Donald Trump stated he "didn't see" a racist clip depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes within a video he shared on social media, according to BBC World. The clip, set to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," appeared at the end of a 62-second video containing claims about voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The video was later removed.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Trump said he didn't make a mistake and would not apologize. He added that he had only seen the beginning of the video before it was posted by a staff member.
In other news, police are investigating a new message sent to a local TV news station that might be linked to the suspected abduction of the mother of US news presenter Savannah Guthrie, as reported by BBC World. Authorities are inspecting the information provided in the message for its accuracy. The new development comes amid public pleas from the Guthrie family for proof that their mother is still alive and after the first deadline in one of the alleged ransom letters passed on Thursday evening. The 84-year-old is believed to have been abducted.
In technology news, Uber was ordered to pay $8.5 million to a woman who said she was raped by a driver, according to BBC Technology. The federal lawsuit was heard in Arizona, where a jury deliberated for two days before finding Uber responsible for the driver's behavior. Uber said it intended to appeal the verdict. The jury rejected additional claims made in the lawsuit, including that Uber had been negligent and that its safety systems were defective. The plaintiff, Jaylynn Dean, said she was sexually assaulted in the car.
Also in technology, the EU has told TikTok it must change its "addictive design" or face heavy fines, according to BBC Technology. The European Commission found the video-sharing platform had breached its online safety rules. The Commission said TikTok did not "adequately assess" how features like autoplay could harm the wellbeing of its users, including children, and failed to implement measures to mitigate the risks. A TikTok spokesperson told the BBC the findings presented a "categorically false and entirely meritless depiction of our platform" and it planned to challenge them.
Finally, hundreds of Google employees are demanding the firm cut ties with ICE, according to BBC Business. In an open letter published on Friday, nearly 900 full-time Google employees demanded more transparency over what the company's technology is being used for inside the US government. Google has contracts to provide federal agencies with cloud services and also has links to work being done on federal immigration enforcement. A Google employee of seven years said he found it "mind-boggling" that Google was maintaining its ties with the immigration enforcement agency.
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