Mobile Applications

• Here’s Who Just Bought TikTok - Several big companies and investment firms are part of the new American TikTok. Many have ties to one another and President Trump.
• TikTok Strikes Deal To Split Off an American Version, Ending Long Legal Saga - The Chinese parent company for the popular video app said it had sold a majority stake in TikTok’s U.S. operations to avoid a ban in the United States.
• The ‘Attention Economy’ Is a Lie - It started in a laboratory. No one could have predicted where it would end.
• Tech Giants Are Racing to Embed A.I. in Schools Around the Globe - More governments are rolling out chatbots in schools. Some experts warn the tools could erode teaching and learning.
• TikTok Signs Agreements With Investors in Step Toward Avoiding a U.S. Ban - The Chinese-owned video app formalized commitments from the software giant Oracle and two investment firms as part of a deal to keep TikTok operating in the United States.
• How Australia’s Social Media Ban for Children Will Work - The country is barring children under 16 from social media, with a sweeping federal law that is one of the first attempts at a nationwide regulation.
• App That Tracks ICE Raids Sues U.S., Saying Officials Pressured Apple to Remove It - The developer of ICEBlock, which notifies users of ICE agent sightings, said Attorney General Pam Bondi censored his free speech.
• Australia’s Social Media Ban for Under-16s Is Coming. The Teenagers Are Skeptical. - The country is trying to wean children under 16 off the likes of TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube and Instagram with a new law. The teenagers are skeptical.