Subj : TikTok's bad day in court ¨, Zuckerberg vs Apple ¨, Apple's Swift misgovernance ¨¨ To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Mon Jan 13 2025 11:30:34 --rAsYJ5rI Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold the law that would ban TikTok in= the US. 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