The UK government is launching a digital ID mobile app

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images The UK government is going to launch an app that will allow citizens to digitize their driver’s licenses. Science Secretary Peter Kyle announced on Tuesday that the GOV.UK Wallet launching for Android and iOS devices later this year will let users securely store government-issued documents on their…

Read More

John Sykes, Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy guitarist, dead at 65

Musician John Sykes, the guitarist for Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake and more, has died. He was 65. Sykes passed away after battling cancer, according to a post shared on his verified social media accounts. “He will be remembered by many as a man with exceptional musical talent but for those who didn’t know him personally, he…

Read More

A federal website on reproductive rights has vanished

A screenshot of reproductiverights.gov from the Internet Archive. A federal website for information on reproductive rights and healthcare access is suddenly down, following Donald Trump’s inauguration yesterday. Reproductiverights.gov seemed to be offline as of last night, CBS reports. The Biden administration launched the website in 2022 in the wake of the the Supreme Court’s Decision to overturn…

Read More