The IRS said Monday it will suspend the use of facial recognition technology to authenticate people who create online accounts after the practice was criticized by privacy advocates and lawmakers. The agency said it would no longer use a third-party service, called ID.me, for facial recognition. Critics of the software… Read More
Spotify CEO takes a stand on Joe Rogan
Joe Rogan has put Spotify in a tough spot, but the streaming giant is not ready to part ways with the popular podcast host despite intense criticism over either his vaccine skepticism and use of racial slurs. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek also said in a message to employees Sunday that… Read More
New first: Beach house auctioned in NFT deal
A home along Florida’s Gulf Coast will be auctioned off in the upcoming week as a non-fungible token in what is believed to be among the first such transactions in the U.S. Non-fungible tokens — or NFTs — use a version of the encryption technology employed to secure cryptocurrencies to… Read More
You won’t believe what John Boehner is up to…
“The Holmes Front,” with Frank Holmes When politicians go into “public service,” they usually go there to make a living while making America a better place. As years went on, politicians have enriched themselves with dirty stock deals and other deals they struck based on inside information. But in the… Read More
Finally a little good news for Biden?
Since taking office, President Joe Biden has been hit by a score of international and domestic crises — and he has sagged in the polls over criticism of his hamfisted responses. One year in, he remains unpopular. But on Friday, the White House finally got a sliver of good news…. Read More
Faced with COVID crunch, schools resort to unconventional substitutes
With teacher absences mounting and substitutes in short supply, parents may be wondering: Who’s teaching the kids? The answer around the U.S. could be a local police officer, National Guard soldier, state budget analyst, parent or recent high school graduate — nearly anyone willing to help keep schools’ doors open… Read More
Bezos allegedly builds yacht too big for this bridge
A plan to temporarily dismantle a recently restored historic bridge in the heart of Dutch port city Rotterdam so that a huge yacht, reportedly being built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, can get to the North Sea is unlikely to be plain sailing. Reports this week that the city had… Read More
Whiskey comes back in bars and restaurants
Bill Thomas sold off thousands of bottles from his whiskey inventory in 2020 to keep his acclaimed Washington, D.C., whiskey bar afloat when the coronavirus shuttered much of the economy. By the next year, the whiskey curator known for serving super-premium and hard-to-get brands was replenishing inventories, even as COVID-19… Read More
Congress takes action on computer chip supply backlog
House Democrats are poised to approve legislation Friday that they say positions the United States to better compete with China economically and on the global stage by strengthening the domestic semiconductor industry, shoring up strained supply chains and bolstering international alliances. Criticizing China has become a bipartisan playbook in Washington,… Read More
Upcoming clock to reflect speed of local river
Imagine a town clock that displays not the minutes and seconds that govern our lives, but time that moves faster or slower based on how fast rivers are running. The Chattahoochee River and its tributaries flow through metropolitan Atlanta, but they hardly register for most people in the city —… Read More
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