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TikTok sale puts app's algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the For You Page works and what changes are in store
(THE CONVERSATION) President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 19, 2025, a preliminary agreement for the sale of a majority stake in TikTok from Chinese tech giant ByteDance to a group of U.S. investors following Trump's negotiation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
The deal would create a new U.S.-only version of the app, bringing ... (full story)
2 newly launched NASA missions will help scientists understand the influence of the Sun, both from up close and afar
(THE CONVERSATION) Even at a distance of 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) away, activity on the Sun can have adverse effects on technological systems on Earth. Solar flares – intense bursts of energy in the Sun's atmosphere – and coronal mass ejections – eruptions of plasma from the Sun – can affect ... (full story)
Minnesota seeks court clarification on 'single subject' legislation after gun trigger law rejected
Gov. Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison have petitioned the Minnesota Supreme Court to decide a case that could transform how the Minnesota Legislature writes and passes legislation.
In its essence, the case poses the question: When is the process behind passing legislation so atrocious it is actually illegal?
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Detroit's Gordie Howe bridge is poised to open as truck traffic between US-Canada slows – low-income residents are deciding whether to stay or go
(THE CONVERSATION) Watching the space between two nations shrink became a regular pastime for Detroiters over the past decade as the segments of the Gordie Howe International Bridge gradually grew, extending meter by meter from Ontario on one side and Michigan on the other.
The gap finally closed in July 2024 with the two halves ... (full story)
Bolsonaro conviction breaks Brazil's record of handing impunity to coup plotters and may protect its democracy from military interference
(THE CONVERSATION) Brazil has a long and tragic history of military intervention in politics. Too often, the country's armed forces have made themselves arbiters of what the country's government could or could not do.
In many cases, the military has intervened to block policies it sees as threatening the status quo in one of the ... (full story)