The year that brought Silicon Valley back down to earth

On the first trading day of 2022, Apple hit a new milestone for the tech industry: the iPhone maker became the first publicly traded company to hit a $3 trillion market cap, with Microsoft and Google not far behind. As eye-popping as that valuation was, there were headlines speculating about how long it would be before Apple and its rivals topped $5 trillion.

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The US House of Representatives banned TikTok on official electronic devices, according to an internal notice sent to House staff. CNN's Josh Campbell reports.

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US House bans TikTok from official devices

TikTok has been banned from electronic devices managed by the US House of Representatives, according to an internal notice sent to House staff.

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Adam Fox, Leader In Plot To Kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Was Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison

He was found guilty of conspiring to abduct the governor and planning to use a weapon of mass destruction.

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Congress Should Consider Banning Donald Trump From Holding Future Office For Inciting A Mob To Storm The Capitol, The Jan. 6 Committee Said

"The central cause of January 6th was one man, former President Donald Trump, whom many others followed," the House committee investigating the attack wrote in its final report. "None of the events of January 6th would have happened without him."

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Meta agrees to pay $725 million to settle lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica data leak

Facebook parent company Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a longstanding class action lawsuit accusing it of allowing Cambridge Analytica and other third parties to access private user information and misleading users about its privacy practices.

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The tech we couldn't live without in 2022

Bone conduction headphones, TV streaming devices and Bluetooth speakers are among the tech gadgets topping holiday wish lists this year. Other notable products -- ahem, the new 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max -- are near impossible to find.

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Microsoft tells judges its $69 billion Activision deal would benefit gamers

Microsoft Corp said on Thursday its $69 billion bid to buy "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard would benefit gamers and gaming companies alike.

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Twitter layoffs continue under Elon Musk

Additional Twitter employees were terminated Thursday as part of ongoing, rolling layoffs under new owner Elon Musk, including from the public policy and media and entertainment teams, according to tweets from affected employees.

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TikTok confirms that journalists' data was accessed by employees of its parent company

TikTok parent company ByteDance has fired four employees who improperly accessed the personal data of two journalists on the platform, TikTok spokesperson Brooke Oberwetter confirmed to CNN Thursday.

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