Online predators force teens to self-harm and livestream suicide for digital ‘entertainment’: FBI warns of global network ‘764’
TRENTON, NJ — The FBI issued a stark warning this week about a disturbing rise in violent online networks, including one known as “764,” which are actively targeting children and vulnerable individuals…
Raleigh Resident Wins Over $700K in Digital Lottery Game
RALEIGH, NC – Vickie Koch of Raleigh experienced an unbelievable moment early Wednesday morning when she won a $728,048 jackpot playing the digital instant game, Bison Bonanza. Koch, who enjoys playing these…
Taylorsville Woman Wins $150,000 in Digital Instant Game
TAYLORSVILLE, NC—Samantha Crouch of Taylorsville struck it big on Friday, winning the first $150,000 top prize in a new digital instant game. Crouch’s winning game was Skee-Ball, for which she played $30…
How a New Jersey Media Giant’s Digital Miscalculation Led to Its Own Financial Meltdown
New Jersey lawmakers are once again pushing a bill to end the century-old reliance on print newspapers and calling for an end to a state-mandated rule that all public notices shall be…
Rowan University Students Assist in Digital Preservation of Historic Remains
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Anthropology students from Rowan University recently visited the Forensic Anthropology Laboratory to contribute to a project on Hessian remains. During their visit, the students employed 360-degree photography equipment…
Allegheny County’s Matt Rosenberg Recognized Among Top Digital Forensic Examiners in the U.S.
Allegheny County, PA – The U.S. Secret Service’s National Computer Forensics Institute has honored the nation’s leading digital forensic examiners, with Allegheny County Police Department’s own Matt Rosenberg securing the second rank…
Digital Driver’s Licenses for Traffic Stops Moves Closer to Law in New Jersey
New Jersey Senate Committee Advances Bill for Mobile Driver’s Licenses and IDs Trenton, NJ – The New Jersey Senate Transportation Committee has taken a significant step towards modernizing identification systems by approving…
US Chamber sues to block FCC digital discrimination rule
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and two Texas business groups sued the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday seeking to overturn the Biden administration’s new digital discrimination rule.…
Mexico’s Banorte launches digital bank bineo
By Noe Torres MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Grupo Financiero Banorte, one of Mexico’s largest financial companies, on Monday launched bineo, a digital bank which will offer savings accounts and personal loans with…
Societe Generale mulls putting digital bank Shine up for sale – Les Echos
PARIS (Reuters) – French lender Societe Generale is considering a sale of its digital bank for professional clients from the startup sphere called Shine, newspaper Les Echos reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed…
Santander Mexico to launch digital bank ‘soon,’ executive says
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Santander’s Mexico unit will launch its digital bank service in the next few months, an executive said on Tuesday, adding the bank’s planned roll-out was…
CNN boss plans to merge newsgathering ops, explores digital subscription model – WSJ
(Reuters) – CNN’s new CEO Mark Thompson plans to combine all newsgathering operations of the news network into one unit that would serve its television, streaming and digital platforms, the Wall Street…
US political ad spending to grow 30% in 2024 amid digital boom
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Spending on political advertising in the U.S. is expected to jump 30% this year from the last presidential election in 2020, partly driven by higher spending on…
Iredell County Man Wins $100,000 in First Digital Instant Lottery Game
MOORESVILLE, NC — An ordinary Sunday turned extraordinary for Francis Garcia Arita, a resident of Mooresville, who became the first player to win $100,000 playing a digital instant game. Arita’s excitement was…
As Xi visits, China offers rail grants to Vietnam, pushes Digital Silk Road
By Francesco Guarascio and Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) -China and Vietnam are set to agree this week on upgraded rail links and other infrastructure, possibly including digital projects, officials said, in moves…
Blackstone, Digital Realty join hands to develop $7 billion data centers
(Reuters) – U.S. investment giant Blackstone and data-center firm Digital Realty will create a joint venture that will spend $7 billion on developing data centers, the companies said on Thursday. The venture…
Digital bank robberies key risk for central bank e-money, BIS report warns
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Digital bank robberies and other cyber hacks will be a key risk for countries launching digital versions of their currencies, a new report from the Bank…
Apple files legal challenge to EU’s Digital Markets Act
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) -Apple has filed a legal case contesting decisions taken by the European Commission under its recently-introduced Digital Markets Act, according to a post shared by the Court…
IMF chief urges more proactive push for central bank digital currencies
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged countries to make a more proactive push to develop central bank digital currencies (CBDC). Eleven countries, including…
The Biden Admin Is Pursuing Total Domination Of Americans’ Digital Lives
The Biden Admin Is Pursuing Total Domination Of Americans’ Digital Lives Jason Cohen on November 12, 2023 President Joe Biden’s administration has recently taken unprecedented action to exert influence over Americans’ digital…
Explainer-What is Lockbit? The digital extortion gang on a cybercrime spree
By Zeba Siddiqui and James Pearson SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON (Reuters) – A cybercriminal group named Lockbit, which on Friday said it breached the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China(ICBC), has hacked some of…
EU digital chief urges TikTok, X to increase clean-up efforts
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Video sharing app TikTok and social media platform X both need to step up their efforts to counter illegal hate speech, European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said after…
Swiss National Bank to pilot wholesale digital currency with UBS, other banks
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank said on Thursday it will start a pilot project next month using central bank digital currency (CBDC) for financial institutions, with UBS and Zuercher Kantonal…
Canada optimistic about digital services tax agreement with US
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday she was cautiously optimistic about settling a dispute with the United States about Ottawa’s planned digital services tax (DST) on large…
Kioxia has reached out to JIC to invest in merger with Western Digital – Bloomberg News
TOKYO (Reuters) – Kioxia Holdings has reached out to state-backed Japan Industrial Partners (JIC) to invest in a planned merger of its flash memory business with that of Western Digital, Bloomberg News…
ECB starts preparation for digital euro in multi-year project
By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank took a further step on Wednesday towards launching a digital version of the euro that would let people in the 20 countries…
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