Bobby Allyn

Los Angeles

Technology Correspondent at NPR

Tech Correspondent for @NPR Find me here: https://t.co/fl6gYf5iSy Signal: ballyn.77

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Elizabeth Holmes' partner raises millions for new biotech testing startup

4 days ago | mprnews.org | Bobby Allyn

The partner of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has raised millions of dollars for an artificial intelligence startup hoping to introduce a product that can be used in medical testing and other settings, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the endeavor who could not speak publicly because the company has not yet officially launched.
100 days of DOGE: What Elon Musk has achieved and what comes next

2 weeks ago | southcarolinapublicradio.org | Bobby Allyn |Lauren Frayer

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency claims to have saved billions of dollars. It has cut costs in some places, but in other areas it has exaggerated its success. What is the future of Musk and DOGE in the Trump orbit? Copyright 2025 NPR
100 days of DOGE: What Elon Musk has achieved and what comes next

2 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Bobby Allyn |Lauren Frayer

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100 days of DOGE: What Elon Musk has achieved and what comes next

2 weeks ago | npr.org | Bobby Allyn |Lauren Frayer

100 days of DOGE: What Elon Musk has achieved and what comes nextElon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency claims to have saved billions of dollars. It has cut costs in some places, but in other areas it has exaggerated its success. What is the future of Musk and DOGE in the Trump orbit?
100 days of DOGE: What Elon Musk has achieved and what comes next

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Bobby Allyn |Lauren Frayer

6 hours agoNPR's cybersecurity correspondent Jenna McLaughlin recently broke a story about a whistleblower inside the federal government who says DOGE representatives appear to have taken sensitive data, then covered their tracks. Daniel Berulis works for the National Labor Relations Board and he has shared …
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies in court to defend against monopoly claims

4 weeks ago | wesa.fm | Bobby Allyn

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is taking the witness stand for the third straight day, testifying in a federal antitrust trial that could threaten his business empire. Hear the latest from the trial.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies in court to defend against monopoly claims

4 weeks ago | news.prairiepublic.org | Bobby Allyn

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What the sell-by deadline extension means for TikTok

1 month ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Bobby Allyn

JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:Transgender troops are in limbo. A Department of Defense initiative would make it difficult for most of them to remain in the military, although multiple federal judges have blocked enforcement of the policy. Steve Walsh with WHRO in Norfolk reports this has left troops with a difficult choice. STEVE WALSH, BYLINE: Jo Ellis understands more than most how charged the moment has become for transgender service members.
What the sell-by deadline extension means for TikTok

1 month ago | ctpublic.org | Bobby Allyn

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Trump extends TikTok's sell-by deadline again

1 month ago | tpr.org | Bobby Allyn

President Trump has given TikTok yet another lifeline. The president on Friday granted the video app a 75-day extension, allowing the China-based company additional time to break away from Beijing. The White House's TikTok deal "requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed," Trump wrote on Truth Social.