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Tom Cotton grills Singaporean TikTok CEO: Are you a Chinese Communist?

Tom Cotton grills Singaporean TikTok CEO: Are you a Chinese Communist?

TikTok faced scrutiny Wednesday along with other social media sites over child safety. But its Singaporean CEO was grilled over his nationality when a senator repeatedly asked whether he has CCP ties.
by Diba Mohtasham

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TikTok removes music from UMG artists, including Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift

TikTok removes music from UMG artists, including Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift

TikTok has removed all Universal Music Group music from its platform, according to a spokesperson for the company. UMG argues, among other things, that TikTok is not compensating its artists fairly.
by Elizabeth Blair and Neda Ulaby

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Man who stole ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers avoids prison time

Man who stole ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers avoids prison time

A federal judge told the man who stole a pair of the iconic ruby red slippers slippers worn in the classic film “The Wizard of Oz” that his crime was “extraordinary in its stupidity, selfishness and impact,” yet he did not sentence him to any prison time because the thief is terminally ill.
by Dan Kraker

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Actor Timothee Chalamet visits Minnesota, surprises Hibbing High School theater students

Actor Timothee Chalamet visits Minnesota, surprises Hibbing High School theater students

Actor Timothee Chalamet was in town for a Bob Dylan tour of Hibbing, where the songwriter grew up. The tour included a stop at the high school’s stage, a 1920s-style, 1800-seat theater where Dylan performed as a student. 
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, reading and listening

What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, reading and listening

Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what’s bringing them joy. This week: the Fad Camp podcast, the novel “Silver Nitrate,” and America Ferrera’s much-discussed monologue in “Barbie.”
by Kristen Meinzer, Wailin Wong and Glen Weldon

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'New York Times' sues ChatGPT creator OpenAI, Microsoft, for copyright infringement

'New York Times' sues ChatGPT creator OpenAI, Microsoft, for copyright infringement

The Times is the first major news publisher to take OpenAI to court over the use of its copyright material in its popular chatbot. The suit follows months of tense negotiations between the two sides.
by Bobby Allyn

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