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The online user experience has come a long way from looking at mere text on a page. Interactivity, sophisticated graphics, and ease-of-use design, spread out over multiple methods of reaching the consumer, have revolutionized the tech industry. The changes have also created different jobs, such as multimedia designers, to help stay on top of online trends and innovations. It’s a …

The president-elect may be the Chinese-owned platform’s best chance to stave off a prohibition, but the path for doing so is murky.

Jan. 11: This article was updated to reflect a one-day postponement of the test launch. The foundational building block for Jeff Bezos’ space dreams is finally ready to launch. A New Glenn rocket — built by Blue Origin, the rocket company that Mr. Bezos started nearly a quarter century ago — is sitting on a launchpad at Cape Canaveral Space …

Ryan Haines / Android Authority I’ve never really liked Apple’s Dynamic Island. Sure, the notch replacement is occasionally helpful for checking songs on Spotify, following directions in Apple Maps, and keeping up with my fantasy football score, but most of the time, it just sits there — heavy on the island, light on the dynamic. In other words, it’s like …

George Hammond / Financial Times: Huge recent fundraising deals for Databricks, SpaceX, and OpenAI may delay their IPOs; Forge Global says the seven largest US private firms are worth $695B  —  Huge recent fundraising deals for Databricks, SpaceX and OpenAI further delay need for stock market debuts

As wildfires bore down on neighborhoods across Los Angeles this week, residents and authorities faced a wrenching and almost impossible challenge: convincing hundreds of thousands of people to leave their homes to escape danger, in a matter of hours or even minutes. In doing so, officials put into practice years’ worth of research into wildfire evacuations. The field is small …

The concept of embedded finance has been around for quite some time. Traditionally, businesses like car dealerships used embedded finance to offer loans when someone wanted to purchase a vehicle. The global embedded finance market is in a healthy state. According to MarketsandMarkets, its value stood at $115.8 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach $251.5 billion in 2029. …

The Supreme Court will hear TikTok’s challenge to the ban-or-sale law to consider whether it violates the First Amendment rights of of users and platform owners.

The next big fight over offshoring is playing out in Washington, and this time it involves artificial intelligence. The Biden administration, in its final weeks in office, is rushing to issue new regulations to try to ensure that the United States and its close allies have control over how artificial intelligence develops in the years to come. The rules have …

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority It’s a new year, and with that always comes a brand new CES! As usual, Android Authority was on the ground in Las Vegas, checking out all the latest tech at the world’s largest consumer electronics show. Although no one could ever see everything at any given CES (it’s too massive!), we have compiled the …