Ex-School Athletic Director Gets 4 Months in Jail for Racist Deepfake Recording
Dazhon Darien, 32, who worked at Pikesville High School in Baltimore County, pleaded guilty to disturbing school operations.
Tech
With Trump In Power, Foreign Crypto Companies Make Inroads in US
The prime example is Tether, a firm that regulators once targeted. Its chief executive recently hobnobbed in Washington with lawmakers and lobbyists.
Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm
World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history.
American Children Sent to Honduras, and A.I. on the Battlefield
Plus, teaching student athletes how to go viral.
Amazon Launches First 27 Project Kuiper Internet Satellites
The spacecraft are the online giant’s entry into beaming wireless service from space, but the company has much to do before it can compete with SpaceX’s Starlink.
House Passes Bill to Ban Sharing of Revenge Porn, Sending It to Trump
The Take It Down Act, which united a coalition of conservative and liberal lawmakers, criminalizes the nonconsensual sharing of sexually explicit images of others and requires companies to remove them.
U.S. Asks Judge to Break Up Google
The Justice Department said the best way to address the company’s monopoly in internet search was to force it to sell Chrome, among other measures.
FTC Sues Uber Over Billing for Its Uber One Subscription Service
The suit is an indication that the commission’s close scrutiny of the tech industry will continue in the Trump administration.
Spotify Paid $100 Million to Podcasters as Creator Wars Heat Up
The audio platform has branched out to video and has given its podcasters a raise as the war for creator talent heats up.
