On December 2, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce once again issued a document, adding 140 companies (136 of which are Chinese entities) to the “Entity List” and adding export restrictions on 24 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, 3 software tools and high-bandwidth memory (HBM), attempting to…
A Boeing plea deal intended to resolve a case related to two fatal crashes of its planes has been rejected by a US judge. The plane maker agreed with the US government in July to plead guilty to one count of criminal fraud, face independent monitoring, and pay a $243m (£191m) fine. However, Judge Reed…
Mark Zuckerberg’s Instagram is failing to remove explicit self-harm images and is even encouraging vulnerable teens to connect with each other, enabling the concerning content to proliferate on the platform, according to an alarming new study. The Guardian reports that the research, conducted by Danish organization Digitalt Ansvar (Digital Accountability), set up a private Instagram network including fake…
Former NCAA swimming champion and women’s sports activist Riley Gaines held a rally for the Stone Ridge Christian High School girls’ volleyball team in California after the school forfeited a playoff game rather than play against a transgender opponent. Stone Ridge Christian High School, from Merced, California, forfeited a Northern California Division 6 tournament against San Francisco…
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) questioned the effectiveness of the Department of Government Efficiency and stated that Elon Musk “basically has made his fortune off of government subsidies” and Democrats should “come after the insurance companies, the big defense companies that are all reaping huge amounts of money…
The “International Consumer Electronics Show” (CES), founded in 1967, is likely to lose its “internationality” soon. Because this exhibition now actually excludes China, the world’s largest consumer electronics producer. CES is the world’s largest and most influential consumer electronics exhibition, held in Las Vegas, USA every January. Once upon a time, this exhibition exhibited mankind’s…
Luxury car maker Jaguar has unveiled its new electric concept car, less than a fortnight after the release of a teaser video that stirred online controversy. The unveiling of the Type 00 car triggered mixed responses from social media users, with some cheering its design, while others mocked the launch. Last month, many critics pointed…
Hollywood star Alyssa Milano is the latest left-wing celebrity to flee from X / Twitter following President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. Over the years, she used the platform to launch attacks on then-Supreme Court nominee, now Justice Brett Kavanaugh; anoint herself the queen of the #MeToo movement; and lecture Americans about COVID measures, abortion, and a…
Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair has issued an apology after his late hit on Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence on Sunday. “I’ve always played the game as hard as I could,” Al-Shaair said in a statement. “Never with the intent to harm anyone and anybody that knows me knows that. My goal is to hit you…
ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith denounced President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter, on the eve of his leaving the White House. In a statement on Sunday, President Biden announced that he would be pardoning his son, Hunter Biden, saying that his son was “unfairly prosecuted” for federal gun charges and tax evasion…
