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Social Media app TikTok logo pictured on smart phone before the U.S. flag. Donald Trump delayed TikTok's ban for an additional 75 days.// El logo de la aplicación y red social, TikTok, expuesta en un telefono movil antes de que el presidente de los Estados Unidos aplazara la decisión de la prohibición de la aplicación por 75 días.

Weber State social media experts conducting research on TikTok ban

Jared Mitchell, Culture Reporter January 28, 2025

Over a week after the brief TikTok ban in the United States on Jan. 18, many creators are left with more questions than answers. This ban was a result of a bipartisan bill passed by Congress and signed...

Social Media app TikTok logo pictured on smart phone before the U.S. flag. Donald Trump delayed TikTok's ban for an additional 75 days.// El logo de la aplicación y red social, TikTok, expuesta en un telefono movil antes de que el presidente de los Estados Unidos aplazara la decisión de la prohibición de la aplicación por 75 días.

Expertos de redes sociales en Weber State investigan acerca de la restricción de TikTok.

Nathanael Stout and Jared Mitchell January 28, 2025

Hace una semana desde la corta prohibición de TikTok en los Estados Unidos el 18 de enero, y muchos creadores se quedan con más preguntas que respuestas. Esta prohibición fue resultado de un proyecto...

There are many computers available to students in the Computer Literacy Center, where students can come work on assignments, take tests and receive tutoring. (Kennedy Robins/ The Signpost)

The newest feed on computer literacy

Noah Lutman November 8, 2021

The computer literacy center at Weber State University provides further access to courses and instruction in computer programs for students, faculty and community members. The program was adapted from...

A cleaner walks past a Microsoft sign outside a Microsoft office building in Beijing on July 31, 2014. Photo credit:  (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Do you know your news? July 20

Jennifer Greenlee July 19, 2021

1. What Utah concert broke Ticketmaster's record for the fastest sell-out ever for a concert at Rice-Eccles Stadium on July 17? a. David Archuletab. The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Squarec. Garth Brooksd....

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Do you know your COVID-19 news?

Jennifer Greenlee April 20, 2020

1. Which major tech company has banned the Zoom platform from use by its employees? a. Google b. Apple c. IBM d. Microsoft2. Which three states have had protests over stay-at-home measures President Donald...

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg holds a rally to announce his run for president in the 2020 election on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Studebaker Building 84 in downtown South Bend, Ind. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Do you know your news? April 18

Nic Muranaka April 17, 2019

1. Which famous Western Europe structure caught fire April 15, severely damaging a centuries-old building? a. The British Parliament in London b. The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris c. The Leaning...

Achievement unlocked: surviving game development

Achievement unlocked: surviving game development

Cameron Gifford December 7, 2018

It’s hard to be a video game developer, especially in Utah. Even someone relatively familiar with the game industry could be forgiven for not realizing development happens in Utah at all. Most...

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), speaks on the final day of the 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia, on Sept. 29, 2017.  (Xu Haijing/Xinhua/Zuma Press/TNS)

SpaceX: Profiting from the final frontier

Zac Watts June 4, 2018

Gone are the days when the only face of space exploration was NASA. A new actor has stepped onto cosmic stage: SpaceX.SpaceX Founder Elon Musk has been vocal about the private company’s ambitions....

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Michelle Obama speaks at tech conference in Salt Lake City

John Wise September 22, 2017

Former first lady Michelle Obama was greeted by a standing crowd of 1,500 on Thursday in the Grand America Hotel’s Grand Ballroom in Salt Lake City as Beyonce’s “All the Single Ladies”...

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Michelle Obama coming to Utah to speak at tech conference

John Wise September 20, 2017

Michelle Obama will be the keynote speaker at Pluralsight Live, a three-day technology conference hosted at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, beginning Sept. 19.The former first lady will speak...

Jerry Ropelato, Weber State alumnus and founder of the cloud-based 3D printing startup WhiteClouds, taking questions from attendees as part of the Young Subaru Entrepreneurship Lecture Series. (Joshua Wineholt / The Signpost)

Stories of success and failure shape the decisions of future entrepreneurs

Molly Horne March 19, 2017

Jerry Ropelato, Weber State University business alumni, shared his greatest successes and failures with an audience of students and faculty on March 14 and offered advice to those currently pursuing...

Correspondent of New York Times, Mark Scott, discusses Who Controls Your Digital Identity at Weber State University on Oct. 11. (Source: blogtrepreneur.com/tech)

The Digital Age: The line between freedom of speech and the right to privacy

Alexis Rague October 13, 2016

"The digital age is in full swing," said New York Times European Technology Correspondent Mark Scott on Tuesday."Digital data now runs pretty much everything we do on a day-to day basis," he said, "Data...

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