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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken conveyed to his Chinese colleagues on Saturday growing U.S. concerns about Beijing’s increasingly assertive stance. Blinken met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Laos. According to State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, Secretary of State Blinken told Wang that “the United States will continue to take necessary steps to defend our interests and values, and those of our allies and partners, including on human rights issues.” It was the sixth meeting since last year, with China’s foreign ministry saying that…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken conveyed to his Chinese colleagues on Saturday growing U.S. concerns about Beijing’s increasingly assertive stance. Blinken met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Laos. According to State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, Secretary of State Blinken told Wang that “the United States will continue to take necessary steps to defend our interests and values, and those of our allies and partners, including on human rights issues.” It was the sixth meeting since last year, with China’s foreign ministry saying that…

In a new attack on one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Department of Justice late on Friday accused TikTok of using its ability to collect reams of information about its users based on their opinions on socially divisive issues such as gun control, abortion and religion. In documents filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, government lawyers wrote that TikTok and its Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, used an internal web suite system called Lark to allow TikTok employees to speak directly to ByteDance engineers in China. Federal officials said TikTok employees…

London CNN — This is a familiar situation for many women: A woman goes to a salon to get her hair cut and spends a lot of money, while her male partner, brother, uncle or friend spends significantly less at the barbershop or the same salon. But are women really paying more for the same services? Can the price difference be justified? Or is this another example of the “pink tax”, where products and services aimed at women are unreasonably more expensive than those aimed at men? The available data certainly supports the complaints of many women. Last year, the…

Moore’s Law once stated that the economics of the semiconductor market were based solely on transistor density with little consideration of power. But as applications have evolved, chipmakers have shifted their focus to improving power, performance, and area (PPA) to continue steady progress. In an interview, Dr. Kevin Zhang, head of process technology at TSMC, told Ian Cutress on the TechTechPotato YouTube channel (transcript here) that he isn’t worried about Moore’s Law as long as overall progress continues.”Well, my answer is simple: I don’t care,” Kevin Chang told Ian. “As long as we can continue to drive the scaling of…

Two Japanese climbers went missing on Saturday morning while attempting to summit K2 (8,611 metres), the world’s second highest mountain.Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shigar Waliullah Farahi said: Dawn Japanese climbers Kazuya Hiraide and Takeo Nakajima fell from an altitude of 7,500 metres on the west side of K2.He said a Pakistani army helicopter was conducting search operations in the area and two more military helicopters had flown from Skardu to search for climbers on the peak. He said they found the fallen climbers below the 100-metre mark, but the men were observed not moving.He said the helicopter was unable to land…

Editor’s note:to followLive updates from the Olympic opening ceremony.The 2024 Paris Olympics are in full swing with action today, including one of the biggest events of the Olympics: the Opening Ceremony. But that’s not the only event happening that day: the opening ceremonies for multiple sports, including the U.S. national team, will be held.The full schedule for today’s Paris Olympic Games is as follows:Paris 2024 Olympics: TV and streaming schedule for todayAll times are Eastern Standard Time.2024 Olympic Medals: Who is leading the medal count? Let’s track the medals in each sport to find out.3am: Women’s soccerGroup C: Spain vs…

The Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation on Thursday announced that it would extend the validity of Proof of Registration (PoR) cards of Afghan refugees in Pakistan for another year. The decision, conveyed by the Afghanistan Immigration Department in Islamabad, will extend the validity of the PoR cards from June 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.Despite assurances that registered refugees will not be targeted, many PoR card holders report being harassed or fearing deportation. The PoR card is an important identity document for Afghan refugees and gives them legal status in Pakistan. The extension of the card gives refugees some…

Jackie “Jax” Diener always had to prove herself. She was overlooked when it came to sports because she was short, and the fact that she was adopted as a child was always in the back of her mind. She was always told she wouldn’t be successful, but she was driven. She was athletic and she was driven. She wanted to prove people wrong, and those two words quickly became her life mantra.look at me.”What do you say if they suspect you?” Diener said. “Just go out there and show them.”So when it came time to name the business he started…

Google DeepMind’s new AI system can now solve complex math problemsRhiannon Williams | MIT Technology Review”AI models can easily generate essays and other types of text. But they don’t come close to solving math problems that require logical reasoning — something that’s beyond the capabilities of most current AI systems. But that may finally be changing: Google DeepMind says it has trained two specialized AI systems to solve complex math problems that require advanced reasoning.” This startup is building the nation’s most powerful quantum computer on Chicago’s south sideAdam Bluestein | Fast Company”PsiQuantum’s approach is fundamentally different from that of…