Giving itself an extra month to figure out the finances for next season, the league has officially announced what had been expected for a few weeks: The 2020 NBA Draft…
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ByteDance says proposal on TikTok still needs China, U.S. approvals
BEIJING - China will need to approve ByteDance’s proposed deal with Oracle Corp for its TikTok app, the Chinese company said on Thursday, indicating how its bid to stave off…
BA boss says airline is ‘fighting for survival’ as pandemic leaves people ‘afraid of travelling’
The boss of British Airways (BA) has admitted the airline is “fighting for survival” as he defended the airline’s decision to cut up to 12,000 jobs. Chief executive Alex Cruz…
YouTube starts rolling out its TikTok competitor, YouTube Shorts
The feature will roll out in India first Just like Instagram did with Reels, YouTube is rolling out a new short-form video creator called YouTube Shorts that the company hopes…
One of two Los Angeles deputies injured in apparent ambush is released from hospital
“He has a long road ahead for recovery," Los Angeles' sheriff said. A California deputy who was critically injured after being shot in what authorities described as an ambush over…
Report: It is “highly unlikely” Bucks try to trade for Chris Paul
It was evident after Miami bounced top-seeded Milwaukee in five games that the Bucks need to do something to make themselves better prepared for playoff basketball. Being willing to pay…
ByteDance’s bid to keep most of TikTok faces major hurdles
NEW YORK - China’s ByteDance faces an uphill struggle to convince the White House to allow it to keep majority ownership of its popular short video app TikTok in the…
Japan government contacted Toshiba shareholders before AGM – sources
TOKYO - Japan’s government contacted several foreign shareholders in Toshiba Corp ahead of the conglomerate’s annual meeting, three people familiar with the matter said, in what at least one investor…
Fitbit’s Sense smartwatch gets FDA clearance for EKG app
It’s the third smartwatch in the US with an EKG app The heart-monitoring electrocardiogram (EKG) app on Fitbit’s new Sense smartwatch has been cleared by the US Food and Drug…
Man, woman who died in California fires were ready to flee but stayed because of ‘erroneous information’
Fires ravaging California, Oregon and Washington have killed at least 34 people, destroyed thousands of homes and other structures and charred an area about the size of New Jersey. A…