Tesla announces big plans for cheaper iron-based batteries

Tesla Inc. is planning to install iron-based batteries that are not only cheaper, but less of a fire hazard, in a version of an affordable electric vehicle and a semi heavy electric truck, according to reports.

10 kids hospitalized from spicy gum used in TikTok challenge

In the TikTok challenge, people chew the gum and try to blow a bubble despite how hot the gum is. Officials say the gum is equivalent to pepper spray.

What is Lemon8?: TikTok parent company introduces new social media app

The app, called Lemon8, is a photo-based app that could be described as a mixture of Instagram and Pinterest with sprinkles of videos that resemble those posted on TikTok.

Apple working to repair Weather app outage

Scores of iPhone users recently reported having issues when opening the app, which provides live weather information and forecasts for regions around the world.

TikTok fined $15.9M by UK watchdog for misusing children’s data

The watchdog says TikTok allowed as many as 1.4 million kids in the U.K. under 13 to use the app despite the platform's rules prohibiting children that young from setting up accounts.

Members of Congress active on TikTok defend app’s impact to reach voters

Congressional members on TikTok say they use it to connect with voters they wouldn't otherwise reach. But most lawmakers are in favor of limiting the popular social media app or even banning it.

Twitter pulls check mark from main New York Times account

Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk’s most despised news organizations.

Disney signed surprise agreement that limits new board's power, officials say

The newly-appointed board for the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District – formerly known as the Reedy Creek Independent District – and governs Walt Disney World and its properties, said Wednesday that that previous board signed an unexpected decades-long agreement with Disney, effectively stripping the new board of its power.

TikTok ban pushed by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley blocked in Senate

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley called TikTok “digital fentanyl" and argued it could give the Chinese government access to data from 150 million American users.

New commanding officer of PPD homicide unit focused on solving murders, supervision

Following the disturbingly high homicide trend Philadelphia has seen in recent years, the goal of the Philadelphia Police Department’s Homicide Unit is to bring closure in as many of those cases as possible.

Father stabbed to death outside Canada Starbucks in front of toddler daughter

According to local reports, the father was with his family when a stranger started vaping. The father had asked the man to stop vaping near his toddler daughter.