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White House lashes out at 'South Park' Trump parody
AFP, Published on 25/07/2025
» LOS ANGELES - The White House on Thursday lashed out at the creators of "South Park" after the bawdy satire skewered Donald Trump in an episode featuring an AI-generated version of the US president crawling naked through a desert.
Apple, Google restore TikTok app after assurances from Trump
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/02/2025
» WASHINGTON — Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google are restoring ByteDance Ltd's TikTok to their app stores on Thursday following assurances in a letter from United States Attorney General Pam Bondi that a ban would not immediately be enforced.
DeepSeek puts ‘red scare’ into Silicon Valley
AFP, Published on 30/01/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO - The emergence of the DeepSeek chatbot has sent Silicon Valley into a frenzy, with calls to go faster on advancing artificial intelligence and beat communist-led China before it is too late.
Loretta Lynn, country music luminary and songwriting pioneer, dies at 90
AFP, Published on 05/10/2022
» NEW YORK: Loretta Lynn, America's groundbreaking country titan whose frank lyricism delving into women's experiences with sex, infidelity and pregnancy touched the nerve of a nation, has died. She was 90 years old.
Actress Jane Fonda says she has cancer
AFP, Published on 03/09/2022
» LOS ANGELES: US actress and activist Jane Fonda announced Friday that she has cancer, and has begun chemotherapy in her battle against the disease.
After abortion, gay marriage? Fears US court may target other rights
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» NEW YORK: After abortion, could gay marriage be next? With America's Supreme Court poised to roll back half a century of abortion rights, activists fear conservatives will set their sights on other constitutional freedoms, starting with same sex unions.
South Korea's incoming president faces backlash from BTS fans
Life, Reuters, Published on 11/04/2022
» Unhappy fans of South Korean boy group BTS accused President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol of trying to use their idols to boost his ratings after his transition team hinted the group could be booked to perform at the inauguration ceremony next month.
Labanoon frontman joins Democrats in Narathiwat
Waedao Harai, Published on 15/10/2021
» Labanoon lead singer and guitarist Metee Arun has entered politics by joining the Democrat Party as a candidate for Narathiwat in a decision that has put the future of the popular rock band in doubt among its fans.
Lawmakers slam Big Tech 'monopolies' in new report
AFP, Published on 07/10/2020
» WASHINGTON: A House of Representatives panel said in a report Tuesday that four Big Tech firms are "monopolies" which abuse their market dominance and called for sweeping changes to antitrust laws and enforcement, which could potentially lead to breakups of the giant firms.
Apple becomes 1st US company to hit $2tn in market value
AFP, Published on 20/08/2020
» NEW YORK: Apple on Wednesday became the first US company to reach US$2 trillion in market value in the latest demonstration of how tech giants have benefited from the upheaval of the coronavirus.