Ada Derana Big Focus | 21-11-2020

World News

• Americans and Chinese share jokes on 'alternative TikTok' as US ban looms
  RedNote's Chinese users say it is the first time they have been able to speak directly to Americans online.
• Is TikTok banned in the US? What to know after Supreme Court decision
  Could there be ways to bypass the ban - and could president-elect Donald Trump find a way to stop the law?
• Apple suspends error-strewn AI generated news alerts
  The tech giant was facing pressure to pull the feature after it made repeated mistakes summarising headlines.
• BT scraps EV charging point scheme having only installed one
  It hoped to turn 60,000 roadside green cabinets into chargers - but now says it will focus on wifi instead.
• All porn sites must 'robustly' verify UK user ages by July
  Ofcom is issuing industry guidance which sets out the tech adult websites must use to check ages.