to dissolve TikTok of its Canadian business is meant to address risks perceived to be related to TikTok's Chinese parent company. The Associated Press
Jeff Bezos, other tech leaders congratulate Trump on ‘extraordinary political comeback’ Gone are the days when Amazon founder Jeff Bezos joked about sending Donald Trump to the moon on a rocket to keep him out of the White House. Monica Nickelsburg
The Dow Jones jumps over 1,300 points after Trump wins the election Wall Street, crypto investors, and shareholders in Trump Media are all cheering the election results. Maria Aspan
Social media's lax rules around misinformation worry election watchers Leading up to the 2020 election, online platforms were policing misinformation. Now, days before the election, social media companies are taking a more hands-off approach -- particularly X. Bobby Allyn
Denver high school kids built an AI app to help immigrants vote Some Denver high school kids from mostly immigrant families built an AI app to help their parents and people like them vote. It makes the process easy -- how to register and interpret ballot issues. Jenny Brundin
OpenAI is rolling out a web search feature for ChatGPT The function can be used manually or automatically. It is available now for certain users, and will be accessible for other users on a rolling basis. Ayana Archie
Crowdsourced voting fraud claims could become grist for Republican lawsuits One hub for rumors and conspiracies about voting is X, the social media site once known as Twitter. There, users are floating unverified and false claims about voting that can quickly go viral. Huo Jingnan
An Elon Musk-backed political group is posting fake Kamala Harris ads on Facebook Ads seemingly advocating for Vice President Kamala Harris on Facebook are really part of an effort by a dark money group to mislead voters. The messages have been viewed millions of times. Bobby Allyn
