In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has waved off the stalled Iran negotiations and the looming midterm elections with a shrug: “I don’t care,” he said during a Cabinet meeting last week. But there is one topic that has his full attention: America’s 250th birthday. People close to the president say he’s fixated on the … Read more
Marjane Satrapi, the French Iranian graphic novelist and filmmaker whose 2007 animated feature Persepolis earned an Oscar nomination, has died, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Her cause of death is not public, but a statement from her family noted her death occurred a little over a year after the death of her husband, producer-actor-screenwriter Mattias … Read more
President Donald Trump named Bill Pulte, currently the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as the new acting director of national intelligence on Tuesday. Pulte will replace Tulsi Gabbard, who announced her resignation from the role last month. “William has deep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America,” Trump wrote in a Truth … Read more
Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. After leading UX research on NHS Login for 28 million users, this product advisor argues that the best digital products are built around the people most often left out. Mitchell Wakefield first understood the cost of bad design before he was working on products used by millions. At … Read more
The Netflix animated series adaptation of “Devil May Cry” has been renewed for Season 3, which will also be the show’s last. “For those of you who have been paying attention to the episode names, I have been showing you the structure the entire time,” showrunner Adi Shankar said. “This was always Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’ … Read more
I get stressed out every time I turn on my television. A giant tech company is to blame. Google TV, the television operating system based on Android, is great in some ways: It runs well on my TV, there are apps available for every streaming service, and the interface is very customizable. It comes preinstalled … Read more
Donald Trump has made no effort to hide his contempt for John Bolton, who served as the president’s White House national security adviser in his first term, and his desire to see Bolton punished for becoming a Trump critic. With this in mind, the president will likely be thrilled with the latest developments in Bolton’s … Read more
The rising singer-songwriter’s second album shows off a bedroom-pop sound that’s as influenced by indie confessionals as R&B valentines Malcolm Todd is a rising star with a sweet, lilting voice and a knack for intimate popcraft. But if you’re looking for the illusions of grandeur we often expect from rising pop people, look elsewhere. The … Read more
As the Trump administration seeks to steady U.S. relations with China, the issue of Taiwan has once again made its way to the front pages. Skeptics of a U.S.-China detente worry that any attempt to cozy up to Beijing will undermine hopes of maintaining Taipei’s independence. So what alternative approach would these China hawks provide? … Read more
Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. AI has become a crucial tool against cybersecurity threats. Over the past several years, technological tools have continued to evolve at an increasingly rapid pace. One of the easiest ways to encapsulate the speed and impact of these developments is the widespread integration of AI. When the technology … Read more