Digital

WASHINGTON—The Securities and Exchange Commission will boost the size of its special unit devoted to investigating cryptocurrency frauds and other misconduct, a move that follows the agency’s aggressive push to get the unregulated industry to come under federal supervision. The SEC said it plans to add 20 investigators and litigators to its Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit, which was created in September 2017 when regulators noticed a surge of new digital coins sold to the public. The…

According to a survey by the industry association Bitkom, 38 percent of children and young people would like to be able to use digital (aids) in class. According to a representative survey, 38 percent of all ten to eighteen-year-olds called for smartphones to be used in the classroom. The figure was 37 percent at grammar schools and 42 percent at other school types. According to Bitkom, they could be used to shoot explanatory videos, explore maps or do research. Regulated use The children and young people want…

The goal of the Roli Seaboard is no less than to inject some soul and virtuosity into digital music, by giving keyboard players the ability to bend and slide notes like guitarists and cello players, to vary volume as easily as a sax player does with breath pressure, and to make filter sweeps and other expressive digital controls part of the physical playing of the instrument. Digital instruments can be monstrously flexible; Roli strives to make them intuitive and natural to play, unlocking new frontiers of music…

Apple introduced a digital car key feature in iPhones in 2020, but the list of supported brands has been stagnant ever since. Now, some of the latest Genesis and Kia models are compatible with the much-requested feature. The 2022 Genesis G90, 2022 Genesis GV60, and 2022 Kia Niro all allow iPhone owners to use their devices in place of car keys. Apple’s official list of vehicles compatible with CarPlay and digital car keys was updated this week to reflect their inclusion, but it’s still unclear if the feature is…

India will on Friday launch an open network for digital commerce (ONDC) as the government tries to end the dominance of US companies Amazon and Walmart in the fast-growing e-commerce market, a government document showed.The launch of the platform comes after India's antitrust body on Thursday raided domestic sellers of Amazon and some of Walmart's Flipkart following accusations of competition law violations. The companies did not respond to request for comment on the raids.Indian retailers, key supporters of Prime…

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a proposal to make Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) messages free for all mobile customers in the country. USSD messages are used by many operators and banking services, often on feature phones that do not have access to the internet. The proposal seeks to bring the cost of USSD messages from a maximum of 50 paise down to zero. The regulator cited low call and SMS prices as a reason for proposing the removal of charges for mobile customers.In a…

One of the most important things to confirm when checking out the best VPN for you is that the service does not keep logs. However, that might not sound particularly clear if you’re not sure what logs are or what they mean for you. With ExpressVPN being one of the biggest VPN services out there, we explain logs and take a look at whether ExpressVPN keeps logs. What are VPN logs? VPN logs are where the VPN you’re using tracks your browsing or online data in some way. A good VPN won’t keep user-identifiable logs but…

A good work laptop makes the difference when it comes to productivity, and the best business laptops will keep you productive. We've rounded up seven laptops that do the trick for road warriors and home office veterans alike, combining power with portability and great build quality. Although we've picked several laptops with different features and prices, one stands out. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 is our top pick. It's built to withstand even the toughest beatings, all while packing in the latest and most…

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Sega is going to “delist the digital versions of” Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD starting on May 20th, according to a press release posted to multiple sites (via The Gamer). The announcement is extremely light on details. (You could read it faster than a speedrunner could do Green Hill Zone 1), but it does mention that the games being pulled will be featured in the upcoming Sonic Origins collection. Currently, this mostly seems like an issue for PC players. The games aren’t available…