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A social media app from China is said to be luring our teens in ways that American platforms can only dream of. Gen Z has wasted half its youth on pranks, makeup tutorials and videos of babies being called talking like old people. Now things are about to get even worse for computer wizards allegedly employed by hostile governments. Ban this “digital fentanyl,” the argument goes, or the republic might fail. As a result, President Joe Biden signed the Protecting Americans from Apps Controlled by Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024, which requires Chinese company ByteDance to either break up TikTok…

Next week, all eyes will be on Nvidia as investors consider what’s next for the artificial intelligence industry. This week, stocks hit record highs and surpassed one milestone after another as inflation data cooled and investors worried that the Federal Reserve might keep interest rates higher for longer. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassed the 40,000-point mark for the first time in history. The S&P 500 also exceeded 5,300 points for the first time. The S&P 500 index set a new closing record after setting a closing record in 2024. All time high. The S&P 500’s best-performing sector this quarter…

Manchester City’s Phil Foden has been named the Premier League’s best player this season.The 23-year-old has scored 17 goals and eight assists for Premier League leaders Manchester City this season and was named Player of the Year by Football Writers earlier this month. Foden won the Premier League Young Player of the Season award twice in 2021 and 2022, and competed with Erling Haaland, Alexander Isak, Martin Odegaard, Cole Palmer, Dirk Len Rice, Virgil van Dijk and Ollie Watkins are among the nominees for major awards this year. The award is decided by a combination of public voting and football…

No one should buy MSI Claw. It’s not technically broken: the first 7-inch Intel Core ultra-handheld gaming computer doesn’t crash or anything like that all the time. But the Talon was so far removed from its competition that it was effectively dead on arrival.The $750 MSI Claw feels like an inferior clone of the Asus ROG Ally in almost every way—except it’s more expensive, not less! You can get a better experience while saving hundreds of dollars if you choose the Steam Deck OLED. I spent weeks looking for a silver lining. In the end, I only found three tiny…

The president of Sonoma State University, who was suspended for making controversial campus-wide messages about Israel’s war with Hamas, has retired.California State University President Mildred Garcia said in a statement Thursday that Chancellor Mingdong Lee has informed her of his decision to retire. On Wednesday, Garcia placed Lee on leave for “insubordination,” a day after he posted a message supporting a boycott of Israeli universities and said the university would pursue a “divestment strategy.” Garcia said Lee did not receive approval for the message.In a letter to the community, Lee apologized for “the unintended consequences of my actions” and acknowledged…

U.S. officials have warned that foreign terrorist groups may try to target LGBT events around the world during Pride Month in June.Authorities warned U.S. citizens abroad to “be more cautious.””Please remain vigilant in areas frequented by tourists, including Pride celebrations,” the warning from the U.S. State Department said.The advisory was issued on Friday, a week after U.S. law enforcement agencies issued a similar alert.”Foreign terrorist groups or sponsors may seek to exploit additional gatherings associated with the upcoming Pride Month in June 2024,” the FBI and DHS said.Although the warning did not mention specific gatherings or locations, law enforcement agencies…

in the text The BiggerPockets forums have been abuzz over the past few days about a new law that just passed the House and Senate that would make wholesaling illegal in South Carolina once officially enacted by the Governor. For many investors who have been in the wholesale business for a long time, they may feel like they have encountered these obstacles and developed contractual solutions before, but this time, things are different. Here’s why. What is wholesale? Traditionally, real estate wholesaling meant putting a property “under contract” at market value, i.e. signing a sales agreement with the seller and…

Trump is accepting debate invitations here and there, including participating in the Fox News VP debate, even though he doesn’t have a running mate.Read: Samuel Alito Is The Insurrectionist Threat To Democracy On The Supreme Court Trump posted on the Truth Community website: On behalf of my yet-to-be-selected future Vice President of the United States, we hereby accept that the Fox Vice Presidential Debate will be held hopefully at Virginia State University, the first Historically Black College or University to host a debate – a date to be determined. I urge Vice President Kamala Harris to agree. Make America Great…

Volkswagen’s plans to go all-in on electric vehicles are gone. The eponymous Volkswagen brand sees its ID range of electric vehicles as central to its future, admitting last week that it will need more plug-in hybrids as EV sales slow. It marks the latest change in Volkswagen’s electrification strategy after it launched several models and lagged behind in China, where local brands currently dominate. The manufacturer has also shelved efforts to seek outside investors for its battery unit and scrapped plans to build a 2 billion euro ($2.2 billion) electric vehicle factory in Germany. In fact, so many cars sold…

The spring transfer portal window has closed and with fall rosters finalized, many moves have been made. Here are the 10 biggest offensive linemen to transfer this offseason. 1. Cadyn Proctor, Alabama Whether Proctor’s journey is a one-off or a sign of things to come in the portal, the five-star prospect started every game at left tackle as a freshman at Alabama last season, but Later, I entered the portal when I was the current coach. Nick Saban retired. The Pleasant Hill (Iowa) Southeast Polk native transferred to Iowa State and stayed there for a few months before deciding to…