WASHINGTON: The US Defense Department said on Monday (Jan 6) it had added Chinese tech giants including gaming and social media leader Tencent Holdings and battery maker CATL to a list of firms it says work with China’s military. The list also included chip maker Changxin Memory Technologies, Quectel Wireless and drone maker Autel Robotics, according to a document published on Monday. The annually updated list of Chinese military companies, formally mandated under US law as the “Section 1260H list,” designated 134 companies, according to a notice posted to the Federal Register. The Hong Kong-listed shares of Tencent fell as…
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BREAKINGBREAKING, Tremors were reported as far away as northern India and Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, where buildings shook.Dozens of people have been reported killed after a powerful earthquake hit near Tibet’s second-largest city of Shigatse, according to Chinese and US monitoring groups, with tremors felt hundreds of kilometres away in Nepal. The earthquake struck at 9:05am local time (01:05 GMT) on Tuesday at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles), according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre, which recorded a magnitude 6.8 quake, while the United States Geological Survey reported the earthquake to be magnitude 7.1. A magnitude 6.8 earthquake is considered…
The Lance family is becoming North Dakota State royalty. On Monday, North Dakota State won its 10th national title overall and fifth in the last eight seasons, withstanding a furious Montana State second-half rally in a 35-32 win. At the center of the win was wide receiver Bryce Lance, the younger brother of Cowboys quarterback and former first-round pick Trey Lance, who led North Dakota State to a 16-0 record and national championship in 2019 while scoring 42 total touchdowns with no interceptions. On Monday, Bryce gave the Bison a 21-3 lead over the Bobcats with his 17th touchdown reception of…
That doesn’t mean the problem is resolved; Alexis Jay, the academic who headed up a national inquiry into the abuse, has said that few of the recommendations in her comprehensive 2022 report have been carried out. But the crisis has been out in the open for some time, even if Elon Musk only recently decided to make it a cause célèbre.If you’ve been on X in recent days, you might have the impression that there has been some major new development in this awful story. Musk, the platform’s owner, has been posting about it incessantly, smearing Jess Phillips, the Labour…
A first-of-its-kind Costco with 800 apartment units above it is coming to Baldwin Hills, a neighborhood in South Los Angeles that Census Reporter finds has a poverty rate 25% higher than the national average.The complex includes 184 apartments for low-income households, with the rest of the units offered as a mix of unsubsidized, affordable, and workforce housing. It will also have a rooftop pool and fitness center.The Costco downstairs will have 185,000 square feet of space and two levels of underground parking. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the average size of a Costco in the U.S. is 146,000 square…
Coloured transmission electron micrograph of H5N1 virus particlesScience Photo Library A person in Louisiana has died from a bird flu virus known as H5N1. This is the first known death related to the virus in the US. The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has not identified additional H5N1 cases in the state nor found evidence of person-to-person transmission, indicating that the risk to the general public remains low. The person was hospitalised for the virus in December, after contracting it from infected or dead birds in their backyard. They experienced severe respiratory symptoms. It was the first serious case of…
Nicki Minaj’s former manager has accused the rap superstar of berating and hitting him multiple times while she was on tour in Detroit.In a lawsuit, Brandon Jovan Garrett alleged that Minaj, 42, whose real name is Onika Maraj, assaulted him April 21 after a concert at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The lawsuit, filed Friday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, accuses Minaj of assault, battery and intentional emotional distress. Her company, Pink Personality Inc., is also named as a defendant.An attorney for Minaj did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday. Garrett, who described himself as Minaj’s…
In recent years, Mr. White and Mr. Zuckerberg, the Meta chief executive, have bonded over their passion for professional fighting, including mixed martial arts, which Mr. Zuckerberg took up in 2022.“Dana is the President and CEO of UFC, and he has built it into one of the most valuable, fastest growing, and most popular sports enterprises in the world,” Mr. Zuckerberg said in his post. “I’ve admired him as an entrepreneur and his ability to build such a beloved brand.”In 2023, Mr. White attempted to broker a cage match between Mr. Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X,…
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 587.49 points or -1.47% to 39,307.05 • Shanghai decreased 4.51 points or -0.14% to 3,206.92 • Hang Seng decreased 71.98 points or -0.36% to 19,688.29 • ASX 200 increased 6.90 points or 0.08% to 8,257.40 • SENSEX decreased 1,222.45 points or -1.54% to 78,000.66 • Nifty50 decreased 388.70 points or -1.62% to 23,616.05 The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD increased 0.00261 or 0.42% to 0.62401 • NZDUSD increased 0.00226 or 0.40% to 0.56366 • USDJPY increased 0.268 or 0.17%…
Credit: HealthPartners Group Health Plan (GHP), under the auspices of HealthPartners and Virtuwell, is the defendant in a class action lawsuit related to the mishandling of customer data. If you were a client of GHP, you may fall under the class action lawsuit. HealthPartners And Virtuwell Class Action Lawsuit If you visited the HealthPartners and Virtuwell websites between January 1, 2018 and November 10, 2023, your personal information may have been shared with third parties. Currently, Group Health Plan is denying the allegations. You can read more about the case here. If you believe your personal, sensitive data may have…