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The US government has revoked licences allowing US chip makers to export products to Chinese technology giant Huawei. Its Department of Commerce did not specify which permits were axed, and the move follows Huawei’s release of an AI-enabled computer powered by a chip created by Intel. It said in a statement: “We have revoked certain licenses for exports to Huawei.: Republican congresswoman Elise Stefanik said about the move in a social media post: “Make no mistake, the Biden Administration would not have taken this action if Republicans in Congress were not holding them accountable.” Since 201...
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TikTok has accused the US of an “extraordinary intrusion on free speech rights”. The firm hit out in a lawsuit aiming to block an American law that would ban the video app in the country unless it is sold by its Chinese parent company. In court documents filed with the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, TikTok said the sale requirement was “simply not possible: not commercially, not technologically, not legally. And certainly not on the 270-day timeline required by the Act”. It added the move had unfairly singled out TikTok – creating a “two-tiered speech regime with one set of rules for one named p...
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Online traders are warning a US TikTok ban could have a “potentially devastating” impact on British businesses. They hit out after US President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that gives TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance nine months to sell its stake in the app or it will be blocked in America – a move TikTok says it will challenge in court. Isobel Perl, founder of Perl Cosmetics in London, is among the army of web traders worried about the impact of a ban as a quarter of her sales now come from the US. She told the BBC: “(A US ban) could be potentially devastating to businesses in the UK – Ti...
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President Joe Biden's government has granted US semiconductor firm Micron Technology up to $6.14 billion in funding. The billions will be spent on chip factories in New York and Idaho and will create more than 70,000 jobs. This will boost the $125 billion the firm is going to invest in chip production by 2030. The White House also confirmed Micron will benefit from tax breaks in New York. Micron President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra commented: "Micron’s leading-edge memory is foundational to meeting the growing demands of artificial intelligence, and we are proud to be making significant memory ma...
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The Senate has passed a bill that could see TikTok banned in the US, if Chinese owner ByteDance doesn't sell it within 12 months. Senators passed the bill 79 to 18 on Tuesday (23.04.24), days after the House of Representatives held a majority favour in vote of the ban. President Joe Biden, who previously said he will sign it if it's passed, is expected to do so on Wednesday (24.04.24). Michael Beckerman, the video-sharing giant's head of public policy in America, has said they plan to challenge the bill in court if Biden signs it. He told Bloomberg: “This is an unprecedented deal worked out be...
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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has hit out at cancel culture. The 51-year-old star admits that the "easy cancel-culture" in the modern climate really "bugs" him and prevents people from being authentic. Dwayne told Fox News: "Today's easy cancel-culture world, and cancel culture, woke culture, this culture, that culture, division, et catera, that really bugs me. "In the spirit of that, you either succumb and be what you think other people want you to be, or you go, 'Well, no, that's not who I am. I'm gonna be myself, and I'm gonna be real.' "If you ask me something, a real answer is important, and ...
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China is to ban the use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers. A new report by the Financial Times claims the country in East Asia's new guidelines block US chips from being used in government computers and servers. Furthermore, it's banning Microsoft Windows and database products by foreign entities. Government agencies have been told to use "safe and reliable" chips made in China, including those by Huawei and Phytium, which are banned in the US. The ban comes after President Joe Biden's administration introduced the CHIPS and Science Act in 2022, to boost the production of semicond...
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Jill Biden has sent a message of support to Catherine, Princess of Wales following her shock cancer diagnosis. The 42-year-old royal - who is married to Prince William and has Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, eight, and five-year-old Prince Louis with him - has been absent from public duties since January and announced on Friday (22.03.24) evening that she is battling a form of the disease. Now, First Lady Jill Biden - who married to US President Joe Biden - has taken to social media to commend the princess for her "bravery". Quoting the initial post made by the official account for Kens...
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Jennifer Garner wants to take her dog skydiving. The 51-year-old actress has an eight-year-old golden retriever named Birdie - who has been spending time at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles as a therapy dog - and explained that amongst other items on her bucket list for her pet pooch, she wants to jump out of a plane with her. Speaking in a video for the 'We Rate Dogs' YouTube series, she explained: "She wants to read some new books for kids. And speaking of kids, Birdie is a therapy dog. And she just got a promotion to work at Children's Hospital L.A. "So she's excited. She wants to have h...
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Travis Kelce is producing his first feature film. News of his movie emerged before the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade erupted in violence on Wednesday. (14.02.24) Multiple people were shot at the celebration in Union Square, Missouri, shortly after Travis and his Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes, 28, took the stage. One person has died and at up to 22 others are said to have been wounded, including children, but a motive for the shootings is as yet unclear. Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis, 34, who has been dating Taylor Swift, also 34, since last summer, is helping make indie...
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