TikTok won't commit to blocking flow of Americans' data to China

Earlier this year, BuzzFeed reported that TikTok engineers in China have access to U.S. data dating back to Sept. 2021. TikTok said they’re planning to delete U.S. user data from its servers.

Twitter edit button finally being tested

Twitter’s edit button allows tweets to be edited a couple of times 30 minutes after being posted. Twitter Blue subscribers will get access to it in late September.

Titanic: Newly-released 8K video gives up-close look at ship’s decay

It’s the first time anyone has recorded such high-definition footage of the Titanic, helping researchers further study the decay of the storied passenger liner.

Kellogg’s will pay you $5,000 to eat cereal for dinner

Winners will also get a year’s worth of Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, Fruit Loops and Frosted Mini-wheats cereal.

New material developed at MSU can turn wind turbine blades into gummy bears

Despite being used for renewable power, wind turbines have a dark side: they get tossed in a landfill when they're phased out. One researcher from Michigan State University wants to change that.

Twitter whistleblower: 5 takeaways from Peiter Zatko

In essence, the whistleblower said Elon Musk is correct when he charges that Twitter executives have little incentive to accurately measure the prevalence of fake accounts.

People enter 'dissociative state' when using social media, researchers say

Have you ever opened social media and all of a sudden 30 minutes went by without you even noticing? Researchers, studying this dissociative state, created an app with a focus on users' time and attention.

Elon Musk responds: Countersuit accuses Twitter of fraud

Elon Musk alleges that Twitter committed fraud and breach of contract. The billionaire offered to buy the social media company, then tried to back out by claiming Twitter was infested with “spam bots” and fake accounts.

Mother sues Facebook, claiming harm to addicted teenage daughter

Cecelia Tesch says her 13-year-old daughter suffers from an eating disorder, depression and other mental health problems after six years of using Facebook.

Families sue TikTok after 2 girls die attempting controversial ‘blackout challenge,' lawsuit claims

According to SMVLC, Arriani and Lalani participated in TikTok’s "blackout challenge," which encourages users to choke themselves with belts, purse strings or other similar items until passing out.

Dearborn man designs survey to rate police officers, provide feedback to chiefs

Guardian Score gives you the power to rate police officers, using a QR code assigned to officers on their business cards. It was designed by a Dearborn software engineer and two of his friends from Wayne State University.