Monthly Archives: September 2022

LG Electronics launches NFT platform that lets users buy and sell digital artwork

LG Electronics said today it has released its non-fungible token (NFT) platform LG Art Lab, which lets users discover, buy, sell and trade NFTs on LG’s smart TVs. The announcement comes roughly eight months after LG Electronics said at its press conference that it plans to incorporate NFT features into its smart TV. The platform…

Docquity, a community for healthcare professionals, raises $44M Series C

A call between doctors can save lives. That’s what Docquity co-founder Indranil Roychowdhury learned when his father was hospitalized with a life-threatening condition in India. An emergency room doctor initially told him that there was no chance of survival, but then another doctor called one of his peers in the United States, and they came…

Republicans want to rewrite the constitution to limit federal power but a former senator says a ‘runaway’ convention could spell danger for health care, education, and the environment

Getty Images Republicans have been plotting to rewrite the constitution and limit federal power. Former Sen. Russ Feingold and scholar Peter Prindiville write in their new book that this could lead to drastic changes in laws. “In this uncertainty lies great danger and, possibly, great power,” they wrote, according to the NYT. Republicans have campaigned…

Officials concerned about ‘violence and disruption’ during midterm elections, says Michigan secretary of state

In this Sept. 24, 2020, file photo, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson speaks in Detroit AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File On Face the Nation, the Michigan Secretary of State said officials are concerned about violence during the midterms. Sec. Jocelyn Benson said “the ongoing spread of misinformation” fuels the potential for violence. Sec. Benson added that…

Doug Mastriano touts endorsement from ultra-orthodox rabbi who expresses sympathy for Capitol rioters and believes Hitler was part lizard

Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano speaks during a campaign rally at The Fuge on May 14, 2022 in Warminster, Pennsylvania. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images PA gubernatorial candidate Mastriano touted an endorsement from Joseph Kolakowski, an ultra-orthodox rabbi. Kolakowski has expressed sympathy for Capitol rioters and believes Hitler was part lizard. Kolakowski told The Philadelphia…

Get all the healthcare coverage you need with the Digital Health Briefing from Insider Intelligence

Healthcare has finally begun to embrace digital transformation after years as a stubborn holdout.The coronavirus pandemic has only accelerated adoption of technologies such as telehealth and remote patient monitoring.Insider Intelligence covers these topics and more each morning in our Digital Health Briefing email newsletter. Healthcare has been through quite the journey in the last few…

Rep. Jamie Raskin says Ginni Thomas has ‘relevant testimony’ to offer the Jan. 6 committee: ‘we’d like to hear from her’

Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, arrives to watch Judge Amy Coney Barrett take the constitutional oath on the South Lawn of the White House on October 26, 2020. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky Raskin said the Jan. 6 committee wants to hear from the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. GOP activist…

Rep. Jamie Raskin says he expects Mike Pence will ‘testify voluntarily’ to Jan. 6 committee

Former Vice President Mike Pence pauses during a Wednesday speech in New Hampshire. Scott Eisen/Getty Images On Face the Nation, Rep. Jamie Raskin said the Jan. 6 committee hopes to have Mike Pence testify. While a subpoena was “not out of the question” Raskin assumes Pence will “testify voluntarily.” Raskin called Pence “the target of…

Russia’s war on Ukraine has increased human trafficking across the war-torn region, humanitarians say

Sofia Bobok/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images; Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images; Rebecca Zisser/Insider Russia’s war in Ukraine has grown the booming human trafficking industry. Ukrainian refugees are especially vulnerable as they seek shelter and safety. While reporting has increased, it’s also impossible to track to its full extent. More than six months into Russian…