New guidelines calls for use of "safe and reliable" semiconductor chips approved by the China Information Technology Security Evaluation Center.
China reportedly ratcheted up an ongoing trade spat with the US, with plans to ban the use of Intel and AMD chips as well as Microsoft's operating system from government computers and servers, as it pushes use of local hardware and software.
Bill passes after hours of gridlock over funding for three-quarters of the
Vote of 74-24 came after Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer announced a
David Trone, a Maryland congressman, used a derogatory and offensive term for a Black person during a Capitol Hill hearingUS politics – latest updatesA Maryland Democratic congressman running for US Senate has apologised for using a racist slur during a hearing on Capitol Hill.Speaking during a House budget committee hearing, David Trone said: “So this Republican jigaboo that it’s the tax rate that’s stopping business investment, it’s just completely faulty by people who have never run a...
TikTok continues to tell users to contact their Senators and vote against the platform's potential US ban.
The U.S. government has attempted to persuade Kenyan officials to lift the suspension of Worldcoin’s operations in the country, but these overtures have been rejected, the Kenyan Interior cabinet secretary has said. The Kenyan government is also considering restricting officials’ use of the social media platform Tiktok. No Review of the Suspension Decision The Kenyan […]
Lloyds was derided as a woke laughing stock last night after it advised staff to avoid using the word 'widow' in its new 'inclusive language' guidance - despite the company owning Scottish Widows.
We want to learn more about patients’ experiences of accessing mifepristone and misoprostol We want to hear about people’s experiences using medical abortion pills in the US. The medications, mifepristone and misoprostol, are respectively used to end a pregnancy and cause womb contractions.If you are in the US, have you used abortion pills recently and what was your experience? Depending on where you live, how easy or challenging was accessing the medication? How did this affect your experience?...
We would like to hear from parents in the US about what their children will be doing for the eclipseOn April 8, the Moon will completely block the face of the sun and the sky will darken for a few seconds as people in the US, Mexico and Canada are treated to a total solar eclipse.Some schools are thinking of closing for the day so people can watch the eclipse, with many places holding events in local parks and outdoor spaces. Continue reading
WASHINGTON — The federal government entered a partial shutdown early Saturday after Congress failed to pass legislation in time to keep a swath of departments and agencies open. The shutdown is expected to be brief and have little impact, however, as Senate leaders announced they have a deal to vote on a funding package in the early hours of Saturday morning. The House voted Friday morning to pass a $1.2 trillion spending bill funding the departments of State, Defense, Labor, Health and Human...
In a bold move, prominent lawyer and XRP proponent John Deaton has made a substantial $500,000 donation to his Senate campaign against incumbent US senator for Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren. Deaton is presenting a Republican challenge to senator Warren, giving the prominent progressive her first serious, albeit still remote, opponent and setting up an election-season dispute […]