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Can You Still Use TikTok if It’s Banned? What Users Should Know About the App.

The social media app is likely to disappear from the app stores of Google and Apple right away. But it’s unclear if users will completely…

Religious Leaders Experiment with A.I. in Sermons

Modern religious leaders are experimenting with A.I. just as earlier generations examined radio, television and the internet.

Turo Car Rental App Was Quietly Growing Before New Orleans and Las Vegas Attacks

Turo, which investigators say was used to acquire the vehicles involved in the attack in New Orleans and explosion in Las Vegas, was emerging as…

How Empower Has Become Uber’s Rival in Washington D.C.

A company called Empower is trying to take on Uber, Lyft and local regulators as it piles up fines and draws new passengers to its…

YouTube TV Hikes Monthly Price to $82.99, a 14 Percent Increase

The increase is the latest for the streaming service, which debuted in 2017 at $35 a month. The company blamed “rising content costs.”

Are A.I. Clones the Future of Dating? I Tried Them for Myself.

A New York Times reporter tested a handful of chatbots to see if they could help improve his dating life. The results were decidedly mixed.

Waymo Raises $5.6 Billion From Outside Investors

Alphabet’s driverless car unit now has vehicles operating in San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles.

In San Francisco, Local News Is Seeing a Resurgence

The city has become a hothouse for experimentation in local news. Could it serve as a model for the rest of the country?

Cisco to Cut About 7% of Staff in Second Round of Job Layoffs

The cuts could amount to about 6,000 jobs for the San Jose, Calif., maker of computer networking technology.

When the Terms of Service Change to Make Way for A.I. Training

Tech companies have been making subtle and not-so-subtle changes to their rules for better access to data for building A.I. We took a look at…