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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Conservative activist Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, will not testify to the House January 6 Committee as of now, her lawyer told the committee in a letter Tuesday, following a string of reports suggesting the justice’s wife supported efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election—including corresponding with Trump attorney John Eastman —that her attorney claims are being blown out of proportion. Key Facts The House January 6 Committee has obtained email correspondence between Thomas and Eastman, the Washington Post first reported on June 15, as part of a tranche of documents a judge forced Eastman to turn over to the committee regarding his efforts to help Trump overturn his election loss. The Post reported the emails “show that Thomas’s efforts to overturn the election were more extensive than previously known” but did not give any details about their … [Read more...] about Ginni Thomas Won’t Testify to Jan. 6 Committee, Lawyer Says — Here’s What We Know About Her Efforts To Overturn The Election

Roe v. Wade is no more, but this is not 1972, the year before it was passed. In some ways, it’s even worse. advertisement advertisement When the Supreme Court ruled last week that banning abortion is not unconstitutional, abortion immediately became illegal in several states with “trigger laws” primed to take effect with just such a ruling. It’s about to become illegal in several more states in which previously passed laws restricting abortion had been blocked by federal courts. Millions of people are about to lose access to safe, legal abortions, and those who provide abortion access or support will face consequences ranging from civil suits to arrest in some states. These are grim times for abortion access. And the forecast is even more grim because we now live in an era of unprecedented digital surveillance. I’ve spent most of my career helping to protect activists and journalists in authoritarian countries, where it is often wise to think … [Read more...] about Now that ‘Roe’ has been overturned, it’s up to the tech industry to protect our data

It may sound strange at first, but I wouldn't be so interested in technology if I hadn't been such an avid reader as a kid. And no, it wasn't only computer programming manuals. What I did read while growing up was superhero comic books. Unfortunately, at the time, some adults thought comics were a waste of time. Fortunately, my parents were not among them. Over the past 20 years or so, however, comics have been reborn as a validated art form. And comic books have become BIG business--in terms of multimedia. Every year, many of the highest-grossing films and best-selling videogames are based on comics, not to mention an increasing number of hit TV shows. (Not just cartoons--live action dramas.) For better or worse, comics have gone mainstream. Comics themselves had a secret identity all along: they CAN be good for you. I actually learned stuff from comic books. In certain instances, dare I say, I learned as much from comics as I did in school. Even as a kid, it … [Read more...] about From Starships to Entrepreneurship: What Comic Books Taught Me About Starting a Company | Inc.com

In Silicon Valley, it's never too early to become an entrepreneur . Just ask 13-year-old Shubham Banerjee. The California eighth-grader has launched a company to develop low-cost machines to print Braille, the tactile writing system for the visually impaired. Tech giant Intel Corp. recently invested in his startup, Braigo Labs. Shubham built a Braille printer with a Lego robotics kit as a school science fair project last year after he asked his parents a simple question: How do blind people read? " Google it," they told him. Shubham then did some online research and was shocked to learn that Braille printers, also called embossers, cost at least $2,000--too expensive for most blind readers, especially in developing countries. "I just thought that price should not be there. I know that there is a simpler way to do this," said Shubham, who demonstrated how his printer works at the kitchen table where he spent many late nights building it with a Lego … [Read more...] about 13-Year-Old Boy Builds Braille Printer With Legos, Starts Company

Flying Fourth of July weekend or later this summer? Pack your patience and this game plan. Y ou know travelers are in for a bumpy Fourth of July weekend when airlines and the U.S. government begin pointing fingers at each other in the days ahead of the holiday. For months, travelers have been dealing with above-normal levels of flight delays and cancellations, with airlines chopping more than 15% of scheduled summer flights due to staffing shortages and other operational issues. Unfortunately, experts see more of the same on the horizon. “Looking at the past few weeks, I don't think there's any reason to think that things are going to go especially smoothly this weekend,” says Scott Keyes, co-founder of Scott’s Cheap Flights , an airfare deals newsletter with more than two million subscribers. “With 11 million travelers expected to fly over July Fourth, we are expecting a busy holiday weekend and travelers should be prepared for potential disruptions,” says Hayley … [Read more...] about The Smart Traveler’s Survival Playbook For Summer Flight Cancellations

