TikTok’s videos could fuel Microsoft’s artificial-intelligence ambitions

More than merely appealing to the young users of TikTok, Microsoft could use the data culled from its videos to better compete against its AI rivals.

How much of your data does TikTok harvest?

TikTok has become one of the world's most popular apps by serving up a steady beat of lip-syncing videos and viral memes.

Why TikTok was destined to land in Trump’s crosshairs

China's Internet industry for the first time attained the triple threat of engineering know-how, marketing sheen and multicultural sensibility to deliver an international hit.

TikTok says it will let U.S. skeptics see its code to defray privacy concerns

TikTok pledged it will allow U.S. regulators and privacy skeptics to take a closer look under its digital hood, offering them the ability to "examine" its underlying software code in response to claims it is handing off data to the Chinese government.

Not all schools will have access to safe and effective reopening solutions

The Trump administration is demanding that schools open. Democratic leaders are pushing back. Missing within that fight are ideas for keeping the educational gap from widening.

The battle over how Americans will cast ballots in the fall is just heating up

More than 60 lawsuits related to absentee voting and other rules in two dozen states are now wending their way through the courts, according to a tally by The Washington Post.

It takes a long time to vote

Overall, waiting times may be improving – but long waits are still common in Black communities.

The undeniable reality of systemic racism in America

Many white Americans don't have the experiences that allow them to readily believe the evidence.

1940 rural fireworks display sent rockets into thousands of spectators

Slave-owning presidents become targets of protesters

After a George Washington statue was toppled in Portland, Ore., protesters tried to bring down an Andrew Jackson statue near the White House in Washington.