Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Transparency has long been one of cryptocurrency’s defining features. Every transaction is recorded on a public ledger, visible to anyone with an internet connection. Supporters argue that openness creates accountability and trust. Critics, however, say it has also created an unintended consequence: traders can sometimes reveal their intentions … Read more
MacBooks tend to be the cheapest on Amazon, making them a great product to shop for on Prime Day. These days, though, it’s increasingly confusing to know which one is right for you. The dependable MacBook Air, powerful MacBook Pro, and affordable MacBook Neo are all on sale for Prime Day, though none are significant … Read more
About a year ago, a national YouGov poll found that Barack Obama was “by far” the nation’s most well-liked political figure. A national CNN poll released last week pointed in a similar direction. From the network’s report: Obama is viewed positively by 57% of Americans, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, far surpassing … Read more
Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. In the beginning, airplanes failed for a simple reason: Engineers were trying to build mechanical birds. They studied feathers, wings, and the flapping motion they make. They assumed the secret to flight was imitation, so they copied what they saw in nature as closely as possible and launched … Read more
Dialog, the invite-only group cofounded by Peter Thiel, notified members and past event participants last week that a database containing their personal information had been breached, supposedly by a criminal hacker. But a WIRED analysis found that the files were readable to anyone who visited a landing page for the group’s app—what cybersecurity experts describe … Read more
A couple of months after releasing the live LP As Time Explodes, which chronicles his 2025 summer tour with the Chrome Hearts, Neil Young has quietly released a free companion concert film, Corduroy Plants, on the Neil Young Archives. The hour-long, eleven-song film centers around most of the songs from As Time Explodes, but lacks … Read more
Muni Long is opening up about a recent health scare where she had to undergo a double lung transplant after doctors told her she had one week to live. Last fall, the Grammy-winning R&B singer was on the road as one of the opening acts on Brandy and Monica’s “The Boy Is Mine” tour, but … Read more
“The Rainmaker” has packed the court with three new actors joining the cast of Season 3. Richard Kind joins the USA Network legal drama as Larry Shifflet, the father to P. J. Byrne’s Deck Shifflet. Kevin Ryan will recur as Liam Donnelly, a corporate vice president with a secret agenda who goes up against Rudy … Read more
Steve Goodale isn’t used to attention like this. It’s not that he’s unfamiliar with being on camera: His YouTube Channel, Swimming Pool Steve, has amassed nearly 91,000 subscribers covering topics like how to bond concrete and clean a used hot tub. But the saga of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which an algae bloom turned … Read more
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Eight protesters accused by the Justice Department of having ties to antifa were sentenced Tuesday to decades in federal prison over a shooting outside a Texas immigration detention center that wounded a police officer. Prosecutors have called the shooting an act of terrorism. One of the defendants, a former U.S. Marine Corps … Read more