BANGKOK (AP) — China has released new interim measures to tighten controls on mining and processing of rare earths that are used in many high-tech products including electric vehicles, smartphones and fighter jets. The rules released Friday by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology apply both to rare earths originating in China and those…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company highly overrated. He said he’ll keep extending the deadline for the popular video sharing platform until there’s a buyer. Congress approved a U.S. ban on TikTok unless its parent company, ByteDance, sold its controlling…… MORE
BANGKOK (AP) — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the company is discussing a potential new computer chip designed for China with the Trump administration. Huang was asked about a possible “B30A” semiconductor for artificial intelligence data centers while on a visit to Taiwan. He said Nvidia was “in dialogue” with the U.S. government on the…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) — WFAA News 8 — Fort Worth has named the city’s next chief of police, and he’s a familiar face in North Texas. Former Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia was selected to lead the Fort Worth Police Department’s nearly 1,900 officers over Fort Worth Interim Police Chief Robert Alldredge Jr. and former Dallas Police…… MORE
AUSTIN – (WBAP/KLIF) – Despite outnumbered Democratic lawmakers in Texas holding various protests against an announced plan to hand five Democratic Congressional seats to the Republicans, the measure has now been passed by Texas lawmakers. The issue has drawn the ire of Democrats and Democratic voting states, including California, where Governor Gavin Newsom is working…… MORE