Americans love using their credit cards, the most secure and hassle-free way to pay.

But DC politicians want to change that with the Durban Marshall Credit Card Bill.

This bill lets corporate megastores pick how your credit card is processed,

allowing them to use untested payment networks that jeopardize your data security and rewards.

Corporate megastores will make more money and you pay the price.

Tell Congress to guard your card because Americans lose when politicians choose. Learn more at

guard your card.com. Here's your TNB Tech Minute for Wednesday, February 19th. I'm Charlotte

Gartenberg for the Wall Street Journal.

Apple announced the iPhone 16E today. It's an update to a budget-friendly version of its

flagship device. The most significant change is the addition of the company's first in-house

cellular chip called C-1. This chip is a step forward in Apple's efforts to make more of its own technology

and, in particular, end its dependence on cellular chip maker and rival Qualcomm. The new iPhone

16E will be available at the end of this month for $599.

Electric Vehicle Maker Nicola has filed for bankruptcy.

The former darling of Green Investment filed for Chapter 11 today, intending to conduct a court-supervised auction of its assets.

It joins the ranks of other zero-emissions vehicle developers that did not manage to go the distance.

Nicola enters Chapter 11 with around $47 million in cash on hand

and said it will not be able to provide certain services and support to trucks in the field

past next month. And Alphabet says its contracts with smartphone manufacturers, which

ensure some Google products such as its Chrome browser are pre-installed on devices using its Android operating system,

keep those devices safe and are good for competition.

That's according to a regulatory filing, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority published today.

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