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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) co-sponsored bipartisan legislation to take further steps to prohibit the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) access to Americans’ private data through apps like TikTok. The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act would remove CCP-backed ByteDance apps, including TikTok, from American app stores and web hosting services unless the application severs ties to entities like ByteDance that are subject to control of a foreign adversary.

“TikTok is Chinese Communist Party malware, promoting their propaganda and stealing Americans’ private data,” said Johnson. “This bill gives TikTok the choice—continue operating its high-user platform in America or cut ties with the Chinese Communist…

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“Jensen Huang and Lisa Su: Inside the Family Connection Between Two AI Chip Industry Powerhouses”

Jensen Huang and Lisa Su, the CEOs of Nvidia and AMD respectively, share not only their positions as influential figures in the global AI chip industry but also a family connection. The revelation of their familial relationship came to light in 2020 and has recently been detailed by Taiwanese genealogist Jean Wu. Despite growing up separately, their shared family history traces back to Taiwan, an island caught in the middle of the ongoing US-China rivalry in the high-tech industry.

According to Wu, who extensively researched public records, newspaper clippings, yearbooks, and interviews, Su is Huang’s “biao jiu” in Mandarin Chinese, meaning they are distant cousins…

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – Rockford has its share of connections to Broadway, including Tony Award winners, nominees, and a list of talented natives that have graced Manhattan’s theater district.

But there’s a special connection between the Forest City and the awards show this year―shared by the hosting theater and one of Rockford’s most charming venues: The Coronado Performing Arts Center.

“The Coronado’s restoration team also restored this year’s host venue, the United Palace,” Friends of the Coronado shared Wednesday. “There are hardly words to adequately express the impact EverGreene Architectural Arts, Inc. has had on historical preservation across America.”

Over a three-year renovation period, EverGreene artists and design team members restored the Coronado’s…

This Morning’s Holly Willoughby has reportedly ended her years long close friendship with co-host Phillip Schofield, leaving the future of the UK morning news show uncertain.

After 14 years of hosting together, Willoughby is said to have been left “blind sided” by Schofield addressing a “friction” between the pair, according to British tabloid The Mirror.

After weeks of rumours alleging a feud between the two friends, Schofield released a statement on the matter, calling Willoughby his “rock”.

“We’re the best of friends – as always, she is an incredible support on screen, behind the scenes and on the phone,” Schofield’s statement read.

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The website of the social media platform Parler is displayed in Berlin, Jan. 10, 2021. The platform’s logo is on a screen in the background. The conservative-friendly social network Parler was booted off the internet Monday, Jan. 11, over ties to last week’s siege on the U.S. Capitol, but not before hackers made off with an archive of its posts, including any that might have helped organize or document the riot. (Christophe Gateau/dpa via AP)