内容摘要：. Investors in the consortium say they’ve offered ByteDance $20 billion in cash for TikTok’s U.S. platform. And if successful, they plan to redesign the popular app with blockchain technology they say will provide users with more control over their online data.

. Investors in the consortium say they’ve offered ByteDance $20 billion in cash for TikTok’s U.S. platform. And if successful, they plan to redesign the popular app with blockchain technology they say will provide users with more control over their online data.

for another four-year term early this year.Noboa, 37, who wore a presidential sash over his chest, was sworn in alongside his Vice President María José Pinto and their terms will run until May 2029.

Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa, accompanied by his wife Lavinia Valbonesi and their two children, arrives at the National Assembly for his swearing-in ceremony for a second term, in Quito, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa, accompanied by his wife Lavinia Valbonesi and their two children, arrives at the National Assembly for his swearing-in ceremony for a second term, in Quito, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)The young president, who has become known for his fight against a surge of armed group violence in the

, pledged in his inauguration speech to continue to tackle corruption, drug trafficking and violent crime. He also swore to implement reforms and said he would lay “a solid foundation for job creation and investment” by working with Ecuador’s private sector.“We are at the doorstep of four years of progress,” he said.

The ceremony in the capital,

, was attended by U.S. Health SecretaryThis image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Nicholas Hoult, left, David Corenswet, center, and director James Gunn on the set of “Superman.” (Jessica Miglio/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

The film introduces a new actor to the role of Superman/Clark Kent in David Corenswet, who stars alongsideas Lex Luthor. Gunn said to expect different things from both.

“It was a lot of fun making a Lex that is actually going to kill Superman,” he said. “He’s pretty scary.”The film is also “seeding the rest of the DCU,” Gunn said. “If it works as a movie in a basic way, that’s what we need to happen, that’s what I care about.”