Sunday, December 14, 2025

Q&A: What does banning TikTok and WeChat mean for users?

The U.S. government is cracking down on the Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat, starting by barring them from app stores on Sunday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US bans WeChat, TikTok from app stores, threatens shutdowns

The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores on Sunday and will bar the apps from accessing essential internet services in the U.S. — a move that could effectively wreck the operation of both Chinese services for U.S. users.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: What does banning TikTok and WeChat mean for users?

The U.S. government is cracking down on the Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat, starting by barring them from app stores on Sunday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US bans WeChat, TikTok from app stores, threatens shutdowns

The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores on Sunday and will bar the apps from accessing essential internet services in the U.S. — a move that could effectively wreck the operation of both Chinese services for U.S. users.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: What does banning TikTok and WeChat mean for users?

The U.S. government is cracking down on the Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat, starting by barring them from app stores on Sunday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Q&A: What does banning TikTok and WeChat mean for users?

The U.S. government is cracking down on the Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat, starting by barring them from app stores on Sunday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US bans WeChat, TikTok from app stores, threatens shutdowns

The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores on Sunday and will bar the apps from accessing essential internet services in the U.S. — a move that could effectively wreck the operation of both Chinese services for U.S. users.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US bans WeChat, TikTok from app stores, threatens shutdowns

The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores on Sunday and will bar the apps from accessing essential internet services in the U.S. — a move that could effectively wreck the operation of both Chinese services for U.S. users.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

US bans WeChat, TikTok from app stores citing security risk

The U.S. Commerce Department said Friday it will ban Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores on Sunday and will saddle the apps with technical restrictions that could seriously limit their functionality in the U.S.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Oracle and TikTok struck a deal. What it is, none will say

The short-video app TikTok has chosen Oracle as its corporate savior to avoid a U.S. ban ordered by President Donald Trump. The U.S. government will review the prospective deal.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Oracle and TikTok struck a deal. What it is, none will say

The short-video app TikTok has chosen Oracle as its corporate savior to avoid a U.S. ban ordered by President Donald Trump. The U.S. government will review the prospective deal.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

TikTok owner picks Oracle over Microsoft as US tech partner

Oracle said Monday that the Chinese owner of TikTok has picked the U.S. company to be its “trusted technology provider," beating out rival Microsoft in a deal that could help keep the popular video-sharing app running in the U.S.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Source: Oracle wins TikTok over Microsoft in Trump-urged bid

The owner of TikTok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as the American tech partner that could help keep the popular video-sharing app running in the U.S., according to a source familiar with the deal who was not authorized to speak publicly about it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

TikTok picks Oracle over Microsoft in Trump-forced sales bid

The owner of TikTok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as its preferred suitor to buy the popular video-sharing app, according to a source familiar with the deal who was not authorized to speak publicly about it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Source: Oracle wins TikTok over Microsoft in Trump-urged bid

The owner of TikTok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as the American tech partner that could help keep the popular video-sharing app running in the U.S., according to a source familiar with the deal who was not authorized to speak publicly about it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

TikTok picks Oracle over Microsoft in Trump-forced sales bid

The owner of TikTok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as its preferred suitor to buy the popular video-sharing app, according to a source familiar with the deal who was not authorized to speak publicly about it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Chinese govt complicates TikTok sale ordered by US govt

NEW YORK (AP) — The Chinese government is complicating the U.S.-government-ordered sale of U.S. TikTok assets.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Chinese govt complicates TikTok sale ordered by US govt

NEW YORK (AP) — The Chinese government is complicating the U.S.-government-ordered sale of U.S. TikTok assets.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Chinese govt complicates TikTok sale ordered by US govt

NEW YORK (AP) — The Chinese government is complicating the U.S.-government-ordered sale of U.S. TikTok assets.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Walmart joins Microsoft in bid for video app TikTok

Walmart is the latest company to want a piece of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has come under fire from the Trump administration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Walmart joins Microsoft in bid for video app TikTok

Walmart is the latest company to want a piece of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has come under fire from the Trump administration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Walmart may join Microsoft in bid for video app TikTok

Walmart said Thursday it may join Microsoft to buy the U.S. business of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has come under fire from the Trump administration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

As Trump digs in, will it be US versus China in tech?

