A cyber incident in which Chinese hackers were able to access documents was claimed by the Treasury
The US Treasury Department revealed that it was hacked earlier this month, which allowed attackers to remotely access some computers and certain unclassified documents. The department said it took seriously all threats against its systems and the data it held. The US Department of Homeland Security is investigating the attack which was attributed to Chinese state-sponsored culprits.
The Supreme Court has been asked by Trump to delay the start of the ban
US President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to stay a bill that would have barred him from selling his TikTok app, claiming he “seeks the ability to resolve the issues at hand through political means” once he takes office. Trump added he possesses “the consummate deal-making expertise, the electoral mandate, and the political will to negotiate a resolution to save the platform”.
Some Amazon workers plan to go on strike Thursday
Amazon has said that it has “haven’t seen any impact on our operations” from the strikes by its workers in several US cities. “We appreciate all our team’s great work to serve their customers and communities, and are continuing to focus on getting customers their holiday orders,” the company added. Amazon has claimed that the unions were harassing and intimidating its employees.
Unless Trump steps in, the US drone ban may be banned automatically
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has urged local agencies to scout for drone launch sites near critical assets, warned against further attacks on illegal drones and advised them to reposition CCTV cameras to capture evidence of airborne threats. The agency has also encouraged local agencies to use a legal sensor capable of detecting and identifying commercial drones.
The New Jersey drones hysteria shows that no one knows anything
Donald Trump has cancelled a trip to his golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey after drones were spotted at the course, according to reports. The US President-elect said he cancelled the trip because drones were spotted there. “This is something that I will be dealing with very soon,” he added. However, Trump later said he had cancelled the trip due to the drone sightings.
A third person received a transplant
A pig kidney has become the world’s first gene-edited organ to be successfully transplanted into a human, according to US’ New York University Langone Medical Centre. The kidney was given to a 59-year-old woman who has been waiting for an organ for nearly 16 years. However, the procedure is expected to take four to six months to complete.
OpenAI just dropped new receipts: ‘You can’t lawsuit your way to AGI’
Elon Musk’s AI startup OpenAI is a nonprofit for the development of safe and broadly beneficial artificial intelligence in the public sector. It was established as a “non-profit corporation” under Section 501(c)3 of Internal Revenue Code. The purpose of the corporation is to be a nonprofit that is only for charitable and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)3 of Internal Revenue Code.
We checked back in with the billionaire who wants to save it
TikTok Co-founder Frank McCourt in an interview with The Verge said that Project Liberty’s goal is bigger than buying TikTok and moving 170 million people on the internet. “It’s trying to find a better way to use the internet. Purchasing TikTok and moving 170 million people on the internet would make that alternative a reality,” he added.
The New Jersey drone mystery may not be that strange
Amid reports of mysterious drone sightings in the state of New Jersey, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that no evidence has been found of foreign involvement or a threat. Federal Aviation Administration had banned flying drones over a golf course owned by US President Donald Trump in Bedminster, New Jersey, and an Army garrison in Wharton.
We check in with the billionaire who wants to save it
Former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has announced that he has received $20 billion in “informal” pledges from investors to purchase the TikTok app as part of a people’s bid. McCourt further said he wants to scale TikTok’s vision of interoperable, more privacy-friendly internet. “I don’t want or need the program that runs on TikTok’s For You page,” he added.