Florida agriculture commissioner and democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried compared the current governor to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in an interview.
Sen. Tim Scott lambasted President Biden on Saturday in a video claiming the president's increasingly hostile language against his political opponents is a sign of weakness in leadership.
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal : Report: Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft laying undersea fiber-optic cables helped increase data transmission capacity by 41% in 2020 while reducing costs — The four tech giants increasingly dominate the internet's critical cable infrastructure — To say that Big Tech controls the internet might seem like an exaggeration.
The public will see a lot less of Prince Andrew in 2022 following the removal of his military and royal titles this week, according to insiders close to the British royal familiy.
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe marked her 50 years on the throne of Europe’s oldest ruling monarchy Friday, with some of the planned festivities postponed for September due to the pandemic.
Charles Edwards, who worked as acting inspector general at DHS-OIG between 2011 and 2013, is accused of having executed a scheme to steal confidential and proprietary software from the government after he left the agency and set up his own company.
Yogita Khatri / The Block : Lukka, a crypto asset data and enterprise software provider, raises a $110M Series E led by Marshall Wace at a $1.3B valuation — Lukka, a crypto firm that provides data services and enterprise software tools, has raised $110 million in a Series E funding round and is now valued at $1.3 billion.
NBC News : The January 6 House committee subpoenas Meta, Alphabet, Reddit, and Twitter after their “inadequate responses” to requests for information about the riot — The House committee investigating Jan. 6 on Thursday subpoenaed Reddit, Twitter and the parent companies of Google and Facebook after their …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Meta will shut down its video speed dating service Sparked on January 20, after launching it last April and testing it in select markets — Meta is shutting down a video speed-dating service it had tested over a good part of last year, the company informed the service's users via a recent email.
Washington Post : A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduces the TLDR Act, which would require sites and apps to offer easy-to-digest, nutrition label-like summaries of their TOS — Happy Thursday! Below: The FCC proposes new data breach rules for telecom and the White House meets with tech leaders on cyber.
Kent Walker / The Keyword : Following the White House's open-source security summit, Google proposes setting up an organization to serve as a marketplace for open source maintenance — We welcomed the opportunity to participate in the White House Open Source Software Security Summit today, building on our work …
Prince Andrew’s’ military affiliations and Royal patronages are being returned to Queen Elizabeth II at her behest in the wake of his ongoing legal battle with Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre.
Sen. Lindsey Graham appears to be sending a warning to Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell that he needs to repair his relationship with former President Trump
President Biden said Thursday that he is “not sure” whether Democrats will be successful in the passage of legislation to federally takeover elections.
Attorney General Merrick Garland is under increasing pressure from academics across the country to end "The China Initiative", a Department of Justice program formed in 2018. It is designed to confront Chinese espionage.
The Department of Justice unveiled seditious conspiracy charges against 11 defendants, including the founder and leader of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia group, Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, for their role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., led the letter to President Biden exclusively obtained by Fox News demanding he “immediately fire” Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona over the National School Board Association's letter comparing protesting parents to violent criminals.
Women’s sports advocates are speaking out against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and its rules on transgender student athlete participation, but the organization has so far remained silent while transgender swimmer Lia Thomas shatters records on the women's team.
Ron Miller / TechCrunch : Canalys: worldwide PC shipments grew 15% YoY in 2021 to 341M, the highest annual shipments since 2012; Apple's market share grew by 28.3%, Acer's by 21.8% — It would be easy to think PC sales dropped worldwide last year amid chip shortages, but that conventional thinking would be wrong.
As tributes continue to pour in for Bob Saget following his sudden death, "Full House" guest stars Gail Edwards and Erika Eleniak are coming forward with their fond memories of the beloved actor-comedian.
Rebecca Szkutak / Forbes : DeepScribe, which automates medical record transcription and digitization for doctors, raises a $30M Series A led by Index Ventures — Physician burnout was thrust into the limelight during Covid-19. But for many in the industry, it's been a problem since the HITECH act went into effect in 2009 …
For the last four years, Commerce Street Brewery in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, has let patrons buy beers for their friends in advance. Betty White's name made its first appearance two years ago, about the time of her 97th birthday.
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post : Federal judge rules FTC's amended suit alleging Meta has a monopoly can move forward, after a ruling last year threw out FTC's complaint over lack of evidence — The decision is a reversal of fortune for the agency after its first complaint was thrown out last year
Senate Democrats are urging the Biden administration to use executive power to protect millions more Central Americans from deportation -- as Democratic lawmakers and activists continue to look for ways to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants.
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors : Apple shares 2021 highlights: developers made $260B+ via the App Store since its debut, up from $200B+ YoY, US and Canadian consumers used 30M tickets in Wallet — Apple today highlighted the continued growth and expansion of its services in 2021, including the App Store, Apple Music …
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson said it was his "intention" to complete his second term in the Senate and return home to Wisconsin, but told Fox News in an exclusive interview Monday that Democrats are governing in a "very divisive and destructive manner" and he "can't just walk away" when he feels he can "make a real difference."
The No. 2 Republican in the House and his top House Oversight GOP colleague sent the letter to House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., and House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., on Monday calling for a joint committee hearing to "conduct legitimate oversight of the Biden Administration."
Geoff Ralston / Y Combinator : YC announces a new standard deal: a $125K investment for 7% of the startup and a further $375K at terms founders can negotiate with future investors — We have a new standard deal at Y Combinator. When a company is accepted into the YC batch program, we now invest a total of $500,000.
The Walgreens pharmacy at 25 Point Lobos Ave. in San Francisco has avoided the series of thefts plaguing the city, according to emergency call records obtained by Fox News. The property is owned by Paul Pelosi.
Tonya Riley / CyberScoop : A look at the Feds' growing use of facial recognition, including recent contracts from agencies like the FBI and ICE with Clearview AI, Trust Stamp, and others — The FBI on Dec. 30 signed a deal with Clearview AI for an $18,000 subscription license to the company's facial recognition technology.
Virginia's outgoing Democratic governor, Ralph Northam, faced multiple calls for his resignation following a blackface scandal in 2019, with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., demanding Northam step down. Yet Northam did not resign, and Kaine recently said he was “glad” the governor remained in office.
Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Sunday called for election reforms, including photo ID laws, the banning of ballot harvesting and a Constitutional amendment that would allow only U.S. citizens to vote.
Chance Miller / 9to5Mac : Gurman: Apple's upcoming mixed reality headset will not be an all-day device and will be used for bursts of gaming, communication, and content consumption — Apple is widely expected to take the wraps off of its first mixed reality headset this year, with a focus on augmented reality and virtual reality experiences.
The Golden Globes will happen on Sunday, but no one will be around to see them as the embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association pairs down the ceremony significantly for the 2022 show.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot insisted Sunday her team is doing everything they can to reach a deal with the city’s teacher’s union so that children can return to classrooms Monday.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Sunday that Republicans are committing "a legislative continuation of what they did on Jan. 6" through state-level voting reforms.
Tracy Wang / CoinDesk : A look at the turmoil inside Pudgy Penguins, one of the most successful NFT projects, as community members clash with founders over the future of the project — There's trouble brewing in the huddle. — The beloved NFT project Pudgy Penguins voted out its founders on Thursday …