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s bans on
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

As Trump digs in, will it be US versus China in tech?

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s bans on
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

As Trump digs in, will it be US versus China in tech?

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s bans on
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

As Trump digs in, will it be US versus China in tech?

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s bans on
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Netflix promotes content chief to co-CEO; adds 10M new subs

NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix added a flood of new subscribers amid the coronavirus pandemic and also offered clues to a possible successor for founding CEO Reed Hastings, who on Thursday named the company's chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, as co-CEO.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Netflix promotes content chief to co-CEO; adds 10M new subs

NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix added a flood of new subscribers amid the coronavirus pandemic and also offered clues to a possible successor for founding CEO Reed Hastings, who on Thursday named the company's chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, as co-CEO.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Netflix promotes content chief to co-CEO; adds 10M new subs

NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix added a flood of new subscribers amid the coronavirus pandemic and also offered clues to a possible successor for founding CEO Reed Hastings, who on Thursday named the company's chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, as co-CEO.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Netflix promotes content chief to co-CEO; adds 10M new subs

NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix added a flood of new subscribers amid the coronavirus pandemic and also offered clues to a possible successor for founding CEO Reed Hastings, who on Thursday named the company's chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, as co-CEO.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Social media platforms face a reckoning over hate speech

For years, social media platforms have fueled political polarization and hosted an explosion of hate speech. Now, with four months until the U.S. presidential election and the country’s divisions reaching a boiling point, these companies are upping their game against bigotry and threats of violence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Social media platforms face a reckoning over hate speech

For years, social media platforms have fueled political polarization and hosted an explosion of hate speech. Now, with four months until the U.S. presidential election and the country’s divisions reaching a boiling point, these companies are upping their game against bigotry and threats of violence.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Apple re-closes some stores, raising economic concerns

Apple's Friday decision to close stores in four states with surging coronavirus cases highlights a question that other businesses may soon face: Stay open or prepare for more shutdowns?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Apple re-closes some stores, raising economic concerns

Apple's Friday decision to close stores in four states with surging coronavirus cases highlights a question that other businesses may soon face: Stay open or prepare for more shutdowns?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Apple re-closes some stores, raising economic concerns

Apple's Friday decision to close stores in four states with surging coronavirus cases highlights a question that other businesses may soon face: Stay open or prepare for more shutdowns?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Apple re-closes some stores, raising economic concerns

Apple's Friday decision to close stores in four states with surging coronavirus cases highlights a question that other businesses may soon face: Stay open or prepare for more shutdowns?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Twitter and Trump: A feud years in the making finally erupts

On one side of this fraught moment: the president of the United States, facing multiple crises less than six months before the election. On the other: Twitter, the social media giant, which has grappled for years with how to handle its most prominent — and divisive — user. Caught in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Twitter obscures, warns on Trump tweet 'glorifying violence'

Twitter escalated tensions with President Donald Trump on Friday, adding a warning to one of his tweets for the first time and saying he violated the platform’s rules by glorifying violence when he suggested protesters in Minneapolis could be shot.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Twitter and Trump: A feud years in the making finally erupts

On one side of this fraught moment: the president of the United States, facing multiple crises less than six months before the election. On the other: Twitter, the social media giant, which has grappled for years with how to handle its most prominent — and divisive — user. Caught in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Twitter obscures, warns on Trump tweet 'glorifying violence'

Twitter escalated tensions with President Donald Trump on Friday, adding a warning to one of his tweets for the first time and saying he violated the platform’s rules by glorifying violence when he suggested protesters in Minneapolis could be shot.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Twitter and Trump: A feud years in the making finally erupts

On one side of this fraught moment: the president of the United States, facing multiple crises less than six months before the election. On the other: Twitter, the social media giant, which has grappled for years with how to handle its most prominent — and divisive — user. Caught in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Twitter obscures, warns on Trump tweet 'glorifying violence'

Twitter escalated tensions with President Donald Trump on Friday, adding a warning to one of his tweets for the first time and saying he violated the platform’s rules by glorifying violence when he suggested protesters in Minneapolis could be shot.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Twitter and Trump: A feud years in the making finally erupts

