TikTok says it will go dark on Sunday unless Biden intervenes

Wellington tech contractor Drew Broadley unexpectedly incurred a bill of $15,760 in May while using Google BigQuery, a data management and analysis tool within the Google Cloud Platform. He expressed concern about managing his family's bills due to this financial surprise, despite believing his query—meant to retrieve timestamps for a client's Google Analytics activity—was carefully constrained. This incident highlights the potential risks and costs associated with cloud-based data services. Full Article

RSPCA WA is hosting a community action day in Balga on June 12 from 1pm to 3pm, offering free pet food, health checks, and training tips to assist local pet owners facing cost-of-living challenges. The event includes microchipping, flea and worming treatments, and aims to prevent welfare concerns for pets, with a focus on addressing the 399 animal cruelty reports in the area. Attendees can bring social, vaccinated dogs and puppies on a leash, and...

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced that Tehran will not abandon its uranium enrichment, directly rejecting a key US demand in ongoing nuclear negotiations mediated by Oman. Despite five rounds of talks, significant issues remain, particularly Iran's insistence on maintaining its enrichment capabilities and its refusal to export its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Khamenei emphasized that uranium enrichment is essential to Iran's nuclear program and criticized US demands as contradictory to Iran's principles...

SummarySearches for Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in 2007 at age three from Praia da Luz, Portugal, are set to resume 18 years later, focusing on disused buildings and wells. The operation, involving Portuguese and German authorities, is linked to prime suspect Christian Brückner, currently imprisoned for a separate crime and identified by German police as a suspect in her case. This search is seen as a final effort to uncover evidence, with Portuguese authorities cooperating...

A 4-year-old girl, referred to as "Sofia," was granted one year of humanitarian parole to continue receiving critical medical treatment in the U.S. after facing termination of her status. Sofia suffers from short bowel syndrome and requires specialized IV treatments that can only be administered in the U.S., which her mother, Deysi Vargas, emphasized is essential for her well-being. While this legal victory was celebrated, her attorneys highlighted systemic issues in the immigration process that...

Income Tax Department had extended the deadline to file ITR for FY 2024-25 to September 15 from July 31. (AI image) ITR Filing FY 2024-25: The Income Tax Department has activated its website incometax.gov.in for filing income tax returns using ITR-1 and ITR-4 forms. Eligible individuals can now submit their ITR via the e-filing portal for FY 2024-25 (AY 2025-26). Currently, only ITR-1 and ITR-4 submissions are available online, whilst those needing to submit ITR-2...