Howard Lutnick, President Trump’s Commerce Secretary, said TikTok will go dark for the video app’s millions of American users unless China agrees by a Sept. 17 deadline to a deal that will give the U.S. owners majority control over the app. “We’ve made the decision. You can’t have Chinese control and have something on 100…
President Donald Trump officially issued his expected college sports executive order on Thursday. According to the White House, the executive order “prohibits third-party, pay-for-play payments to collegiate athletes.” However the order “does not apply to legitimate, fair-market-value compensation that a third party provides to an athlete, such as for a brand endorsement.” Advertisement Additionally, the…
Google Labs has announced the public beta of Opal, an experimental tool for building AI mini apps by chaining together prompts, tools, and models, using natural language and visual editing. Currently available in the United States only, Opal was introduced July 24. The tool can be used to accelerate prototyping of AI ideas and workflows,…
For more than a decade, Donald Trump‘s media critics have tried various attack lines against the president. They’ve endlessly described him as a corrupt authoritarian who is a threat to democracy and our institutions. They’ve decried him as cruel, vulgar, sexist and racist. They have even claimed he’s the return of Hitler. None of this…
Tesla shares tumbled Thursday after its latest earning results knocked the wind out of investors’ confidence in Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker. The company has been facing intense competition, cooling consumer interest and a reduction of the government incentives that made buying EVs more affordable. Musk, the chief executive, broadcast that the tough times could…
McDonald’s plans to test 10 new drinks in hundreds of U.S. stores as the restaurant chain seeks to quench Gen Z customers’ taste for bold drink combinations. “We’re seeing real momentum in beverages, with more people — especially our Gen Z fans — turning to cold, flavorful drinks as a go-to treat,” Alyssa Buetikofer, McDonald’s…
Hot Milk is the directorial debut of BAFTA-nominated writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz, and follows Sofia (Mackey) and her ailing mother Rose (Shaw), who travel to the Spanish seaside town of Almería to meet Dr Gómez (Vincent Perez), an enigmatic healer who may hold the key to Rose’s mysterious illness. The synopsis for the film says: “As…
The story behind Katie Holmes‘s latest outfit from the New York City set of Happy Hours doesn’t actually begin there. It starts over a month ago at the 2025 Tony Awards red carpet, when Holmes traded a traditional black gown for an unexpected color combination. She and stylist Brie Welch tapped Prada for a green,…
Windsurf was a rising artificial intelligence (AI) start-up – until it wasn’t. Days after OpenAI’s US$3 billion acquisition deal collapsed, Windsurf’s founders and top researchers joined Google DeepMind under a non-exclusive licensing agreement. What remained was sold to another company. Windsurf, as an independent innovator, ceased to exist. This is how many AI start-ups today…
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at deadly fighting along the Thailand-Cambodia border, a historic European Union-China summit, and trade wins for India and the United Kingdom. Deadly Border Clashes Thai and Cambodian troops clashed in at least six areas along the countries’ shared 510-mile border on Thursday, killing one Thai soldier and…