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Russian state-affiliated accounts have boosted their use of TikTok and are getting more engagement on the short-form video platform ahead of the U. S. presidential election, according to a study published Thursday by the nonprofit Brookings Institution. The report states that Russia is increasingly leveraging TikTok to disseminate Kremlin messages in both English and Spanish, with state-linked accounts posting far more frequently on the platform than they did two years ago. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Such accounts are also active on other social media platforms and have a larger presence on Telegram and X than on TikTok.

Enlarge / The Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California. (credit: Anadolu Agency | Getty) Apple's earnings report for the second quarter of the company's 2024 fiscal year showed a slide in hardware sales, especially for the iPhone. Nonetheless, Apple beat analysts' estimates for the quarter thanks to the company's rapidly growing services revenue. iPhone revenue dropped from $51.33 billion in the same quarter last year to $45.96 billion, a fall of about 10 percent.

Gastamo Group is keeping its plate full. The Denver-based restaurant group is opening a third Lady Nomada in Central Park, bringing Homegrown Tap & Dough to Parker and opening two of its concepts in the former C. B. Potts in Westminster, according to owners Jean-Philippe Failyau and Peter Newlin. “In the city of Denver, if we don’t do a project there are five other people behind us that will,” Newlin said.

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has called Japan and India “xenophobic” countries that do not welcome immigrants, lumping the two with adversaries China and Russia as he tried to explain their economic circumstances and contrasted the four with the U. S. on immigration. The remarks, at a campaign fundraising event Wednesday evening, came just three weeks after the White House hosted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a lavish official visit, during which the two leaders celebrated what Biden called an “unbreakable alliance,” particularly on global security matters. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The White House welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi for a state visit last summer. Japan is a critical U.

By MIKE SCHNEIDER (Associated Press) The rate of businesses in the U. S. using AI is still relatively small but growing rapidly, with firms in information technology, and in locations like Colorado and the District of Columbia, leading the way, according to a new paper from U. S. Census Bureau researchers. Overall use of AI tools by firms in the production of goods and services rose from 3.7% last fall to 5.4% in February, and it is expected to rise in the U.