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Report: ByteDance still has access to US users’ TikTok data despite Project Texas

theverge — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:45:01 +0000

Since 2022, TikTok has undertaken a massive, expensive effort to silo off its US operations — and American users’ data — from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. TikTok has described the corporate restructuring, which it dubbed Project Texas, as “an unprecedented initiative dedicated to making every American on TikTok feel safe, with confidence that their data is secure and the platform is free from outside influence.” Several former employees, however, told Fortune that Project…

2024 NBA playoffs preview: Play-in predictions, first-round series guide

nytimes — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:37:08 +0000

Are you ready for some NBA postseason? We got a little taster on the season’s final weekend, with a few teams playing high-stakes games that resembled playoff environments. That was particularly true in the jumbled Western Conference standings, where the New Orleans Pelicans, Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings were locked in a series of huge games that determined spots six through 10 in the West hierarchy.

And now, we exhale. There are no games…

College football ‘super league’ proposal has merit but significant obstacles remain if restructuring sport

cbssports — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:31:04 +0000

The idea of creating a “super-league” format in college football is doable and brilliant … in 2031.

That’s right in the timeframe where current media rights contracts for major conferences and the College Football Playoff will be expiring. It’s called “coterminous,” which is derived from the Latin word for “sharing a common boundary.”

It would be the perfect time to restructure college football to where the sport is…

West Virginia transgender sports ban discriminates against teen athlete, appeals court says

abcnews — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:14:46 +0000

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s transgender sports ban violates the rights of a teen athlete under Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools, an appeals court ruled Tuesday.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the law cannot be applied to a 13-year-old who has been taking puberty-blocking medication and publicly identified as a girl since she was in the third grade.

In February 2023, the court had blocked the state’s bid to…

Leslie Jordan’s Best Movie And TV Roles

ranker — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:29:08 +0000

Years Of Performance: 2021-2022

Who He Played: Phil (appearing in 39 of the series’s 53 episodes)

Why He Was So Funny: Phil is one of the main characters on Call Me Kat, working in Kat’s (Mayim Bialik) café as a baker. Much like Jordan himself, Phil is a Southern gentleman, and several remarks hint at his conservative upbringing, although he is now out as gay. For the most part, Phil is both an employee and a close confidant of Kat, as they often spend time together when they aren’t working….

Possible Pulmonary Benefit With Viltolarsen for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

medpagetoday — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:59:30 +0000

DENVER — Viltolarsen (Viltepso) was well tolerated by boys and men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), with no new safety signals, according to results from the open-label, phase II Galactic53 trial.

The results also suggested a clinical benefit in pulmonary function with the exon-skipping therapy, as measured by percent predicted forced vital capacity (FVC%p) and peak cough flow (PCF), Michelle Previtera,…

UK lawmakers back landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking for good

abcnews — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:46:30 +0000

LONDON — The British government’s plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday despite vocal opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party.

The bill, a key policy announced by Sunak last year, would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009. If passed, the bill will give Britain some of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the world….

UK lawmakers back landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking for good

abcnews — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:46:30 +0000

UnitedHealth says Change Healthcare cyberattack cost it $872 million

cbsnews — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:37:00 +0000

A cyberattack earlier this year against a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary has proved costly for one of the nation’s largest employers.

The health insurance giant on Tuesday noted $872 million in “unfavorable cyberattack effects” while reporting its first quarter operations earnings. Those unfavorable effects refer to the February 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare, which shut down operations at hospitals and pharmacies for more than a week. The $872 million includes “the Change Healthcare…

NBA Star Blake Griffin Announces Retirement

EOnline — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 18:35:56 +0000

Blake Griffin is stepping off the court for good.

The former Boston Celtics player announced he is retiring from the NBA in a heartfelt message reflecting on his lengthy career.

“All of these experiences made my 14 years in the league truly unforgettable and I can’t help but just feel thankful,” Blake wrote in an April 16 statement shared to his social media accounts. “The game of basketball has given me so much in this life, and I wouldn’t change a thing.”

The 35-year-old began his…