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TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years on the platform now used by more than 200 million Americans. The social video platform company signed agreements with major investors including Oracle, Silver Lake and…
Winter has its fans, but even those who enjoy playing in the snow probably dislike the chore of clearing up after a big storm that dumps several inches or even feet of snow and ice. It’s easy to dash to the closest hardware store to grab a bag of salt, but experts say there are…
QUITO β Deep in the Ecuadorian Andes, an ancient forest stands as a final sanctuary against the encroachment of human activity. This is the Yanacocha Reserve, the last refuge for the Black-breasted puffleg (Eriocnemis nigrivestis), a tiny hummingbird teetering on the edge of extinction. Measuring just 9 centimeters (3.5 inches), this emblematic bird of Quito…
LONDON β The European Union said Tuesday it plans to phase out gear supplied by companies based in βhigh riskβ countries from critical infrastructure such as high-speed telecom networks, in a move seen as targeting Chinese companies including Huawei and ZTE. Brussels’ proposed measures to tighten up cybersecurity come amid rising concerns that the bloc’s…
FILE -A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, Calif., April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) (Jeff Chiu, Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday it will appeal the November ruling in favor of Meta in…
NEW YORK β Handprints on cave walls in a largely unexplored area of Indonesia may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back to at least 67,800 years ago. The tan-colored prints analyzed by Indonesian and Australian researchers on the island of Sulawesi were made by blowing pigment over hands placed against the…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. β The astronauts evacuated last week from the International Space Station say a portable ultrasound machine came in βsuper handyβ during the medical crisis. During their first public appearance since returning to Earth, the four astronauts refused Wednesday to say which one of them needed medical attention and for what reason. It…
Netflix capped last year with another solid financial performance despite slowing subscriber growth that underscored the importance of its contested $72 billion bid to take over Warner Bros.β movie studio and slot HBO Max into its video streaming line-up. The fourth-quarter results announced Tuesday eclipsed the projections of stock market analysts, but Netflix’s report also…
Netflix capped last year with another solid financial performance despite slowing subscriber growth that underscored the importance of its contested $72 billion bid to take over Warner Bros.β movie studio and slot HBO Max into its video streaming line-up. The fourth-quarter results announced Tuesday eclipsed the projections of stock market analysts, but Netflix’s report also…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. β NASAβs Suni Williams β one of two astronauts stuck for months at the International Space Station β has retired. The space agency announced the news Tuesday, saying her retirement took effect at the end of December. Williams’ crewmate on Boeingβs ill-fated capsule test flight, Butch Wilmore, left NASA last summer. The…
