The European Union launched anti-competitive investigations on Monday against tech behemoths Apple, Alphabet, and Meta for potential breaches of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The companies are alleged to have run afoul of the DMA, a law designed to monitor large online platforms or ‘gatekeepers.’ These are businesses with a large user base, active in […]
Former President Donald Trump promised to “never allow” the creation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), also known as a digital dollar. During a campaign stop in New Hampshire and joined on stage by former GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, President Trump vowed never to give the U.S. government “absolute control over your money,” calling […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new rules aiming to prevent what it terms digital discrimination in access to broadband services, but the move has drawn skepticism from the industry. The new rules, approved on Nov. 15, aim to ensure that all Americans have equal access to reliable and high-speed broadband services without discrimination […]
The SAT college admission test will become fully digital. Instead of paper and pencil, students will use laptops and tablets. NTD explored how the new digital SAT is different and how someone could prepare for the new test.
Hundreds of angry residents of East Palestine, Ohio packed into a high school gym Wednesday. They were seeking answers to what health dangers they might be facing from toxic chemicals that spilled. NTD’s Daniel Monaghan has more on their concerns.
Customs and Border Patrol reports a 10-fold increase in apprehensions of people trying to illegally cross into the United States from Canada, in an area known as the Swanton Sector.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis introduced a Digital Bill of Rights Wednesday. The legislation aims to to protect Floridians’ digital freedom and privacy. Find out what the key points are.
Customs and Border Patrol reports a 10-fold increase in apprehensions of people trying to illegally cross into the United States from Canada, in an area known as the Swanton Sector.
A Georgia state senator says Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas betrayed the black community. He’s now facing backlash after comparing the justice to someone who “sold his soul to the slave masters.”
Tennessee is aiming to join the growing number of states across the United States that issue digital driver’s licenses (DDLs) to their residents. The bill, SB 572 (pdf), is currently making its way through the Tennessee Senate. Introduced by Democratic state Sen. Heidi Campbell, the legislation directs the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) to study […]
WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is moving one step closer to developing a central bank digital currency, known as the digital dollar, saying it would help reinforce the U.S. role as a leader in the world financial system. The White House said on Sept. 16 that after President Joe Biden issued an executive order in March calling […]
A win for the Justice Department — it regains access to documents marked classified from Mar-a-Lago — allowing it to resume its criminal probe into former President Trump.
Is the Federal Reserve going to roll out a system of digital currency? The White House says it is exploring the risks and benefits of such a system.
In light of Texas designating cartels as terrorist organizations — a former DEA agent is calling for an operation warp speed to crack down on them. He cites Florida’s AG calling fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction and compares Mexican cartels to ISIS.
Beijing’s new digital currency is a tool that could prop up authoritarian regimes around the world, including China, and the Chinese paperless money could also undermine U.S. leadership in finance, warned a global finance professional. “This is a surveillance tool and it’s disguised as a payment mechanism. It’s going to allow the People’s Bank of […]
Marc Lourdes, a former director of CNN Digital Worldwide for Asia-Pacific, died tragically in a motorcycle accident in Malaysia on Saturday. He was 40. Lourdes joined CNN’s Hong Kong newsroom in 2016 and soon became a valued leader and friend to colleagues across the region. He mentored many young journalists, pushing them to strive for […]
On Tuesday, administrators of the most widely used standardized test in America, the SAT, announced that the exam will soon be exclusively digital. That’s in an attempt to address concerns over racial discrimination and decrease stress for students.
Shares of the company which is taking former President Donald Trump’s social media platform public rose nearly 20 percent on Thursday after a listing on Apple’s app store showed an expected start date of Feb. 21—the U.S. Presidents’ Day holiday. Trump Media and Technology Group and Digital World Acquisition Corp., a Special Purpose Acquisition Vehicle (SPAC), announced in October […]
Earlier this month, China announced that it applied to join the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement. Chinese Communist Party head Xi Jinping said that China hoped to cooperate with the international community to promote the development of the digital economy. But experts are concerned that the communist regime would violate the privacy of people in other countries—as […]
A startup focused on helping American producers find new markets for their raw materials is launching a natural gas desk. Mickey is a digital trading platform looking to streamline the trading and logistics process for small- and medium-sized producers, allowing them to compete against the big players like Shell, Chevron, and Exxon. It can be difficult or […]
Non-fungible-tokens (NFTs) are digital tokens that are connected to assets like virtual artwork. For example, in the real world, you own an original painting, like the Mona Lisa. Others might have replicas, but you have the real thing. In the digital world, you can own the original if the creator signs this NFT for you. […]
The Chinese regime is actively testing its own digital currency in multiple cities such as Shanghai and Beijing. They call it e-yuan and claim it will simplify payment transactions. The regime wants to compete with the world’s most popular digital currency Bitcoin. But can the e-yuan prevail in the battle?
In June 2019, Susan Gordon stood on a stage at the Washington Convention Center. Behind her loomed three giant letters, “AWS,” the abbreviation for Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing division of the giant Internet retailer. After three decades at the Central Intelligence Agency, Gordon had risen to one of the top jobs in the […]
