Category: 2. World
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ByteDance would shut down TikTok in US rather than sell it, sources say | Technology
ByteDance would prefer to shut down TikTok rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the US, four sources said. The algorithms TikTok relies on for its operations are deemed core to ByteDance’s overall operations, which would make a sale…
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Foreign states targeting sensitive research at UK universities, MI5 warns | Cybercrime
MI5 has warned universities that hostile foreign states are targeting sensitive research, as ministers consider measures to bolster protections. Vice-chancellors from 24 leading institutions, including Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London, were briefed on the threat by the domestic security service’s director general, Ken McCallum, and National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) chief, Felicity Oswald. In addition,…
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Gardener charged with murder after alleged attack on elderly Brisbane couple | Queensland
Homicide detectives have charged a man with murder after a man was found dead and a woman suffered serious head injuries at a home north of Brisbane. Det Insp David Harbison said it was not a domestic violence-related incident and the 26-year-old man was not previously known to the victims. “We believe he just attended…
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Harvey Weinstein: what does ruling mean for California rape conviction? | Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein was already expected to spend the remainder of his life in prison for crimes in New York when a Los Angeles jury found him of guilty of rape and sexual assault in 2022 and he was sentenced to an additional 16 years. But on Thursday New York’s top court overturned Weinstein’s 2020 conviction…
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Australia news live: family to farewell security guard killed in Bondi Junction attack; man and baby missing in Sydney national park | Australia news
Key events Man and baby found after going missing in Sydney national park The man and baby who went missing in in Sydney’s south overnight have been located safe and well, NSW police have confirmed. Ben Cullen, aged 39, and Roam Cullen, aged 3 months, had last been seen on Sir Bertram Stevens Drive, Royal…
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Embarrassing stories, and who pays? Trump trial key takeaways, day seven | Donald Trump trials
1. Pecker said he bought McDougal’s story to prevent it from interfering in the 2016 election Pecker squarely said that the principal purpose of his decision to buy Karen McDougal’s story was to benefit Trump’s campaign. “We didn’t want this story to embarrass Mr Trump or embarrass or hurt the campaign,” he said, referring to…
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USC cancels main commencement ceremony amid Gaza protests | California
The University of Southern California (USC) has canceled its main stage graduation ceremony, citing new safety measures as student protests over the Israel-Gaza war have surged on the campus. USC is one of many campuses across the country that have become hubs for student demonstrations against the war, with hundreds of arrests nationwide as tensions…
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Police use rubber bullets and teargas to break up university protest in Georgia | US universities
Police have carried out multiple violent arrests at Emory University in Decatur, Georgia, in what appears to be the first campus crackdown in recent days to involve rubber bullets and teargas after students set up an encampment in solidarity with Palestine and against Cop City. On Thursday, Emory students set up multiple tents on the…
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Two men arrested after torso found in Greater Manchester nature reserve | UK news
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a torso was found wrapped in plastic at a nature reserve in Greater Manchester. Part of a dismembered body, consisting of the bottom of the back, buttocks and thigh, were found in clear plastic by a passerby at Kersal Dale Wetlands in Salford on 4…
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Microsoft’s heavy bet on AI pays off as it beats expectations in second quarter | Microsoft
Profits at Microsoft beat Wall Street’s expectations as its heavy bets on artificial intelligence and gaming continued to bear fruit in the second quarter. The technology giant has invested billions of dollars into AI in a bid to turbocharge its growth. “Microsoft Copilot and Copilot stack are orchestrating a new era of AI transformation, driving…