The panel previously said it wanted to question Flynn about an Oval Office meeting where attendees reportedly discussed ways to overturn the election.
It’s not just journalists receiving White House briefings on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Washington Post has learned Press Secretary Jen Psaki and National Security Council adviser Matt Miller helped virtually brief 30 TikTok influencers, including Khalil Greene and Jules Terpak, on the US approach to the war. They outlined the US’ strategic objectives in the area and answered creators’ questions on subjects ranging from relief efforts to a theoretical response if Russia used nuclear weapons.
White House digital strategy director Rob Flaherty characterized the briefing as both an effort to provide reliable information from an “authoritative source” and an acknowledgment TikTok is a “critically important” source for updates on Ukraine. It’s hoping to fight misinformation by reaching millions of TikTok followers, in other words.
There were concerns the briefing didn’t tackle hard questions. Jules Suzdaltsev, the operator of TikTok account Good Morning Bad News, said it felt like a press event “for kindergarteners.” Another TikTok news provider, Marcus DiPaola, also saw this as selective messaging — the White House didn’t address its involvement in other invasions, he said.
However helpful the presentation might have been, it’s not surprising the Biden administration would reach out to TikTok creators. Many younger internet users get at least some of their news from social networks like TikTok, and those outlets have been struggling to curb misinformation. TikTok halted video uploads and streams in Russia on March 6th, and only recently started labelling state-backed media outlets. Briefings like this will theoretically counter misinformation and get the official US strategy to people who would otherwise remain unaware.
Variable refresh rates are critical to smartphones, TV screens, and computer monitors — particularly for rapid engagement and gaming.
Instagram has a fairly good reason (or set of reasons) for releasing their latest feature specifically aimed at aiding influencers on their platform.
The Apple Lisa was not a commercial success, but it did change the course of Apple forever. Here’s why Steve Jobs considered the Lisa a failure.
With its blend of childlike wonder and sci-fi action, it’s fairly obvious that The Adam Project, Netflix’s new film from director Shawn Levy, draws inspiration from films of the 1980s. Films like E.T., Back to the Future, The Goonies, or Explorers. Beyond just that though, one thing that really makes The Adam Project…
Power outages aren’t exactly rare in Northern California. In the coming months, residents who own a compatible electric vehicle — such as the Ford F-150 Lightning — will effectively be able to use it as a backup generator.
Ford has teamed up with PG&E, the main energy provider in the region, for a bidirectional electric vehicle charging project. The companies claim the F-150 Lightning can power a home for up to 10 days (depending on energy needs) in the event of an outage. Sunrun, another of the automaker’s partners, will start installing Ford’s Intelligent Backup Power system in Northern California this spring.
GM announced a similar pilot with PG&E earlier this week. If initial testing goes well, they’ll enable vehicle-to-grid charging for a small number of people with Ultium-powered EVs before expanding the trial more broadly later this year.
The 95-year-old monarch has suffered from a bout of health problems in the past few months, including testing positive for COVID-19 last month.
Telegram releases a new update for mobile users that adds some significant upgrades to file sharing, along with a few mods for QR-code scanning and UI.
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