The Chinese government could use TikTok to control the data of millions of American users, according to the FBI. Addressing a US Senate hearing on Wednesday, FBI director Christopher Wray said the Chinese-owned video app “screams” of security concerns. He told a Senate Intelligence Committee on worldwide threats to US security that China’s government could
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By the time the Academy Awards rolls out the red carpet each year, most stars in the running have spent months travelling the world, attending premieres and screenings, and schmoozing with industry VIPs to promote their films and themselves. Oscars campaigning is a multimillion-dollar industry. While the Academy has strict rules to help ensure standout
7:00 AM ET AS TEAM USA raised the World Baseball Classic trophy in 2017, Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout felt the FOMO wash over him. “It looked like they were having so much fun, making the plays and winning,” said Trout, who was watching on TV from spring training camp in Tempe, Arizona. “That’s
Elon Musk speaking at Tesla Investor Day. Courtesy: Tesla Elon Musk on Tuesday backed down from his attacks on a disabled Twitter employee who was laid off by the company and apologized for what he called a “misunderstanding.” On Tuesday, the Twitter CEO questioned the work performance of Haraldur Thorleifsson — who goes by “Halli”
NASA is on track to launch a crewed mission around the Moon in November of next year after a successful unmanned test flight, the US space agency said Tuesday. NASA officials provided an update on the Artemis programme, which aims to return humans to the Moon for the first time since the historic Apollo missions
The US Air Force on Wednesday handed over NISAR, an earth observation satellite jointly developed by NASA and ISRO, to the Indian space agency. A US Air Force C-17 aircraft carrying the NASA-ISRO synthetic aperture radar (NISAR) has landed in Bengaluru, the US Consulate in Chennai said. The satellite is an outcome of a collaboration
Boris Johnson earned 85% of all the outside pay generated by MPs this year, Sky News can reveal. The former prime minister has declared earnings of £4.8m, mostly since stepping down from Downing Street in speeches and book deals, the latest update to the Westminster Accounts by Sky News can reveal. Some £3.7m of this
Ireland will hold a vote in November on removing “outmoded” references to a woman’s place being in the home from the country’s constitution. The Irish government said on Wednesday that it will hold a referendum on Article 41.2, which says Ireland recognises that “by her life within the home, woman gives to the state a
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Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal court to block former Vice President Mike Pence from speaking to a grand jury about certain matters covered by executive privilege as part of the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss, sources familiar with the move told CNN. CNN legal analyst Elie Honig
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China is recognized as the undisputable global leader in renewable energy expansion. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images China is making rapid progress in scaling up clean energy, tentatively boosting hopes that the world’s largest carbon emitter could soon start to curb greenhouse gas pollution. A massive wave of permits for new coal-fired
The home secretary has told Sky News the government’s new plan to stop small boat migrants arriving in the UK is “not breaking the law”. Suella Braverman said she is “very confident” the measures announced on Tuesday “are in compliance with our international law obligations”. The government revealed its new plan to stop migrants entering
Heathrow Airport says it is “considering its next steps” after the industry regulator ruled it must cut per passenger fees it charges airlines from next year. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said Britain’s hub airport could charge an average maximum price per passenger of £27.49 over the 2022-2026 period. It marked a significant victory for
The Indian Space Research Organisation said it successfully carried out an “extremely challenging” controlled re-entry experiment of the decommissioned orbiting Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT-1) satellite. “The satellite re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere and would have disintegrated over the Pacific Ocean”, the Bengaluru-headquartered national space agency said on Twitter on Tuesday. The final impact region estimated is in the
U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and other U.S. senators unveil legislation that would allow the Biden administration to “ban or prohibit” foreign technology products such as the Chinese-owned video app TikTok during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 7, 2023. Bonnie Cash | Reuters The White House threw its support behind a
5:32 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — With Chase Elliott expected to miss about six weeks with a broken left leg, Hendrick Motorsports will turn to Josh Berry and sports car racer Jordan Taylor to fill in for NASCAR’s most popular driver. Hendrick provided a timetable for Elliott’s recovery Tuesday while saying Berry will
Falling wholesale gas prices have allowed the government to extend its protection to consumers who were facing rising energy bills. The cap was due to rise from £2,500 a year to £3,000 in April. But that has been extended until the summer. Full story: https://news.sky.com/story/energy-bill-support-to-be-extended-as-price-rise-looms-12824562 #costofliving #energyprices SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos:
Bill Maher describes his frustration with the evolving meaning of “wokeness,” and how he believes it has deviated from the initial intention. Jake Tapper sat down with the comedian and political commentator for a special one-on-one “CNN Primetime” conversation. #CNN #News #shorts
Rivian ($RIVN) plans to raise $1.3 billion in cash by selling green convertible notes, despite indicating it had sufficient cash in last week’s earnings. Investors are not pleased with the move with Rivian stock slipping over 10% following Tuesday’s announcement. Rivian raises $1.3 billion via green bonds According to the company’s Q4 earnings release on