Chinese apps have surged in popularity in the U.S. A TikTok ban bodes ill for them newsthirst.

Lemon8, a photo-sharing app by Bytedance, and RedNote, a Shanghai-based content-sharing platform, have seen a surge in popularity in the U.S. as “TikTok refugees” migrate to alternative platforms ahead of a potential ban.  Now a law that could see TikTok shut down in the U.S. threatens to ensnare these Chinese social media apps, and others…

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L3Harris unit making rocket motors used in Ukraine says business has surged newsthirst.

By Mike Stone L3Harris unit making rocket motors used in Ukraine says business has surged HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, – L3Harris Technologies’ subsidiary Aerojet Rocketdyne has doubled its monthly production of motors for GMLRS rockets that are heavily used in Ukraine, a company executive said on Tuesday, as global demand surges to supply Kyiv and to rebuild…

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