Bobby Allyn is a Technology Correspondent at NPR. Based in Los Angeles, he covers a range of topics related to Big Tech, startups, social media, artificial intelligence, and privacy issues, with a focus on significant events like TikTok's regulatory challenges and high-profile tech litigation. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including The Washington Post and The New York Times, as well as various public radio stations across the country.
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By: Scott Simon, Bobby Allyn
President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to delay a law banning TikTok next month. It comes just weeks before TikTok and the Department of Justice are set to argue in front of the high court. The case is over whether the ban law is Constitutional.
By: Brittany Luse|Danielle Kurtzleben
Brittany has some predictions for the big trends to watch for in 2025. First, social media is OUT. Not that people will stop using social platforms, but rather, Brittany thinks what they mean to us will continue shifting. Second, politicizing food is IN. Brittany thinks food will increasingly become a marker of political identity. You are what you eat? No, what you eat is a sign of what you believe. Plus, a lightning round of Ins & OutsIs the club in or out in 2025? How about wide-legged pants? Let Brittany know your thoughts in the comments.Support public media and receive ad-free listening & bonus content by joining NPR+ today: https://plus.npr.org/
By: Jasmine Romero, Veralyn Williams, Danielle Kurtzleben, Bobby Allyn, Brittany Luse
2025 Predictions: social media is OUT & food politics are IN toggle caption Is TikTok in or out in 2025?
Trump has tapped Silicon Valley insiders to lead AI policy. There's talk of a "Manhattan Project" for military AI. Advocates are worried the risks and misuse of the technology will grow under Trump.
By: Bobby Allyn|Steve
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg announced the end of fact-checking on his social media platforms. Industry watchers say it's another sign Silicon Valley is trying to get in President-elect Trump's good graces.
By: Bobby Allyn, Steve Inskeep
TikTok is heading to the Supreme Court to fight for its life. The viral video app is facing a Jan 19 deadline to be sold, or banned nationwide. Lawyers for TikTok are hoping the court strikes the law down. President-elect Donald Trump, meanwhile, has vowed to rescue the app, regardless of what the court decides.
By: Bobby Allyn
In a Supreme Court emergency hearing on Friday, lawyers for TikTok are expected to argue that banning the app will violate the free speech of 170 million American users. The Justice Department is expected to argue that the app is a national security risk.
By: Bobby Allyn
Lawyers for TikTok will argue that banning the app will violate the free speech of 170 million American users. The Justice Department will contend that the app is a national security risk.
By: Bobby Allyn
In a Supreme Court emergency hearing on Friday, lawyers for TikTok are expected to argue that banning the app will violate the free speech of 170 million American users. The Justice Department is expected to argue that the app is a national security risk.
By: Bobby Allyn
TikTok will be asking the Supreme Court to strike down a law that could ban the app in a matter of days. The Justice Department says the law should be upheld, since it considers China a national security threat. TikTok's parent company is based in Beijing. The wild card is President-elect Donald Trump, who has asked the high court to not rule to allow him to cut a deal that would save the service.
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