Following heightened worries that U.S. users’ data had been accessed by TikTok engineers in China between September 2021 and January 2022, the company sought to assuage U.S. lawmakers that it’s taking steps to “strengthen data security.” The admission that some China-based employees can access information from U.S. users came in a letter sent to nine
Zach Bryan is making my dreams come true. Just a few days ago, I wrote a post about a new song he debuted a couple weeks back at Bonnaroo called “Small Town Smokeshow” that I immediately fell in love with. Well, ask and you shall receive, because I asked him on Twitter when we might be
Little Big Town are ushering in the summertime with a charming new love song, “All Summer.” Penned by Fairchild, Sarah Buxton, Ashley Ray, Alysa Vanderheym, Madi Diaz and Savana Santos, the romantic tune narrates the story of a woman soaking up the sun by the beach when she suddenly notices a dashing man and falls
Johnny Depp‘s lawyer Camille Vasquez is gonna spend her birthday in style … her time overseas with her beau is going to include spending some time with her famous client. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Camille’s boyfriend has got a fun-filled trip planned for her 38th trip around the sun — as we
Smartphone sales globally have slipped below the 100-million mark in May 2022, according to Counterpoint Research’s Market Pulse Service. The research said that the global market sales of smartphones have dropped 4 percent month-on-month (MoM) and 10 percent year-on-year (YoY) in May this year, marking the second consecutive drop in MoM sales and 11th consecutive
Frustrated travellers face more flight cancellations over the coming weeks, as airlines rush to re-work their schedules. The upheaval comes in response to last month’s announcement that an amnesty will allow airlines to cancel flights while still retaining take-off and landing slots next year. Airlines buy slots to operate their schedules but can lose them
Actress Busy Philipps was among the protesters detained Thursday at a Washington, D.C. rally against the repeal of Roe v. Wade. Philipps documented her arrest for “crowding, obstructing or incommoding” on social media, with the actress sitting with a group of protestors in an intersection near the Supreme Court. U.S. Capitol. Police issued a “third
We may be past pride month, but as we all know, reading books with LGBTQ+ rep should be an all-year-round affair. Especially when it comes to dark fantasy. Especially when those books are sapphic. Why are sapphic fantasy novels so important? Traditionally speaking, sci-fi and fantasy genres have long been dominated by straight men’s voices.
Parent volunteer Heleana Ryan organizes inventory at the fireworks stand for the Canyon High School Education Foundation located in Sycamore Plaza on N. State College Boulevard in Anaheim on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. While legal fireworks are sold in Orange County, all sale and use of fireworks — outside of professional shows — is illegal
Two police officers have been killed and five injured after a man allegedly opened fire on them as they tried to investigate a domestic violence complaint. A police dog – K9 Drago – was also killed in the shoot-out, which lasted for hours, according to John Hunt, sheriff of Floyd County, a rural area in
A Tory MP accused of drunkenly groping two men has been suspended by the party. Chris Pincher has had the Conservative whip withdrawn at Westminster over the claims, forcing him to sit as an independent without the support of the parliamentary group. The 52-year-old resigned from his role as deputy chief whip and apologised after
The Day N Vegas music festival won’t be happening this year. Promoter Goldenvoice said today that the third annual event, which had been set for Labor Day weekend at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds, has been canceled due to “a combination of logistics, timing and production issues.” The 2022 fest was to have featured Travis
Microsoft has detailed the evolving capabilities of toll fraud malware apps on Android, pointing out its “complex multi-step attack flow” and an improved mechanism to evade security analysis. Toll fraud belongs to a category of billing fraud wherein malicious mobile applications come with hidden subscription fees, roping in unsuspecting users to premium content without their
Put it in the hall of fame. We all remember back to the summer of 2020, when a rising young country star named Morgan Wallen was having a grand ol’ time tearing up the town and got a little too rowdy at this little watering hole named Kid Rock’s Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock N’
Dustin Lynch is celebrating summer with a buoyant new song, “Fish in the Sea.” The feel-good track is all about having a good time and “bringing party mode to the beach,” as Lynch shares on social media. It opens with the sound of waves crashing and a freshly-cracked-open beer before Lynch sets the beachy backdrop for listeners.
Richard Gere has a buyer for his impressive New York estate … and while he ended up selling for under the original asking price, he’s still walking away with a fortune. The “Pretty Woman” star’s 50 acres of property sold on Wednesday — the buyer shelled out $24.15 million for the entire space out in
OnePlus 10RT may launch in India soon, if the latest report is to be believed. The smartphone is said to have been spotted on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification database. Citing a tipster, the report also detailed some specifications of the smartphone. The camera specifications of the OnePlus 10RT were earlier tipped with
Tom Glick, a former executive at Manchester City FC’s parent company, is to take over the day-to-day running of Chelsea Football Club in the wake of its £2.5bn takeover. Sky News has learnt that Mr Glick’s appointment could be announced within days by Chelsea’s new owners, although it remained unclear on Friday whether he would
If you’ve spent any time on social media over the past decade, you’re likely familiar with the Minions, the adorable, rotund yellow henchmen figures popularized by Illumination Entertainment’s hugely successful Despicable Me franchise. In the movies, with the latest entry Minions: The Rise of Gru opening July 1, the Minions serve as sidekicks to the archvillain
There’s no point in typing “it’s been a week” anymore because every week is A Week. But as we continue into a crumbling democracy, the growing sense of hopelessness is hard to ignore. The fall is going to be brutal for schools and libraries across the country. We know this, given how last school year