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Montana Could Be First State to Completely Ban Tiktok

Montana lawmakers moved one step closer Thursday to passing a bill to ban TikTok from operating in the state, a move that’s bound to face legal challenges but also serve as a testing ground for the TikTok-free America that many national lawmakers have envisioned. Montana’s proposal, which has backing from the state’s GOP-controlled legislature, is […]

Biggest winner of Loyalty and Engagement

Shangri-La Circle, a membership programme under Shangri-La Group, won big at the Loyalty and Engagement Awards Hong Kong 2023 on 13 April and was crowned Best of Show – Brand. As the leading platform for marketing professionals across Hong Kong to showcase their cutting-edge strategies, the Loyalty and Engagement Awards Hong Kong 2023 saw industry professionals […]

LinkedIn is bringing free verification to all members

The platform’s verification decision is in contrast to Twitter, which is facing a backlash from media organisations after giving them ‘government-funded’ labels. In a counter to other social media sites, LinkedIn is rolling out a free verification system to let users prove their identity. LinkedIn has partnered with secure identity platform Clear to provide verification […]

North Korea fires ballistic missile once again. What’s different about this one?

This picture released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows the launch of a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at Pyongyang International Airport. AFP Seoul: North Korea likely fired a “new type” of ballistic missile Thursday that may have used advanced solid fuel, Seoul’s military said, representing a potential technical breakthrough for […]

Should Twitter label accounts associated with the CBC “government-funded?”

Photo: The Canadian Press / Patrick Doyle Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, March 31, 2023. Poilievre sent a letter to Twitter asking the company to tag CBC’s various news-related accounts with a “government-funded media” label. The Opposition Conservatives are asking […]

Bahrain and Qatar to restore diplomatic ties after fallout over blockade

Representational image. Reuters The Gulf nations of Bahrain and Qatar agreed to restore diplomatic ties late on Wednesday. Bahrain had been the last holdout of four West Asian nations that imposed a blockade on Qatar in 2017. They accused Qatar of supporting Islamist groups that rose to power in some countries following the 2011 Arab […]

WSJ Opinion: The Republican Foreign Policy Threat to Democracy

The Daily Beast A Leak at the Bottom of the Sea May Be a Harbinger of Doom University of WashingtonThe Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) is a massive fault line stretching from Vancouver Island to Northern California—and it’s the source of the vast majority of earthquakes and tsunamis in the region. In fact, scientists believe that […]

Musk could take on OpenAI with generative AI investment

Twitter might get an AI upgrade soon as Musk reportedly buys thousands of GPUs to develop an in-house generative AI. Elon Musk is reportedly making big investments in generative AI for Twitter to compete with OpenAI. According to a Business Insider report, Musk recently bought 10,000 graphic processing units for use at one of the […]

Taiwan president defends US trip as island set to begin its own military drills

China’s military is reportedly planning to declare a no-fly zone in airspace north of Taiwan next week, following on from days of military drills targeting the island. Taiwan’s defence ministry said it was still “making checks” on the claims, reported by Reuters citing multiple unnamed Chinese officials on Wednesday afternoon. A spokesperson told a press […]

Thailand’s China-built high-speed rail, on track but delayed

In this photo taken on 29 March, 2023 a train sits below an elevated track, still under construction as part of the Thai-Chinese Bangkok-Nong Khai high-speed railway project at Sung Noen Station in Nakhon Ratchasima province. AP File Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand: One of Thailand’s oldest railway stations is facing demolition as the country moves forward with […]

As the west tries to limit TikTok’s reach, what about China’s other apps?

As TikTok, the world’s most popular app, comes under increasing scrutiny in response to data privacy and security concerns, lawmakers in the west may soon set their sights on other Chinese platforms that have gone global. TikTok was built by ByteDance as a foreign version of its popular domestic video-sharing platform, Douyin. But it is […]

Donald Trump says Macron kissing Xi Jinping’s ‘ass’

French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Reuters Washington: Donald Trump said on Tuesday that French President Emmanuel Macron had been in China meeting with Xi Jinping and “kissing his ass.” The former US president spoke with Fox News host Tucker Carlson for the first time since being arrested in New York, according […]

China’s new strategy for Taiwan-US meet-show Xi as peacemaker, not rile up domestic protesters

Beijing’s calculated military response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California didn’t create a splash on Chinese social media. The ‘Joint Sword’ exercise launched from 8-10 April failed to achieve a complete blockade of Taiwan. President Xi Jinping was likely trying to balance presenting himself as peacemaker-in-chief and […]

Science Fiction Is Influencing How We Conduct War And We Might Not Like The Results

From high-tech fighting machines to supercomputers and killer robots, science fiction has a lot to say about war. You might be surprised to learn that some governments (including the UK and France) are now turning their attention to these fantastical stories as a way to think about possible futures and try and ward off any […]

Tencent Music Entertainment Group Launches ‘THE ONE’ Contest

Tencent Music Entertainment Group, the leading online music and audio entertainment platform in China, announced that its QQ Music has launched the global original music competition THE ONE, and global music media brand Billboard China will be the exclusive media partner for this competition. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, […]

[2023 Edition] Top 10 Richest Billionaires In Singapore And How They Earn Their Wealth

Singapore’s Top Richest in the past were predominately in the finance and real estate industries. But over the years, they have been replaced with new ultra high net worth individuals (UHNWIs) in various other industries such as medical, media and entertainment, food and beverage, and electronics. While change may be the only constant in life, […]

How Borat brought Australia and China closer together

Outgoing Australian ambassador to the US Arthur Sinodinos recalls how he and his Chinese counterpart broke the ice over a few laughs at a Washington gala. Apr 12, 2023 – 7.38am Washington | On the global stage of diplomacy in Washington, relationships mean everything, no matter how unusual the circumstances under which they are forged. […]

Why the U.S.’s big companies keep getting bigger

Now, as the tech conversation shifts to breakthroughs such as artificial intelligence, it still centres around the same old names led by Microsoft and Alphabet.© Mike Segar / Reuters Sign up for the Globe Advisor weekly newsletter for professional financial advisors on our newsletter sign-up page. Get exclusive investment industry news and insights, the week’s […]

Ukrainian PM to meet with Trudeau today : In The News for April 11

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 11 … What we are watching in Canada … Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to meet his Ukrainian counterpart in Toronto this morning. […]

Ukrainian PM to meet with Trudeau today : In The News for April 11

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 11 … What we are watching in Canada … Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to meet his Ukrainian counterpart in Toronto this morning. […]

Taiwan air force badge showing a Formosan bear punching Winnie the Pooh goes viral

Reuters  —  Taiwanese are rushing to buy patches being worn by their air force pilots that depict a Formosan black bear punching Winnie the Pooh – representing China’s leader Xi Jinping – as a defiant symbol of the island’s resistance to Chinese military exercises. China began three days of military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, […]

Taiwan detects Chinese warships, planes around island after drills end

CHINESE warships and aircraft were still operating around Taiwan on Tuesday, the island’s defence ministry said, a day after Beijing declared an end to its massive war games. China launched three days of military exercises around self-ruled Taiwan on Saturday that saw it simulate targeted strikes and practise a blockade of the island. The show […]