Trump evolves from backing TikTok ban to being seen as app’s savior
FOX Business' Taylor Riggs joins “Fox & Friends First” to discuss President-elect Trump's relationship with Big Tech, potential investment plans and his agenda for his first 100 days. President-elect Donald Trump's multi-year turnaround on the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok culminated Sunday with him being recognized for saving the app. Trump first administration It initially […]
TikTok shouts out Trump as app goes dark for millions of users across US
Pete Packal, technology analyst and founder of The Media Copilot, joins Mornings with Maria to discuss President-elect Trump's appeal to the Supreme Court to end the ban on TikTok. Discuss the administration's focus on AI in its second term. TikTok went dark for users across the U.S. late Saturday as it notified users of a […]
Hours before US ban, TikTok says users will see ‘temporary’ halt in service
Pete Packal, technology analyst and founder of The Media Copilot, joins Mornings with Maria to discuss President-elect Trump's appeal to the Supreme Court to end the ban on TikTok. Discuss the administration's focus on AI in its second term. Hours before the U.S. ban on TikTok went into effect, TikTok released a statement on its […]
AI company Perplexity bids to merge with TikTok to avoid ban: report
O'Leary Ventures Chairman gave an update on the TikTok bid on “The Craman Countdown.” Artificial intelligence (AI) company Perplexity AI is reportedly interested in merging with TikTok US to help the video-sharing platform avoid a ban in the country. CNBC reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that the bid for the platform's Chinese parent […]
SpaceX’s starship grounds after test flight explosion
Video shows debris in the sky after SpaceX's Starship rocket experienced “unplanned rapid disintegration” during a flight test on January 16th. [Credit: Greg Munch /TMX] SpaceX launched its Starship rocket Thursday on its latest test flight, but the spacecraft was destroyed after a thrilling booster catchback on the pad. Elon Musk's company announced that the […]
TikTok says it will ‘go dark’ on Sunday without ‘definitive’ assurance that the Biden admin won’t enforce ban
Social media expert Ariadna Jacob talks about how TikTok users are turning to the Chinese app Rednote following the ruling on The Bottom Line. TikTok announced Friday that the social media platform will go “go dark” on Sunday unless there is “final” assurance from the Biden administration that the ban will not be enforced. “The […]
Elon Musk weighs in on SpaceX Starship’s ‘rapid unscheduled disassembly’
Video shows debris in the sky after SpaceX's Starship rocket experienced “unplanned rapid disintegration” during a flight test on January 16th. [Credit: Greg Munch /TMX] SpaceX CEO Elon Musk met with the company Thursday night to discuss the company's belief that a portion of the Starship rocket may have suffered an “unplanned rapid disintegration.” I […]
Potential TikTok ban: what social media apps are popping up in app stores?
Billionaire entrepreneur Frank McCourt Jr. talks about TikTok's future in the U.S. on “Craman Countdown.” As a potential U.S. ban worries TikTok and its U.S. users, several social media apps have risen to the top of app store chart rankings. Apps such as Xiaohongshu, Lemon8, Clapper, and Flip were among the top five “top free” […]
Elon Musk sued by SEC over 2022 Twitter stock purchases
Elon Musk spoke out about DOGE's cost-saving potential during a livestream with Stagwell CEO Mark Penn. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit this week against former Twitter owner Elon Musk X over his purchase of Twitter stock in 2022. The complaint alleges that Musk failed to timely disclose that he had […]
Nvidia pushes back on Biden admin’s AI order
Landsberg Bennett Private Wealth Management CIO Michael Landsberg discusses his investment exposure to AI on Making Money. Tech giant Nvidia is pushing back against a new executive order from the Biden administration that prevents artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed in the United States from falling into the hands of hostile countries. The White House announced […]