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US media say it's one option the Chinese government is considering before an American ban on the app takes effect. TikTok will be banned across America Sunday unless its parent company, ByteDance, sells its US business. Beijing is believed to have influence over the company. TikTok is contesting the ban at the US Supreme Court, saying it's unconstitutional. But the clock is ticking. China seems to be looking at other options, namely Elon Musk. If it fails to fend off the ban, Bloomberg News says Chinese officials may let Musk acquire TikTok's US operations.
The report says preliminary talks are underway. In one scenario, Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, would run the two businesses together. President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to delay the implementation of the law. He says he wants time for his incoming administration to pursue negotiations.
Trump takes office in about a week. President Joe Biden is preparing to pass the torch and has given a speech hailing his foreign policy wins. He stressed the importance of multinational cooperation, as his successor promises, America first.
Compared to four years ago, America is stronger. Our alliances are stronger. Our adversaries and competitors are weaker.
Biden highlighted his efforts to challenge China's aggressive behavior in the Indo-Pacific. He says his administration created new partnerships and made existing bonds even stronger, noting the U.S. trilateral alliance with Japan and South Korea. Biden also commented on the ongoing efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza. He says he spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as mediators involved in the negotiations with Hamas. Biden says his administration is working urgently to close a deal even as his administration winds down.
Biden's administration unveiled the rules on Monday in a press release. It says AI systems can exacerbate national security risks. For example, it said they could help develop weapons of mass destruction.
The proposed framework divides the world into three groups.
The first includes 18 U.S. allies, including Japan, who would be unaffected by the new rules.
The second group will be subject to caps on trade. The Washington Post says it includes India, Brazil, and Poland. Companies in these nations will face caps on how many GPUs chips they can import each year. If they want more than 1,700, they will need a license from the U.S. government. These quotas will enable Washington to keep track of the volume and destination of the exports.
The third group consists of countries that already face restrictions, including China, Russia, and North Korea. They would also be prevented from accessing advanced AI systems. The tech industry has raised objections to the new rules. Leading shipmaker NVIDIA called the proposal sweeping overreach.
South Korea's military says North Korea fired multiple short range ballistic missiles Tuesday morning. It says they flew eastward for about 250 kilometers before splashing into the sea.
The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff says it detected the launch around 9:30 a.m. The missiles were fired from the Kangye area in the northern Chagan province and flew towards the Sea of Japan. It was North Korea's second ballistic missile launch in just over a week. The last was on January 6th, when Pyongyang claimed it had fired a new type of intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile. The South Korean military says it's strengthened its monitoring and vigilance towards the North. It says it's also sharing information with the United States and Japan and remains at the ready.
As for Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa said there's no reports of missiles entering Japanese territory.
North Korea has consistently expressed its intent to strengthen its nuclear missile capabilities. Its actions, including its repeated ballistic missile launches, threaten the peace and security of Japan,and the international community.
The launch comes just days before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
Greenland's Prime Minister is reiterating his stance on Trump's offer to own the autonomous Danish territory. He says their land is not for sale.
Mute Egede told reporters that Greenland's people do not want to be either Danes or Americans. He said its future will be decided by the citizens of Greenland alone. The news conference follows repeated remarks by Trump that the US needs to acquire the territory for purposes of national security. Egede said Greenland instead hopes to work more closely with the U.S. on defense and exploring its mineral resources.
Greenland currently relies on Denmark in terms of defense. The prime minister's remark apparently reflects the territory's hope to gain independence from Denmark in the future. Egede also dismissed possible cooperation with Russia, saying Greenland is well entrenched with Western countries.
Returning to the talks between Israel and Hamas and new hopes for a ceasefire in Gaza, a senior U.S. official says a deal could be imminent.
We are close to a deal and it can get done this week. I'm not making a promise or a prediction, but it is there for the taking and we are going to work to make it happen.
Reuters News Agency reports that Qatar, which is mediating the talks, gave both sides a final draft of a deal Monday. An official reportedly said the next 24 hours will be pivotal. But some have already come out against it. Israeli Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich posted on social media. He said the deal that is taking shape is a catastrophe, and this is the time to continue with all our might to occupy and cleanse the entire strip.
