Technology News for Friday 14th February 2025

1. TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores

Apple and Google restored TikTok to their app stores on Thursday after the popular social media app "went dark" last month. TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, Aug. 22, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Reuters, FILE. The Chinese-owned app was removed ...

2. TikTok Is Back in US App Stores

Twenty-six days after it was banished from US app stores, TikTok has returned to the iOS App Store and Google Play store. Apple and Google brought back the Chinese-owned video app after receiving a letter from US Attorney General Pam Bondi assuring the ...

3. UT-led research team studies cause of short-term battery life in wireless earbuds

“The bottom line is that we do realize the laboratory research on batteries has a gap from the real world applications,” said Yijin Liu, the research lead and an associate professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering's Walker Department of Mechanical ...

4. Local co-op games on Nintendo Switch

Local co-op experiences featuring chaotic kitchens, mischievous geese, barrel-blasting adventures and more! Teamwork makes the dream work in these multiplayer Nintendo Switch games. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. An error occurred.

5. TikTok is now available on the App Store and Google Play

The TikTok app is now available for download from the App Store and Google Play. Our U.S. users can download the latest version of our app and continue to create, discover, and share what they love on TikTok.

6. TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US

TikTok is again available on the US app stores of Apple and Google, after President Donald Trump postponed enforcement of a ban of the Chinese-owned social media platform until 5 April. The popular app, which is used by more than 170 million American ...

7. TikTok is back on the Apple and Google app stores

Apple and Google have returned TikTok to mobile app stores in the U.S., ending a nearly month-long standoff between the tech giants and the video platform since a law banning the app took effect in January. By restoring the viral video platform, ...

8. Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track

The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes rush to track its course. But the chance of an impact is still quite slim. New calculations suggest there's a 2% chance the space rock 2024 ...

9. TikTok returns to Apple, Google app stores

The Chinese-owned app had been removed from the the two stores on Jan. 18 after TikTok's leadership temporarily halted its service in the U.S. in response to a national security law. President Donald Trump signed ...

10. Apple CEO Tim Cook announces 'newest family member' for February 19

The announcement has led to speculation about the launch of the iPhone SE 4, which is expected to be unveiled on February 19. However, Apple has not provided any further details about the upcoming event.

11. Ultime edition takes 20 seconds of Alpine A110 R's 'Ring time

Alpine said its team worked as a small 'commando' team that adopted the stance of a racing team to hone the A110 R for its swansong edition. Initially the Ultime was conceived as a concept with no intention of production, which is why things have been ...

12. Receiving NADT for 6 Months Doesn't Impact Outcomes in Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer After EBRT

Despite clinical trial findings, real-world evidence shows adding 6 months of neoadjuvant deprivation therapy (NADT) to external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) for patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer did not improve prostate cancer–specific ...

13. Radium-223 re-treatment is safe in patients with mCRPC

Re-treatment with radium-223 (Xofigo) is safe in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), investigators reported at the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary (ASCO GU) Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, ...

14. iPhone SE 4 out next week? Tim Cook's just teased a new Apple launch

Apple CEO Tim Cook has just announced the date of the company's next launch: Wednesday 19 February. Cook told fans to “get ready to meet the newest member of the family”. While he didn ...

15. From Tinder photo tools to Grindr 'wingmen': Is AI ruining online dating?

In Spike Jonze's 2013 film, Her, Joaquin Phoenix falls in love with the AI chatbot inside his phone. He's schtupping Siri, if you will. The situation is meant to be very futuristic, with Phoenix's character Theodore working a non-existent job and ...

16. Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22635.4945 (Beta Channel)

For more information, see the Reminders section at the bottom of this blog post. Changes and Improvements gradually being rolled out to the Beta Channel with toggle on*. [General].

17. Moon Also In Danger From Asteroid Projected To Collide With Earth In 2032: Report

The asteroid colliding with the Moon could release energy in upwards of 340 Hiroshima bombs with the spectacle very likely to be "visible from Earth". Advertisement. Edited by: Abhinav Singh · Feature; Feb 14, 2025 21:19 pm IST. Published On Feb 14, ...

18. Redesigning Electroadhesive Clutches for Robotics and Wearable Devices

Reasons behind the failure of electroadhesive clutches was not fully understood. Our Idea. Redesigning the clutch with a multilayer structure that includes a soft interlayer to help spread out the stress more ...

19. Not a text, not a call: What is the allure of sending voice notes?

For about 30% of Americans, voice notes are a crucial and intimate way of connecting with other people, according to a poll by YouGov. They're a happy medium between phone calls and texts, a way to convey emotion without the urgency of an active ...