TikTok to set one-hour daily screen time limit by default for users under 18

Editor’s Note: Are you ready to break up with your phone? The Chasing Life podcast with Dr. Sanjay Gupta dives into the science behind how technology is impacting our brains.…

Pentagon’s suicide prevention committee recommends age limit and waiting period for on-base gun purchases

CNN  —  A suicide prevention committee that was established by the Pentagon last year is recommending instituting a waiting period for gun purchases on bases and raising the minimum age…

Microsoft to Limit Length of Bing Chatbot Conversations

Microsoft will start limiting conversations with the new chatbot in its Bing search engine to five questions per session and 50 questions per day, the company said on Friday. Microsoft…

Biden and McCarthy Discuss Debt Limit as Financial Crisis Looms

WASHINGTON — President Biden told Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday that there was room for discussion about addressing America’s deficit, even as he insisted that Congress would have to pass…

Wall St. Is Counting on a Debt Limit Trick That Could Entail Trouble

“This so-called prioritization scheme makes Republicans’ priorities pretty clear — crystal clear, if I may add,” Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, said on Jan. 17. “They want to…

The Week in Business: The Debt Limit and Politics

What’s Up? (Jan. 15-21) The U.S. Hits Its Debt Ceiling The United States hit its borrowing cap of $31.4 trillion on Thursday, setting the stage for a bitter fiscal fight…

What Happens Next in the Debt Limit Debate?

The United States hit a limit this week on how much money it can borrow, forcing the Treasury Department to initiate so-called extraordinary measures to make sure the nation has…

How ‘Extraordinary Measures’ Can Postpone a Debt Limit Disaster

“Debt limit impasses have also repeatedly disrupted implementation of Treasury’s cash management policy — with knock-on effects for money markets,” Joshua Frost, assistant Treasury secretary for financial markets, explained in…

U.S. Will Hit Debt Limit Jan. 19, Yellen Tells Congress

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen warned on Friday that she would have to begin employing “extraordinary measures” to continue paying the nation’s bills this month if lawmakers do…

Speaker Drama Raises New Fears on Debt Limit

WASHINGTON — Representative Kevin McCarthy of California finally secured the House speakership in a dramatic vote ending around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, but the dysfunction in his party and the deal…