The European Union on Friday accused TikTok of breaching the bloc's digital rules with "addictive design" features that lead to compulsive use by children, in preliminary charges that strike at the heart of the popular video sharing app's operating model.

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Thirty-one families that lost relatives in two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners asked a federal appeals court on Thursday to revive a criminal case against the aircraft manufacturer.

05 Feb 2026 23:45 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES

An international team of researchers has built a brain implant thinner than a sewing needle that can deliver light, record electrical activity and inject medication into different layers of the brain, all through a single device.

05 Feb 2026 23:26 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Taiwan's chipmaker TSMC said Thursday it will be manufacturing some of the world's most cutting-edge semiconductors in Japan to meet booming artificial intelligence-related demand, in a boost for the country's chipmaking ambitions.

05 Feb 2026 15:01 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Major League Baseball players have agreed to let a tech company create AI characters of themselves that can chat and interact with fans.

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The two artificial intelligence startups behind rival chatbots ChatGPT and Claude are bracing for an existential showdown this year as both need to prove they can grow a business that will make more money than they're losing.

05 Feb 2026 14:46 ✍️ RSS THE WASHINGTON TIMES