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A man appearing before a New York court got a scolding from a judge after he tried to use an avatar generated by artificial intelligence to argue his case

President Donald Trump on Friday said he would extend by 75 days the deadline for TikTok’s owner to find a non-Chinese buyer, averting what could have been another disruption of the app, NBC News reported.

Trump posted on his social media platform that “the Deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed, which is why I am signing an Executive Order to keep TikTok up and running for an additional 75 days.”

Artificial intelligence is projected to reach $4.8 trillion in market value by 2033, but the technology’s benefits remain highly concentrated, UNCTAD says.

Trump gave China’s ByteDance until April 5 to sell or divest its U.S. TikTok business. A source confirmed to NBC News that Amazon made a last-minute pitch.

Amazon has resumed making drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona after it halted the program earlier this year.

OpenAI on Monday announced the close of its $40 billion financing, the most money raised in a single round by a private tech company.

Instagram users were reporting issues with the popular social media networking service Tuesday morning, according to Downdetector.

A 23andMe spokesperson said that there will be no change to how the company stores customers’ data and that it plans to follow all relevant U.S. laws.

Consumers will have access to loans ranging from 30 days to 60 months with U.S. merchants who use JPMorgan Chase, according to Affirm.

23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and its co-founder and CEO has resigned as the struggling genetic testing company continues its push to cut costs.

News4 and Consumer Reports have new advice on how to stop annoying robocalls and avoid becoming a fraud victim.

The voluntary recall covers a part of the vehicle known as a cant rail and affects all Cybertrucks manufactured from November 2023 to February 2025.