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US President-elect Donald Trump said he would "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban after he takes office.

The looming ban is the end result of 2024 legislation passed on national security concerns that called for TikTok parent ByteDance to sell the popular short-video app or see it shut in the United…

After months of legal tussles, the US Supreme Court today upheld a law that would ban the video-sharing platform - used by 170 million Americans - in the name of national security.

The court has ruled that a controversial ban on TikTok can take effect this weekend, rejecting an appeal that the ban violated the First Amendment.

Council CCTV camera operators have helped nab a group of young people police say were trying to burgle a shop.

"Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly during its ascent burn," the company said.

Will you still get access to new recipes, cleaning hacks and dance videos from the US? Maybe not over the long-term.

The error-filled headlines sparked backlash from a news organisation and press freedom groups.

Finance is being sought to provide a solar energy farm for Stewart Island Rakiura residents.

Otago cancer diagnostics company Pacific Edge has lost key US Medicare coverage for its flagship test, and it's share price has fallen 63 percent in early trading. But it says it may appeal the US…

Last year RotoruaNZ chief executive Andrew Wilson urged businesses to investigate Artificial Intelligence tools to add value and improve productivity. Local democracy reporter Laura Smith spoke to a…

Analysis - Meta has announced it will discontinue its third-party fact-checking programmes, but what will that mean?

The company is the latest to pull back from such practices in the wake of pressure from conservative critics and customers.

Experts say an unprecedented flood of feedback may have been caused by a cyber attack. Audio