Last week, private life insurance company HDFC Life announced that it had completed the process of acquiring Exide Life Insurance. The two companies had announced the Rs 6,687-crore acquisition deal in September 2021. Exide Life will operate as HDFC Life’s wholly-owned subsidiary until the formal merger is completed. However, since ownership and management have changed, it is but natural for Exide Life’s existing customers to have some questions regarding the transition. Here’s a guide to help you understand the transition nitty-gritties. I am an Exide Life policyholder. How will the acquisition by HDFC Life affect my existing policy’s terms and conditions? Your life insurance company’s management may have changed. But your policy contract, which in the case of life insurance is long-term in nature, will not be affected. “There will be no changes in Exide Life's existing policy terms and conditions. HDFC Life will not issue new policy documents to existing customers of … [Read more...] about HDFC Life completes acquisition of Exide Life: Here’s what policyholders must know

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Amazon’s AMZN Prime Day sales event, and other summer deals, are expected to entice a majority of consumers to open their wallets and spend, in spite of concerns about inflation and the economy, according to findings in an Adobe ADBE Commerce study released today. Adobe Commerce is predicting that online spending for summer deals likely will be strong because 61% of consumers surveyed in June said they were looking forward to Prime Day and other summer sale events. Of those who plan to shop for Prime Day and other retail deals, 76% said they will spend more or the same amount as last year, when Prime Day broke records for spending. Amazon’s summer Prime Day sale is a two-day event this year, scheduled for July 12 and 13. The Adobe commerce report is more optimistic about Prime Day spending than many analysts who fear the annual sales event is losing momentum. Amazon recently told select third-party … [Read more...] about Adobe Survey Shows Consumers Will Spend Big On Prime Day And Summer Sales

Police take photographs of the overturned vehicle belonging to the family of 10-year-old schoolgirl Cho Yoo-na behind a blue forensic investigation screen in Wando, South Jeolla on Wednesday. [YONHAP] Police investigating the deaths of 10-year-old schoolgirl Cho Yoo-na and her parents, whose corpses were found inside a car off the waters of Wando, South Jeolla, said Thursday that autopsies failed to determine the exact cause of their deaths. The Gwangju Nambu Police Precinct said fingerprints on the bodies found in the Audi vehicle, which was approximately 10 meters (32 feet) underwater near Wando's Songgok Harbor, matched Cho, her father and mother. The vehicle was recovered from the water a little past noon Wednesday. The corpse of an adult woman in the back seat was identified as Cho's mother at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Cho's father, whose body was in the driver's seat, was identified at 8:10 p.m., followed by Cho herself at 9:30 p.m. Cho's body was in the back seat next to … [Read more...] about Bodies identified in family tragedy, but not cause of deaths

This photo, captured from a clip from North Korea`s Central TV, shows an anti-American youth rally in Pyongyang on June 25, 2022, with a propaganda painting depicting North Korean ICBMs striking the U.S. Capitol. The rally took place on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of the Korean War. | Yonhap via The Korea Herald/Asia News Network SEOUL — North Korea on Wednesday accused South Korea, the United States and Japan of gearing up to establish an “Asian version of Nato,” claiming that the recent move to step up trilateral military exercises is a “dangerous prelude” to that end. North Korea denounced the US for “heating up military cooperation with its puppets while neglecting the fundamental security demand and concerns in the Asia-Pacific region,” in a Korean-language article carried by the external-oriented Korean Central News Agency. “The move aims to realize the US-Japan-South Korean triangular military alliance, which is the US’ long-cherished dream, to complete its … [Read more...] about North Korea denounces US, key allies for seeking to build ‘Asian Nato’

Dr. danah boyd's brain is exactly as phenomenal as you think it would be. By day, she is researcher at Microsoft. By night, she's a youth advocate and activist of the highest order. Her undergrad thesis focused on sex hormones and their affects on virtual reality, and she has applied these findings, along with her other cumulative years of research on online behavior, to both her activism and her book, It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens . And, as if that wasn't enough, she still finds time to maintain her Ani DiFranco lyrics page. Who are you? Hmm... that's the question we're all always asking, isn't it? Let's start with American-centric business-appropriate answers. I'm danah boyd, a principal researcher at Microsoft Research and the founder of a new think/do tank called Data and Society Research Institute. I'm a researcher, an activist, and a youth advocate. What did you want to be when you were a kid? I really wanted to be … [Read more...] about Microsoft’s Danah Boyd on the Future of Social Media