ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US over sale: Report | Technology News

ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US over sale: Report | Technology News

TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer shutting down its loss-making app rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the United States, Reuters reported citing four sources. The algorithms TikTok relies on for its operations are…

US TikTok’s future in jeopardy as Biden signs ban bill: What’s next? | Explainer News

US TikTok’s future in jeopardy as Biden signs ban bill: What’s next? | Explainer News

The US Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban TikTok unless its Chinese owner, ByteDance, divests from the video-sharing app in nine months amid concerns that the company poses a national security threat. TikTok has denied the Chinese government could access users’ data and has dubbed the bill,…

Miami Heat stun Boston Celtics, Thunder thrash Pelicans in NBA playoffs | Basketball News

Miami Heat stun Boston Celtics, Thunder thrash Pelicans in NBA playoffs | Basketball News

Heat scored a franchise playoff record 23 3-pointers against the Eastern top seed, as Thunder sank Pelicans in the West. The Miami Heat unleashed a barrage of three-pointers to score a series-levelling 111-101 upset over the top-seeded Boston Celtics in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff duel. Eighth-seeded Miami, playing without…

US secretly sent long-range ATACMS weapons to Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

US secretly sent long-range ATACMS weapons to Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

The weapons, which can hit targets as far as 300km (186 miles) away, have been used twice already. The United States quietly sent long-range ballistic missiles to Ukraine as part of a package of military support in March, and Ukraine has used the weapons twice, according to US officials. The…

US far-right outlet Gateway Pundit declares bankruptcy | Media

US far-right outlet Gateway Pundit declares bankruptcy | Media

Website announces bankruptcy amid multiple defamation lawsuits related to 2020 presidential election. Gateway Pundit, a far-right outlet known for promoting the conspiracy theory that the 2020 US presidential election was rigged, has declared bankruptcy as it battles a string of defamation lawsuits. Jim Hoft, the outlet’s founder, said in a…

Columbia faculty ‘furious’ over student arrests at Gaza protests | Protests

Columbia faculty ‘furious’ over student arrests at Gaza protests | Protests

NewsFeed Faculty at Columbia University tell Al Jazeera they are ‘furious’ students are being arrested for participating in peaceful pro-Palestine protests on campus. The president of Columbia University Minouche Shafik is facing censure for her decision to call police onto campus, after a vote to do so was rejected by…

Columbia pro-Palestine protesters face deadline to clear out: What’s next? | Israel War on Gaza News

Columbia pro-Palestine protesters face deadline to clear out: What’s next? | Israel War on Gaza News

Columbia University has told students protesting against Israel’s war on Gaza to clear their campus encampments by 8am (12:00 GMT) on Wednesday, with no agreement reached between the Ivy League institution and the organisers. As Columbia students marked the seventh day of their Gaza Solidarity Encampment on Tuesday despite a…

‘Absolute power’: After pro-China Maldives leader’s big win, what’s next? | Elections News

‘Absolute power’: After pro-China Maldives leader’s big win, what’s next? | Elections News

Very few expected Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu’s party to win Sunday’s parliamentary elections, that too by a landslide. For this was a man whose triumph in the presidential poll last year came by a fluke. Back then, the 45-year-old mayor of the capital Male entered the presidential race only at…

US Senate passes Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan bill; Biden to sign on Wednesday | Russia-Ukraine war News

US Senate passes Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan bill; Biden to sign on Wednesday | Russia-Ukraine war News

The United States Senate has passed a long-delayed multibillion-dollar aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, paving the way for new weapons deliveries to Kyiv as soon as this week. The Democratic-controlled Senate passed the measure, held up for months by right-wing Republicans and part of a four-bill package, by…