White House says Oracle will manage TikTok security for US users under proposed deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tech giant Oracle will oversee the security for a licensed copy of recommendation engine powering TikTok under the terms of a proposed divestment deal, according to a senior official in President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday. Determining next steps for the algorithm, currently owned by the Beijing-based ByteDance, has been one of the most closely watched issues during negotiations over TikTok’s future. The Trump administration official, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the emerging deal, said they believe the plan will satisfy national security concerns if TikTok divests from its Chinese parent, ByteDance.

4.3 magnitude earthquake jolts the San Francisco Bay Area

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 has awakened many people in the San Francisco Bay Area with a sharp jolt. The United States Geological Survey reports more than 24,000 people said they felt the quake, which was just east-southeast of Berkeley. It happened shortly before 3 a.m. PDT Monday. People reported feeling their homes shaking and receiving phone alerts. San Francisco’s Department of Emergency Management says it hasn’t received any reports of injuries or damage. San Francisco Mayor Dan Lurie posted online about the quake, saying “first responders are assessing any impact to our city.”

Four guards plead guilty in brutal beating death of Black inmate at New York prison

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Four prison guards have pleaded guilty in the death of a Black inmate at an upstate New York prison. The pleas came Monday, two weeks before the trial for guards accused in the death of Robert Brooks. Brooks was beaten while handcuffed at Marcy Correctional Facility in December. The incident triggered outrage and calls for reform. Two guards pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and will be sentenced in November. Two others pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter. Brooks had been serving a 12-year sentence for assault. The special prosecutor is also handling another case involving a fatal beating at a nearby facility.

Trump’s Federal Reserve appointee seeks steeper rate cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s appointee to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors said Monday that the central bank’s key interest rate should be much lower than its current 4.1% level, staking out a position far different than his colleagues. Stephen Miran, who is also a top economic adviser to Trump, said in remarks to the Economic Club of New York that sharp declines in immigration, rising tariff revenue, and an aging population all suggest that the Fed’s rate should be closer to 2.5% instead. According to projections released last week, that’s almost a full percentage point lower than any of his 18 colleagues on the Fed’s rate-setting committee, an unusually high divergence. Miran’s comments underscore the different perspective he brings to the Fed’s deliberations over interest rate policy.