Trump has said there will be what he calls hell to pay if Hamas does not release the hostages before his inauguration on January 20.
Police in Hong Kong have searched the office of a think tank after its former executive was put on a wanted list. The move is apparently part of the clampdown on anti-government activities.
The police say they inspected the office of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute and questioned its head, Chung Ting Yu. A former executive of the. think tank who left for Britain three years ago is accused of inciting secession through social media. The think tank is led by university researchers. It has run opinion polls asking residents about top government officials, freedom of speech and freedom of the press, and humanitarian issues such as the Tiananmen Square incident. Authorities have been stepping up pressure on surveys critical of the government since the national security law took effect in 2020.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck southwestern Japan on Monday night. A tsunami advisory was issued for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures, but was later lifted. The quake's intensity registered up to lower five on the Japanese scale of zero to seven. Authorities amended the magnitude from 6.9 to 6.6 after fully analyzing the data.
Japan Meteorological Agency's tsunami advisory was in effect for about two hours. In Miyazaki, 20-centimeter tsunamis were observed, while Kochi reported tsunamis 10 centimeters high.
An expert panel at the agency investigated whether it was linked to a projected Nankai Trough mega-quake. The quake is predicted to occur along the plate boundary stretching from Tsuruga Bay in Shizuoka Prefecture to the Hyuganada Sea in Kyushu.
Japanese government committee estimates there's a 70 to 80% chance it will hit in the next 3 decades.
The agency says experts concluded that special precautionary measures are not needed at this time.
We have determined that this earthquake was not a phenomenon that suggests that the possibility of a Nankai Trough earthquake has increased relative to ordinary times. Please note that the Nankai Trough earthquake could occur any time.
Please be well prepared for earthquakes every day at all times.
Officials are calling on people to be on the alert in the next few days, as relatively large earthquakes are likely to continue.
A time-honored New Year's ritual has returned to Wajima City. Last year's event was canceled due to the Noto Peninsula earthquake.
The Shinto ritual involves two children dressed up as married deities, or men-sama. They wear masks they receive after being purified at a local shrine and visit homes to ward off bad luck.
The mensama cleanse the entrances to the homes with sacred sprigs. They're then welcomed inside.
The mensama traditionally do not speak.
They sit quietly and listen as the residents offer greetings.
I pray the peaceful days from before the disaster return soon.
The ritual has been passed down in Wajima for centuries. It's registered on UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Assets.
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Well, we just saw some winter action there. Let's go to world weather with our meteorologist Jonathan. Oh, people in northern Japan are seeing even more of that. Jonathan, how are things looking for Wednesday?
Wednesday Sapporo looking at some snow into Sendai as well. Niigata looking at some rain and also way down toward Naha as well. Tokyo, you've kind of forgotten that we're in winter, it's 15 for the forecasted. on Wednesday that won't last though later on this week it's gonna get cold again so don't get too used to the warm weather as you go through today on Wednesday.
Now as a look at what's happening across North America I want to point out what's happening down toward Southern California we've been talking about those wildfires and the dry weather that's been in place and part of the problem is the Santa Ana winds we have these strong winds they're really pulling through the area and so we're expecting another couple days of really intense winds, and with the vegetation as dry as they are, it's been so it's been lacking rain for quite some time, especially in Southern California. The concerns for wildfires will continue to be a big part of the story as we continue on throughout the next couple of days. Separate story toward the Great Lakes, lake effect snow picking up. They'll be getting dumped on quite a bit when it comes to the snow for places like New York and even into Washington DC Again, winds for Southern California really picking up as you go through day on Tuesday. Los Angeles staying dry with a high of 20.
Quick note on Europe. High pressure, the big story for most of the continent, though we have a series of low pressure systems rolling through the northern portions of Europe. That's going to be the chance for some windy and snowy weather as we go throughout the middle to latter part of this week.
Hope you have a good day wherever you are.
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