The Federal Trade Commission has banned Rite Aid “from using facial recognition technology for surveillance purposes for five years,” according to a December FTC press release. The ban came following the FTC’s finding that the pharmacy retail chain “failed to implement reasonable procedures and prevent harm to consumers in its use of facial recognition technology in hundreds […]

Congress’s long list of unfinished business for the new year includes “tax extender” legislation, which is normally considered before lawmakers adjourn for the holidays in December. The fact that this legislation has lingered into January isn’t the only oddity. In an era of already rapidly rising spending, the more troubling anomaly is much of that […]

With the opening of the Iowa caucuses next week, the first presidential election of my life as a father begins in earnest — our first son was born in June. It’s remarkable how parenthood concentrates the mind in matters both private and public. What seemed abstract before seems terrifyingly distinct with a baby in one’s […]

President Joe Biden does not want to save democracy — he wants to save himself. That’s why he started his 2024 reelection run where most campaigns end: with rhetorical high hyperbole uttered when none but the party faithful are listening. In so starting, Biden and the Democrats have shown where they will go to win: […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to approve a few spot price bitcoin exchange traded funds, ETFs, this week. Earlier in the week, 10 companies, including BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, submitted their final amendments to register bitcoin ETFs. Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, speaking on CNBC, said, “I think approval is inevitable, […]

Former President Trump argued Tuesday for the return of the "beautiful" 757 aircraft, after Boeing grounded nearly 200 planes over the weekend due to an emergency door panel flying off a 737 Max 9 aircraft mid-flight. “Boeing should bring back the 757, the most beautiful, best handling plane (from the pilots standpoint!) that Boeing ever...

Apple agreed in 2020 to pay between $310 and $500 million as part of a settlement in response to complaints that the company’s software updates were deliberately throttling the performance of older iPhones.