#Intel apologizes for Xinjiang ban over Muslim abuse complaints

#Intel apologizes for Xinjiang ban over Muslim abuse complaints

“#Intel apologizes for Xinjiang ban over Muslim abuse complaints” Intel apologized Thursday for asking suppliers to avoid sourcing goods from Xinjiang after the world’s biggest chipmaker joined other foreign brands that face the fury of state media over complaints of abuses by the ruling Communist Party in the mostly Muslim region. Intel’s request was “arrogant…

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#TikTok overtakes Google as most popular site in 2021

#TikTok overtakes Google as most popular site in 2021

“#TikTok overtakes Google as most popular site in 2021” TikTok just won’t stop. The video-driven social media app is the most popular site in 2021 — beating out last year’s top favorite Google, according to a new tech report. TikTok even beat out other well-known domains that outranked it in 2020, such as Amazon, Apple,…

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#Why are there no more new Christmas hit songs?

#Why are there no more new Christmas hit songs?

“#Why are there no more new Christmas hit songs?” All we want for Christmas is … the same old Christmas hits. That would certainly explain why Mariah Carey returned to No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 with her 1994 holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” knocking none other than Adele…

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#Amazon workers in Staten Island walk out during holiday rush

#Amazon workers in Staten Island walk out during holiday rush

“#Amazon workers in Staten Island walk out during holiday rush” Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island revived their push for union representation and staged a walkout on Wednesday in protest of what they said are unfair labor practices during the breakneck holiday shipping rush.  Workers at four Staten Island facilites staged a “lunchtime walkout,” slamming…

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#Apple closes eight stores amid COVID surge: report

#Apple closes eight stores amid COVID surge: report

“#Apple closes eight stores amid COVID surge: report” Apple has temporarily closed at least eight retail stores in the US and Canada since Tuesday as cases of the coronavirus surge among customers and employees, according to a report from Bloomberg. The Cupertino, California-based company typically closes a retail store when roughly 10 percent of staff…

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#Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren, other prospects Knicks need

#Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren, other prospects Knicks need

“#Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren, other prospects Knicks need” Sign up here to get Inside the Knicks delivered to your inbox each Thurssday morning.  The NBA’s Draft Lottery drawing was an annual Knicks’ event until last season’s renaissance broke an eight-year playoff drought. But Leon Rose’s Knicks have taken a step back from where many expected them…

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