In one sense, today’s US congressional hearing on TikTok was a big success: It revealed, over five hours, how desperately the United States needs national data-privacy protections—and how lawmakers believe, somehow, that taking swipes at China is a suitable alternative. For some, the job on Thursday was casting the hearing’s only witness, TikTok CEO Shou …
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Vier vrouwen die atleten waren op de middelbare school in Connecticut vragen een hof van beroep om hun uitdagingen voor het alomvattende sportbeleid van de staat nieuw leven in te blazen. Vier cisgendervrouwen beweerden dat het beleid van de Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference om transgendervrouwen toe te staan deel te nemen aan sporten op de …
Courtney Lee #5 and Chandler Parsons #25 of the Houston Rockets huddle together during their game at Staples Center on April 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Andrew D. Bernstein | National Basketball Association | Getty Images Ancient Morgan Stanley Advisor Darryl Cohen was arrested Thursday morning for allegedly defrauding current and former NBA players, …
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Before you say anything, I do know that it is, in fact, nearly April. But this week has the distinct feeling of a sort of climate change New Year’s to me. Not only is it the spring equinox this week, which is celebrated as the new year in some cultures (Happy Nowruz!), but we also …
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Chef van de gezamenlijke staf, generaal. Mark Miley hij zei dat elke verlaging van het defensiebudget ernstige gevolgen zou hebben voor het gevechtsvermogen van het Amerikaanse leger. “We zouden een aanzienlijk deel van het programma moeten schrappen”, zei Milley, terwijl hij zijn bezorgdheid uitte paraatheid en opleiding. “Al die dingen zouden naar beneden komen, al …
TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew reacts during a session to testify before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing titled ‘TikTok: How Congress Can Protect US Data Privacy and protect children from harm online,” as lawmakers consider Chinese-owned video-sharing app, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 23, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters “Welcome to …
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What’s coming: Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are about to lock horns once again. Last month, the US Federal Communications Commission approved the final aspects of Project Kuiper, Amazon’s effort to deliver high-speed internet access from space. In May, the company will test its satellites in an effort to take on SpaceX’s own venture, Starlink, …
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Phil Washington, de kandidaat van president Biden om de Federal Aviation Administration te leiden, staat voor een mogelijk obstakel bij zijn benoeming: sommige leden van het Congres menen dat hij niet in aanmerking komt voor de functie. De moeilijkheid is dat Washington gepensioneerd is uit het Amerikaanse leger, en het statuut vereist dat de FAA-beheerder …
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Binance is the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, handling $490 billion of spot trading volumes in March 2022. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Binance is the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume and assets, processing $9.5 trillion worth of trades in 2021 alone. But it’s not supposed to be allowed to operate in China, …
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Ahead of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s much-anticipated testimony in the United States House of Representatives today, the embattled tech firm conducted a full-court press on Capitol Hill. This included paying to bring TikTok influencers face to face with their home state lawmakers, their staffers, and journalists—and of course, sharing their journey with their collective …
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