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The framework agreement for the social media platform TikTok will include new investors as well as existing investors in the platform’s Chinese parent company ByteDance, sources told CNBC’s David Faber.The deal is expected to close in the next 30 to 45 days, according to the sources, who asked not to be named because the details of the negotiations are confidential. As part of the agreement, Oracle will keep its cloud deal with the platform, the people said.”Where this thing is capitalized and how large it is remains to be seen,” Faber said Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” “‘I’m…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday cancelled the pre-match press conference of the Pakistan-United Arab Emirates (UAE) men’s Asia Cup match as the crisis from the fallout of the Pakistan-India match worsens. The PCB had lodged a complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) against match referee Andy Pycroft over his alleged violations of rules pertaining to the “Spirit of Cricket“, with the board claiming that the referee had asked the Pakistan and India captains “not to shake hands at the time of the toss” for last Sunday’s match. “Pakistan will not be holding their pre-match press conference today,”…

LOVB Austin middle blocker Molly McCage (5) spikes the ball past LOVB Houston outside hitter Jess Mruzik (5) during the League One Volleyball match between LOVB Austin and LOVB Houston February 19,, 2025, at H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas. Icon Sportswire | Icon Sportswire | Getty ImagesComcast spinoff Versant has struck a multiyear media rights deal with League One Volleyball, the company announced Tuesday.Versant’s USA Network will exclusively air the league’s “Match of the Week” in primetime at 8 p.m. ET every Wednesday, in addition to the league’s playoff and championship matches. The deal comes as women’s sports, specifically…

Pakistan’s popular child YouTubers, Muhammad Shiraz and Muskan, have utilised their social media earnings for a positive cause, transforming their village of Ghursay’s old school into a modern educational institution, supported by major donations. Their journey highlights the use of social media influence towards positive change. Shiraz’s father, Muhammad Taqi, first highlighted the school’s poor state in a YouTube video, showing children studying outdoors without uniforms, shoes or basic facilities. Despite the family considering a move to Islamabad for better living conditions, Taqi said they chose to stay and work for the village’s improvement. “Ghursay is far in Gilgit-Baltistan, and…

A Youtube podcast microphone is seen at the Variety Podcasting Brunch Presented By YouTube at Austin Proper Hotel in Austin, Texas, on March 8, 2025.Mat Hayward | Variety | Getty ImagesYouTube said on Tuesday it has paid out over $100 billion to creators, artists and media companies since 2021.The surge has been fueled in part by growing viewership on connected TVs. The number of channels making more than $100,000 from TV screens jumped 45% year over year, the company said.YouTube Chief Product Officer Johanna Voolich praised the power of creators to “shape culture and entertainment in ways we never thought…

Eli Lilly Biotechnology Center is shown in San Diego, California, March 1, 2023.Mike Blake | ReutersEli Lilly on Tuesday said it will spend $5 billion to build a manufacturing facility in Goochland County, Virginia, to boost production capacity for targeted cancer drugs and other treatments — the first in a string of new planned U.S. investments by the drugmaker. The company announced in February that it would spend at least $27 billion to build four new domestic manufacturing plants, adding to $23 billion in previous investments since 2020. Eli Lilly said it will announce the three remaining U.S. sites this year…

BYD’s 90,000th locally made NEV is seen in Rayong province, Thailand, on July 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Weitong)NANNING, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — Amid global uncertainties and the rise of protectionism, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are forging ahead to deepen their integration.This commitment is epitomized by the full conclusion of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 upgrade negotiations, which was announced in May and is an achievement that promises to bolster economic ties.With its negotiations lasting more than two years, the upgraded pact extends to new areas such as digital economy, green development and supply chain connectivity.Boosted…

Time crystals: from impossible physics to pocket security Photo illustration: Google Gemini  Imagine pulling out a 1000 Rupee bill and watching its security stripe pulse like a heartbeat, shifting, shimmering, and repeating in patterns no counterfeiter could fake. That’s the strange promise of time crystals, a form of matter physicists once thought impossible. At the University of Colorado Boulder, researchers have just made the first visible time crystals. Born from twisted liquid crystals and light, they ripple with psychedelic tiger-stripe patterns that are robust, stable, repeating, and visible sometimes even to the naked eye. This isn’t sci-fi fuel for a…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman walks on the day of a meeting of the White House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 4, 2025. Brian Snyder | ReutersOpenAI on Tuesday announced it will launch a dedicated ChatGPT experience with parental controls for users under 18 years old as the artificial intelligence company works to enhance safety protections for teenagers.When OpenAI identifies that a user is a minor, they will automatically be directed to an age-appropriate ChatGPT experience that blocks graphic and sexual content and can involve law…

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has dismissed the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) complaint seeking the removal of match referee Andy Pycroft from the ongoing Asia Cup over a dispute during the recent Pakistan-India match, Indian media outlets claimed on Tuesday. The PCB had yesterday lodged a complaint with the ICC against Pycroft over his alleged violations of rules pertaining to the “Spirit of Cricket“, with the board claiming that the referee had asked the Pakistan and India captains “not to shake hands at the time of the toss” for Sunday’s match. “Late last night, ICC had sent a reply to…