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TikTok goes dark in US as Trump seeks reprieve from ban
TikTok goes dark in US as Trump seeks reprieve from ban
by  AFP

TikTok went dark in the United States on Sunday as millions of dismayed users found themselves barred from the popular app, with President-elect Donald Trump vowing to seek a reprieve. After discussing TikTok with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump told NBC News on Saturday that he could activate a 90-day reprieve after he reclaims the Oval Office on Monday.

In US, teleworkers don't want to turn back
In US, teleworkers don't want to turn back
by  AFP

For Curtis Sparrer, a work-from-home evangelist, an office is nothing less than a "corporate jail." Five years after the Covid-19 pandemic sent workers scrambling for home, laptops under their arm, Sparrer methodically challenges the arguments made by corporate America as it pushes for a full-time return to office.

Trump launches his own meme coin, value soars
Trump launches his own meme coin, value soars
by  AFP

US President-elect Donald Trump has launched his own cryptocurrency, appropriately called $TRUMP, sparking feverish buying that sent its market capitalization soaring on Saturday to several billion dollars. By mid-morning on Saturday, the market capitalization for $TRUMP stood at nearly $6 billion.

US TikTok ban looms as Trump seeks last-ditch solution
US TikTok ban looms as Trump seeks last-ditch solution
by  AFP

TikTok says it will "go dark" in the United States on Sunday, threatening access to the app for 170 million users, unless the government provides assurances that a law mandating its sale or ban won't be used to punish service providers.