• Biden says he'll sign proposed TikTok ban if Congress passes it

    Biden says he'll sign proposed TikTok ban if Congress passes it

    Mar 08, 2024 11:42 PM EST

    ... Biden’s reelection campaign last month joined the platform. If enacted, the bill would effectively ban TikTok and other ByteDance apps from being available in Apple or Google app stores or on web hosting services in the U.S. The bill takes a two-pronged approach. First, it requires ByteDance ...

  • Hong Kong proposes life sentences for treason and insurrection in new national security bill

    Hong Kong proposes life sentences for treason and insurrection in new national security bill

    Mar 08, 2024 12:54 AM EST

    ... s leading pro-democracy activists have been arrested and others fled abroad. Dozens of civil society groups have been disbanded, and outspoken media outlets like Apple Daily and Stand News have been shut down.During a one-month public comment period that just ended last week, 98.6 percent of ...

  • Cinnamon sold at discount stores recalled due to lead content

    Cinnamon sold at discount stores recalled due to lead content

    Mar 07, 2024 07:18 PM EST

    Ground cinnamon sold by U.S. discount retailers is contaminated with high levels of lead and should be discarded, federal health officials said Wednesday. WATCH: Lead-contaminated applesauce pouches expose issues with food safety oversight The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said cinnamon sold by stores including the Dollar ...

  • News Wrap: Winter storm dumps mountains of snow in Sierra Nevada

    News Wrap: Winter storm dumps mountains of snow in Sierra Nevada

    Mar 04, 2024 11:50 PM EST

    ... Today's vote in Paris was 780-72. Abortion has been legal in France since 1975 and is widely supported.The European Union has fined Apple nearly $2 billion for antitrust violations involving music streaming. The bloc said Apple has illegally barred Spotify and other rivals from telling users they ...

  • Takeaways from Hunter Biden's deposition with Republican lawmakers

    Takeaways from Hunter Biden's deposition with Republican lawmakers

    Mar 01, 2024 05:22 PM EST

    ... Hunter Biden’s laptop that was allegedly dropped off at a Delaware repair shop and the source for many allegations against the Biden family, he testified that he does not recall bringing it in. If his computer needed repairs, Hunter Biden testified, “I would have gone to the Apple store.”

  • This week's cellphone outage makes it clear: In the United States, landlines are languishing

    This week's cellphone outage makes it clear: In the United States, landlines are languishing

    Feb 23, 2024 02:10 PM EST

    ... mainly for voice communication to becoming tiny, data-saturated computers that were carried around in our pockets, Hodel says. Of particular significance: the introduction of Apple's first iPhone in 2007. The rise of the smartphone fundamentally changed people's relationships with the devices in their pockets. “I do think ...

  • China pledges a pair of pandas for the San Diego Zoo

    China pledges a pair of pandas for the San Diego Zoo

    Feb 22, 2024 10:48 PM EST

    ... friendship" and said he learned the San Diego Zoo and people in California “very much look forward to welcoming pandas back.” WATCH: Why production of Apple iPhones has been moving from China to India Bai Yun, who was born in captivity in China, lived at the zoo for more than ...

  • AT&T says its cellphone network has been restored after a widespread outage hit users across the U.S.

    AT&T says its cellphone network has been restored after a widespread outage hit users across the U.S.

    Feb 22, 2024 03:55 PM EST

    ... that the device is having trouble connecting to their cellular provider’s network, but it can make emergency calls through other carrier networks, according to Apple Support. So far, no reason has been given for the outages. But Lee McKnight, an associate professor in the iSchool at Syracuse University, cited ...

  • Civilians describe living in crossfire as Israel and Hezbollah battles escalate

    Civilians describe living in crossfire as Israel and Hezbollah battles escalate

    Feb 15, 2024 11:40 PM EST

    ... is Israel's northernmost town, where Levit runs a farm 500 feet from Lebanon, 500 feet from Hezbollah militants on the other side of his apple orchard, too close for comfort. Tal Levit, Israeli Farmer: We are neighbors. And they see us all the time, what we do, where we ...

  • How to make the perfect cup of tea, according to chemistry

    How to make the perfect cup of tea, according to chemistry

    Jan 26, 2024 09:46 PM EST

    ... incredibly different teas [after the leaves are picked]. There are enzymes in the tea that can cause oxidation — the same thing that causes browning in apples or bananas. So you pick it, and you're very careful not to bruise things. For green tea, what you want to do is ...