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Apple and Google instructed by House committee to prepare to dump TikTok next month
House members are telling Apple and Google to be prepared to comply with a law that could result in TikTok facing an effective ban in the U.S.CNBC - 1h -
Lawmakers tell Apple, Google to prepare for TikTok ban
The top lawmakers on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) told Apple and Google on Friday to prepare to remove TikTok from their app stores, as a potential ban looms next ...The Hill - 2h -
No women will lead House committees for first time in 2 decades
The 17 standing committees will be dominated by white men when the new Congress is seated on Jan. 3. No people of color were selected, either.ABC News - 7h -
Police Theorize C.E.O. Gunman Dumped Getaway Bike and It Was Swiped
Investigators are tracing the movements of the man they say fatally shot Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare.The New York Times - 8h -
TikTok’s Last Stand, Google’s Quantum Breakthrough and the Cult of Claude
“The president was given a very clear and easy opportunity to say, ‘Yes, I am going to save TikTok,’ and he absolutely did not say that.”The New York Times - 10h -
NJ mayor: First responders instructed to wear hazmat suits if drone falls from sky
A New Jersey mayor directed local officials to wear hazmat suits and call the bomb squad on Friday if one of the mysterious drones circling the area falls out of the sky. “First of all, if there ...The Hill - 7h -
Israel instructs army to bolster its position inside Syria
Defence minister calls on IDF to prepare for winter while US and Turkey meet to shore up fight against IsisFinancial Times - 10h -
TikTok's time crunch
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story TikTok's future on the line TikTok’s future in the U.S. is in serious jeopardy after a federal appeals ...The Hill - 1d -
FBI Didn’t Instruct Informants to Encourage Violence on Jan. 6, Report Says
The review acknowledged that several informants were in Washington on Jan. 6, but said that only a handful were collecting information for the F.B.I. that day, contrary to conspiracy theories.The New York Times - 1d -
French Hill to chair House Financial Services Committee
House Republican leaders on Thursday choose Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) to lead the House Financial Services Committee in the 119th Congress, as it completes its selections for committee chairs. Hill ...The Hill - 1d -
Outgoing House committee chair pushed GOP's winning education issues
Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx has reached her final hours as the House's education policy leader. The education committee votes on its next chairman on Thursday.ABC News - 1d -
Meta, TikTok and Google will be forced to pay for Australian news. What does it mean for you?
The Albanese government has unveiled a charge to incentivise digital platforms to pay publishers. Here’s what you need to know. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our ...The Guardian - 1d -
Google forges ahead with its next generation of AI technology while fending off a breakup threat
Google has unleashed another wave of artificial intelligenceABC News - 2d -
Scott could be latest casualty in House Democratic committee leader shake-up
House Agriculture ranking member David Scott (D-Ga.) could become the latest Democrat in the chamber to lose a committee leadership spot in the wake of the 2024 election. Facing dual challenges to ...The Hill - 2d -
Apple releases ChatGPT integration with Siri
Apple began integrating OpenAI's ChatGPT onto its devices in a long-awaited software rollout on Wednesday. ChatGPT — OpenAI's popular generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot — will be ...The Hill - 2d -
Heathrow preparing for busiest Christmas
The airport expects the number of passengers travelling through its terminals on December 25 to be 21% higher than on the same day last year.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Investors may face a major inflation surprise next year. How pros are preparing.
Big investment managers like Nuveen are factoring in the possibility that their base-case expectations for a soft landing, accompanied by easing inflation, might turn out to be wrong.MarketWatch - 3d -
TikTok says ban would cost U.S. small businesses, creators $1.3 billion in first month
TikTok says the economic harm from a law signed by President Joe Biden would grow if the Supreme Court does not overturn it.CNBC - 4d -
TikTok says ban would cost U.S. small businesses and creators $1.3B in first month
TikTok in a court filing Monday warned that U.S. small businesses and social media creators would lose $1.3 billion in revenue and earnings in just one month if the popular app is effectively shut ...NBC News - 4d -
House GOP to choose chairs for influential committees: Who’s in the running
House Republican leaders will choose new chairs for a number of influential committees this week, people who will have the power to help deliver on President-elect Trump’s priorities in the GOP ...The Hill - 5d -
TikTok vows to take U.S. ban case to Supreme Court. Meta and Google could see user gains in meantime.
President-elect Donald Trump, who attempted to ban TikTok during his first term, said on the campaign trail that he is now against a TikTok ban and would work to “save” the social-media platform.MarketWatch - 6d -
TikTok is inching closer to a potential ban in the US. So what's next?
TikTok’s future in the U.S. appeared uncertain on Friday after a federal appeals court rejected a legal challenge the company brought against a law that requires it to cut ties with its China-based ...ABC News - Dec. 6 -
Why TikTok Faces a U.S. Ban, and What’s Next?
The short-form video app lost a challenge to a law that will ban TikTok in the United States if its owner, ByteDance, does not sell to a non-Chinese company. It has pledged to appeal to the Supreme ...The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
Ocasio-Cortez launches bid to lead Democrats on powerful House committee
"The responsibility of leading Democrats on the House Oversight Committee during Donald Trump's second term in the White House is a profound and consequential one," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ...CBS News - Dec. 6 -
The Inside Story of Apple Intelligence
Apple’s leaders claim the company wasn’t late to generative AI, but instead following what has become its familiar playbook: try to be the best, not the first.Wired - Dec. 6 -
Google’s CEO Says Search Will Change ‘Profoundly’ Next Year
Google is one of the pillars of the internet, so it’s time to pay attention when Sundar Pichai predicts an upheaval.Inc. - Dec. 6 -
A Federal Appeals Court Just Upheld the TikTok Ban. Here’s What Could Happen Next
The Supreme Court, president-elect Donald Trump, or an American buyer could still intervene to save the video platform, which is used by some 170 million Americans.Wired - Dec. 6 -
A Kid Made $50,000 Dumping Crypto He’d Created. Then Came the Backlash
In less than 10 minutes, a US teen made a small fortune selling off a memecoin he’d made on a lark. Traders, feeling swindled, sought revenge.Wired - Dec. 6 -
Head of Democratic Caucus says thin House margins make attendance vital next year
The head of the House Democratic Caucus is sending an early message to his troops heading into the 119th Congress: Attendance will be crucial given the razor-tight margins in the lower chamber. ...The Hill - Dec. 4 -
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Babies dumped from stolen car on freezing day rescued by stranger
Two infant girls were reported missing after the car they were in was stolen. The babies were later found left out in the cold.CBS News - Dec. 4 -
House Democrats move to oust aging committee leaders
Candidates for the positions have stressed the need to be able to effectively counter President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress.CBS News - Dec. 3 -
What’s Next for Google’s Search Monopoly
The federal judge who ruled Google was a monopolist in search is weighing the U.S. government’s proposal to force the company to sell its Chrome browser. Here’s what happens now.The New York Times - Dec. 3
