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The Directors Guild of America is moving forward with plans to establish a diversity committee for its Jewish members. At its most recent meeting in Los Angeles on Feb. 11 (held the day after the 2024 DGA Awards), the national board approved the formation of a provisional Jewish committee, which all guild subgroups pass through before receiving official standing. The most recent diversity groups to gain permanent status are the disability committee, which was created as a provisional committee last May…

A bill that could render TikTok banned from new downloads in the United States quickly advanced to the house on Thursday afternoon after a bipartisan committee voted 50-0 for its approval. The bill, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, was introduced earlier this month by representatives Mike Gallagher and Raja Krishnamoorthi. If enacted, the legislation would block apps owned by TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, from being available in Apple or Google app…

The Senate on Thursday confirmed the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, as chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The upper legislative chamber also confirmed the appointment of deputy governors of the CBN and seven others as members of the MPC. The CBN deputy governors are, Mohammed Abdullahi, Bala Bello, Emem Usoro, and Philip Ikeazor. Others are Director-General of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Lamido Yuguda, and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance,…

Tripadvisor Inc said on Monday the online travel agency had formed a special committee to evaluate proposals that may result in a deal, sending its shares up 14.2% in extended trading.Centerview Partners will act as the financial adviser to the special committee, which will also look into the recent Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings' disclosure of its intent to evaluate potential alternatives involving the two companies.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIT DelhiIITD…

One97 Communications, the parent entity that owns and operates the Paytm brand, has formed a group advisory committee to improve compliance and navigate regulatory challenges.The three-member committee will be led by former Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) chairman Meleveetil Damodaran, One97 said in a stock exchange filing on Friday.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteMITMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisitIIM KozhikodeIIMK Advanced Data Science For…

The new report says five firms invested billions of dollars in Chinese companies developing technology allegedly used in human-rights abuses and by the country’s military. The new report says five firms invested billions of dollars in Chinese companies developing technology allegedly used in human-rights abuses and by the country’s military. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the…

Oklahoma’s culture war-obsessed superintendent has appointed professional harasser Chaya Raichik — of the account Libs of TikTok — to the state’s Department of Education Library Media Advisory Committee.  In a statement released Tuesday, Superintendent Ryan Walters wrote that Raichik is “on the front lines showing the world exactly what the radical left is all about lowering standards, porn in schools, and pushing woke indoctrination on our kids.” Raichik has no background in education and worked as a real…

The House Financial Services Committee has formed a bipartisan working group focused on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the financial services and housing industries, the top lawmakers on the panel announced Tuesday. The AI working group will “explore this technology’s potential, specifically its adoption in our financial system” and ways to use it to “foster a more inclusive financial system,” while also establishing the country as a world leader on AI, Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) said in a…

The government should not dilute the Make in India initiative and follow a consistent policy, FICCI EV Committee Chairperson Sulajja Firodia Motwani said amid a push from American electric carmaker Tesla for special sops to set up its factory in the country. Motwani, the founder and CEO of Kinetic Green which sells battery-operated three-wheelers, scooters, e-cycles, and buggies, also emphasised creating a holistic ecosystem for the growth of the electric vehicle segment. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill…

Digital rights group Fight for the Future asked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to remove Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.) from his position as ranking member of the House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee, according to a letter exclusively shared with The Hill.   The group said Correa should be removed from the position for being “openly hostile to reform efforts” and “far out of line with the majority of the Democratic caucus” and President Biden’s “goal of curbing anticompetitive behavior by wealthy…