
The future of digital art doesn't have to be paved with troll memes and trash
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Jeff Yang cautions not to let NFTs go the way of social media platforms, becoming engines of misinformation and hate. He cites as a better example of how to use technology and aesthetics artist Drue Kataoka, whose work "Will Your Heart Pass the Test?" -- an NFT project created in partnership with ILMxLAB -- is inspired by ancient Egyptian myth. Its proceeds will go to the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change and #StopAAPIHate.

20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials
The Trump administration violated federal privacy laws when it turned over Medicaid data on millions of enrollees to deportation officials last month, California Attorney General Rob Bonta alleged on Tuesday, saying he and 19 other states’ attorneys general have sued over the move.

A federal judge in Brooklyn has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end temporary protected status for Haitian migrants ahead of schedule, ruling that the Department of Homeland Security violated the law in its rush to strip deportation protections and work permits from over half a million people.

Tennessee has passed a sweeping measure to combat bullying, targeting teenagers where it may hurt the most: revoking their ability to drive. The legislation, which took effect Tuesday, allows courts to suspend the driver’s licenses of minors found guilty of bullying or cyberbullying for up to a year.