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TikTok Is Ready to Sue Over Potential US Ban

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The new bill could be voted on in the Senate as soon as Tuesday, and TikTok is ready with a legal strategy.

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Snap Patent Brings Emotion Detection to Workplace Surveillance

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AI that’s meant to detect emotion is highly controversial.

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Meta Patent Adds AI Voice Assistants Across Devices and Apps

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Its latest patent for a way to perform “concierge-type services” via voice adds to the company’s broader AI ambitions.

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TikTok is Launching an Instagram Clone

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The short-form video app said it will soon launch “TikTok Notes,” a photo-and-text-based platform intended to mimic the appeal of Instagram.

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Patent Drop

Snap Plays Catch Up to Apple, Meta with Spatial Audio AR Filing

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The filing highlights that sound is a major part of the extended reality experience.

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Fidelity Cuts Value of ‘X’ Stake Once Again

Investment firm Fidelity has once again cut the value of its Blue Chip Growth Fund’s position in Elon Musk’s X.

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UK Regulator Says ‘Finfluencers’ Can’t Hide Behind Memes for Marketing

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The Financial Conduct Authority has instituted clear guidelines for how financial influencers use social media for marketing.

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TikTok’s Booming Growth Isn’t What it Used to Be

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As politicians kick around the idea of a US ban, the popular social media platform is having growth struggles.

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