TikTok denied request to halt potential US ban

If the app is not sold to an approved buyer by mid-January, it will be shut down.

Very demure: Dictionary.com chooses 2024 Word of the Year

Dictionary.com has chosen its 2024 Word of the Year – and it’s from that massive TikTok trend this summer.

SpaceX Starship launch: Mechanical arms catch Super Heavy rocket booster

SpaceX’s Starship rocket completed its boldest test flight yet with the help of “chopsticks," the monstrous metal arms that caught the rocket booster back at the launch pad.

WATCH: SpaceX's Polaris Dawn crew completes first private spacewalk

Jared Isaacman, CEO of Shift4 integrated payment processing solutions, participated in the first ever private spacewalk by a group of astronauts who left a SpaceX capsule after a delay of a few hours, testing a new line of spacesuits in the company's riskiest mission yet.

SpaceX grounded by FAA after Falcon 9 topples, burns on landing barge

The FAA has grounded SpaceX after a Falcon 9 booster toppled and burned during landing on a barge. This incident has halted upcoming launches and sparked an urgent investigation into what went wrong.

Justice Department sues TikTok, accusing the company of violating a children's online privacy law

TikTok is accused in a lawsuit of violating a federal law requiring kid-oriented apps and websites to get parental consent before collecting personal information of children under 13 years old.

Fake Bloomfield Hills Target shooting gains traction on TikTok; police debunk story

A post on TikTok claiming that there was a shooting at a Bloomfield Hills Target store over a handicapped parking space is fake. It's just the latest made-up story gaining traction in Metro Detroit.

Justice Department claims TikTok collected user data on abortion, gun control, and more

In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department has accused TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion.

Elon Musk says he’s moving SpaceX, X headquarters from California

Tech billionaire Elon Musk announced that he is moving the headquarters of SpaceX and social media company X from California after the state banned school districts from requiring staff to inform parents about their children's gender identity change.

TikTok glossary: From Barbiecore to WaterTok

Will your summer look be more coastal grandma or cottagecore? If you’re not sure, this TikTok glossary is here to help.

How a Chipotle delivery turned into an Arizona couple's wedding being paid off

An Arizona man delivering food to earn money for he and his fiancé's wedding got the surprise of a lifetime when a note he wrote went viral on TikTok. Donations poured in, covering the cost of their dream wedding.

SpaceX Starship survives "toasty" fourth test flight – barely

SpaceX engineers and fans watched live as the blistering heat of reentry nearly ate through the Starship spacecraft before it splashed down as planned in the Indian Ocean, completing a successful test flight.

Livonia prom revenge murder story is fake news, police say

A TikTok claiming that a man named Douglass Barnes murdered a girl named Samantha McCaffery at a prom at Livonia High School in Michigan is fake AI-generated news.

SpaceX says it's ready for Starship's fourth test flight from Texas

If the FAA grants SpaceX its modified launch license, the company said it could attempt the fourth test flight of Starship and the Super Heavy booster as soon as June 5 from its launch site in Boca Chica, Texas.