On one side of this fraught moment: the president of the United States, facing multiple crises less than six months before the election. On the other: Twitter, the social media giant, which has grappled for years with how to handle its most prominent — and divisive — user. Caught in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Twitter obscures, warns on Trump tweet 'glorifying violence'

Twitter escalated tensions with President Donald Trump on Friday, adding a warning to one of his tweets for the first time and saying he violated the platform’s rules by glorifying violence when he suggested protesters in Minneapolis could be shot.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Digital-ad downturn may complicate life for Google, Facebook

Demand for digital advertising is shriveling after a decade of explosive growth amid the pandemic-fueled downturn. That could complicate things for Google and Facebook, who for the first time may have to contend with revenues that are actually shrinking.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Digital-ad downturn may complicate life for Google, Facebook

Demand for digital advertising is shriveling after a decade of explosive growth amid the pandemic-fueled downturn. That could complicate things for Google and Facebook, who for the first time may have to contend with revenues that are actually shrinking.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Apple, Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking

Apple and Google fueled hopes for digital technology’s promise against a fast-moving, invisible killer, announcing a joint effort to help public health agencies worldwide leverage smartphones to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Apple, Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking

Apple and Google fueled hopes for digital technology’s promise against a fast-moving, invisible killer, announcing a joint effort to help public health agencies worldwide leverage smartphones to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Apple, Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking

Apple and Google fueled hopes for digital technology’s promise against a fast-moving, invisible killer, announcing a joint effort to help public health agencies worldwide leverage smartphones to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Apple, Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking

Apple and Google fueled hopes for digital technology’s promise against a fast-moving, invisible killer, announcing a joint effort to help public health agencies worldwide leverage smartphones to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Teams, toddlers and cabinets: The joys of working from home

In the early days of working from home to prevent spread of the COVID-19 disease, some Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers talking strategy on a video chat couldn’t help but get distracted by their team leader’s kitchen cabinets.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Teams, toddlers and cabinets: The joys of working from home

In the early days of working from home to prevent spread of the COVID-19 disease, some Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers talking strategy on a video chat couldn’t help but get distracted by their team leader’s kitchen cabinets.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Samsung's new foldable phone: Cheaper, but still a novelty

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Samsung on Tuesday unveiled a new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip, its second attempt to sell consumers on phones with bendable screens and clamshell designs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

AP Explains: What T-Mobile takeover of Sprint means for you

NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint could mean higher or lower phone bills, depending on whom you ask.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Samsung's new foldable phone: Cheaper, but still a novelty

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Samsung on Tuesday unveiled a new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip, its second attempt to sell consumers on phones with bendable screens and clamshell designs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Samsung unveils its new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Samsung on Tuesday unveiled a new foldable phone, the Galaxy Z Flip, its second attempt to sell consumers on phones with bendable screens and clamshell designs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Samsung updates flagship phones, new foldable model expected

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Samsung updated its flagship phones with better cameras Tuesday — but its big reveal is expected to be flashier.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

AP Explains: What T-Mobile takeover of Sprint means for you

NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint could mean higher or lower phone bills, depending on whom you ask.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Hollywood-backed Quibi thinks you'll pay for its video bites

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A startup heavily backed by Hollywood is wagering that you're ready to set aside YouTube and TikTok to watch star-studded short videos on your phone — for a price.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Hollywood-backed Quibi thinks you'll pay for its video bites

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A startup heavily backed by Hollywood is wagering that you're ready to set aside YouTube and TikTok to watch star-studded short videos on your phone — for a price.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Hollywood-backed Quibi thinks you'll pay for its video bites

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A startup heavily backed by Hollywood is wagering that you're ready to set aside YouTube and TikTok to watch star-studded short videos on your phone — for a price.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Facebook again refuses to ban political ads, even false ones

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Despite
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Hollywood-backed Quibi thinks you'll pay for its video bites

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A startup heavily backed by Hollywood is wagering that you're ready to set aside YouTube and TikTok to watch star-studded short videos on your phone — for a price.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Facebook again refuses to ban political ads, even false ones

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Despite
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

CES Gadget Show: Flying taxis, toilet paper robots and more

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Flying taxis and a robot that can fetch toilet paper when you're stranded on the loo were among the technologies
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO