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At his first Congressional hearing, TikTok CEO Shou Chew tried to downplay TikTok’s ties to China and parent company ByteDance. But lawmakers at the House Energy and Commerce Committee were far from satisfied with his answers. In her opening statements, committee chair Representative Cathy Rodgers said that TikTok should be banned. "ByteDance is beholden to the CCP , and ByteDance and TikTok are one and the same," she said. Chew, who in his said that “ByteDance is not an agent of China” repeatedly pointed to Project…

It takes only the sound of raindrops hitting the roof to seize Tulare County resident Tony Ferranti with thoughts of filling sandbags, restocking supplies and keeping a close watch on area bridges.“It’s sort of a flood PTSD,” Ferranti said Sunday, as he and thousands of others prepared for the arrival of the latest in a series of major storms that have hit the Central Valley since January.The new weather system, which began moving into the region on Sunday and stretches across the lower third of the state, is forecast to…

But early this week, some companies were still left hurrying to make sure they could make this week’s payroll. In biotech—a sector where many startups relied on SVB—some were still finalizing the opening of new checking accounts to pay their employees from; and many of those who tried to move their funds out of their SVB accounts were unable to do so because the bank’s website kept crashing. Many biotechs used their SVB accounts to pay their bills and to draw their payroll funds. Making payroll was foremost among many…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeEva Green wanted to pretend she was in hospital to get out of making a multimillion-pound sci-fi movie, the High Court has been told.Further messages from the Casino Royale star have recently been disclosed as part of her legal battle with production company White Lantern Films over her planned starring role in the dystopian thriller A Patriot.She had been due to appear in the movie…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAn Avengers theory about Doctor Strange is doing the rounds.The theory looks back at the moment in Avengers: Infinity War when the Sorcerer Supreme, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, handed the Time Stone over to Thanos (Josh Brolin) in order to save Iron Man’s life.This was a crucial moment behind Thanos’s success in acquiring all six of the Infinity Stones, which enabled him to snap…

Priyanka Chopra Reveals She Cried To Hubby Nick Jonas After Being Body-Shamed ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Priyanka Chopra’s journey in showbiz is nothing but inspiring. Despite all odds, Priyanka established herself as a leading lady in Bollywood and further made her name in Hollywood. While the actress has it all, still her confidence is rocked by merciless trolls and comments. She recently opened up about her encounter with rude remarks that left her in tears. Priyanka is currently gearing up for the Amazon Prime…

The European Union told Elon Musk to hire more human moderators and fact-checkers to review posts on Twitter, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing four people familiar with talks between Musk, Twitter executives and regulators in Brussels.The demand complicates Musk's efforts to reorganise the loss-making business he acquired for $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,37,465 crore) in October. He has slashed more than half of Twitter's 7,500 staff, including the entire trust and safety teams in some offices, while seeking…

We all know by now that miraculous technologies like running dozens of test labs on one drop of blood don’t exist just yet. With that in mind, you have every reason to question NuraLogix’s claim that a single “healthy selfie” scan on its Anura platform is enough to run a complex AI-based test to tell you how healthy you are. It will let you know how high your blood pressure is from that 30-second selfie scan, and whether you’re at risk of getting diabetes. Yet NuraLogix says that it can do exactly that. Science…

The family of “Saving Private Ryan” star Tom Sizemore is being asked to make end-of-life decisions as the actor remains in a coma with little hope for recovery.In a statement to The Times, Sizemore’s manager, Charles Lago, indicated that the 61-year-old is unlikely to improve after suffering a brain aneurysm that occurred as a result of a stoke. “octors informed his family that there is no further hope and have recommended end-of-life decision,” Lago said, adding that the family is “now deciding end-of-life matters.”The…

At the age of 74, Andy Fairweather Low didn’t expect to see in 2023 as a viral sensation. He was on Jools’ Annual Hootenanny, performing his new song Got Me a Party and his old band Amen Corner’s 1969 chart-topper (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice. His appearance was so well received that he trended on Twitter. On New Year’s Day, his Wikipedia page was the second most trending in the UK.“I was oblivious,” he chuckles, “because I don’t do Twitter and all that.” The broadcast had been filmed in mid-December. Low had appeared on…