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| Aug 19, 2026 | Tesla’s ‘Zero At-Fault’ Robotaxi Record Rests on Unverified Self-Reports | By Frederick Rodriguez
Published: Aug 19 2026, 3:37 PM EDT
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| Aug 6, 2026 | Senate Holds First AI Pricing Hearing: Agentic Shopping Assistants Expose Legal Blind Spot | By Shannon Harwood
Published: Aug 06 2026, 8:36 AM EDT
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| Jul 25, 2026 | NJ Grocery Shoppers Can Sue Retailers for Surveillance Pricing Under New Law | By Joshua Mitchell
Published: Jul 25 2026, 2:58 PM EDT
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| Jul 14, 2026 | AI Data Centers Are Raising Your Power Bill: White House Expands Pledge Amid Tariff Gap | By Brandon Fisher
Published: Jul 14 2026, 7:17 AM EDT
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| May 27, 2026 | Walmart Surveillance Pricing Push Alarms 68% of Americans, Three States Now Banned It | By Shannon Harwood
Published: May 27 2026, 14:52 PM EDT
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| Mar 1, 2026 | Открытие API старых вещей | WiFi-колонка SoundTouch 30 Series III образца 2015 года
Два месяца назад компания Bose подала пример, как применять открытый подход к поддержке старых вещей: она открыла Web API для умных колонок SoundTouch.
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| Dec 5, 2025 | FACT FOCUS: Trump said weaker gas mileage rules will mean cheaper cars. Experts say don’t bet on it | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump this week announced plans to weaken rules for how far automakers’ new vehicles need to travel on a gallon of gasoline, set under former Presi... |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Food industry prepares to fight MAHA in states | Listen to the article 3 min
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As U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's push to tackle ultraprocessed foods and artificial dyes gains momentum in states, food and bever... |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Entidade faz apelo para Microsoft manter o Windows 10 | Entidade faz apelo para Microsoft manter suporte ao Windows 10 (imagem: Emerson Alecrim/Tecnoblog)
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| Jul 7, 2025 | Kraft Heinz recalls Oscar Mayer turkey bacon over listeria risk | Listen to the article 2 min
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Food giant Kraft Heinz is recalling more than 360,000 pounds of Oscar Mayer turkey bacon products for possible listeria contamina... |
| Nov 28, 2024 | The Underwater Web: Sabotage and Regulation in the Digital Age | In the vast ocean of the internet, submarine cables are the lifelines. They carry data across continents, enabling communication, commerce, and connection. But what happens when these cables are threatened? Recent events in the Baltic Sea h... |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Что думают регуляторы по поводу ограничений на загрузку данных из интернета | Мы уже обсуждали, как в разных странах контролируют работу провайдеров — так, в апреле этого года Федеральная комиссия по связи США обязала местных операторов внедрить специальную маркировку для описания интернет-тарифов, подобную этикеткам... |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Apple to hit $4 trillion in 2025, according to analyst | Something of a rom-com developed around Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in September, with the big ‘will they won’t they’ question arising about whether the new iPhone will yield higher returns for investors.
Though initial reports have temporarily da... |
| Sep 9, 2024 | FTC Pushed To Crack Down On Companies That Ruin Hardware Via Software Updates Or Annoying Paywalls | We’ve noted for years how you no longer really own the things you buy. Whether it’s smart home hardware that becomes useless paperweights when the manufacturer implodes, or post-purchase firmware updates that actively make your device less ... |
| Sep 7, 2024 | The Push for Transparency in Tech: Repair Groups Demand Device Lifespan Disclosure | In a world where technology evolves at lightning speed, consumers often find themselves in a bind. They purchase the latest gadgets, only to discover that their shiny new devices come with hidden expiration dates. This is not about food; it... |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Repair Groups, Orgs Want FTC to Require Tech Companies to Disclose ‘Minimum Support Time’ for Devices | By Isaiah Richard
Published Sep 5, 2024 10:03AM EDT
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| Sep 5, 2024 | FTC urged to make smart devices say how long they will be supported | Enlarge / Spotify released the Car Thing to the general public in February 2022. It's bricking them in December.
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| Aug 8, 2024 | It’s not worth paying to be removed from people-finder sites, study says | Enlarge / For a true representation of the people-search industry, a couple of these folks should have lanyards that connect them by the pockets.
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| Jul 3, 2024 | FDA bans ingredient found in some citrus-flavored sodas | New studies have bad news about soda
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Food and beverage makers will no longer be allowed to use brominated vegetable oil as an ingredient in their products, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sai... |
| Jul 1, 2024 | CISA Report Finds Most Open-Source Projects Contain Memory-Unsafe Code | More than half of open-source projects contain code written in a memory-unsafe language, a report from the U.S.’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has found. Memory-unsafe means the code allows for operations that can corrup... |
| Jun 7, 2024 | Consumer Reports: NHTSA Checks the Box on Its Legal Requirement to Set CAFE Standards | WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced a final rule for Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for model years 2027-2031. The rule sets a CA... |
| May 31, 2024 | Consumer Reports applauds the approval of the FDA’s reorganization of its human foods program | WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumer Reports praised the approval today of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s reorganization of its human foods program so that it can more effectively protect public health from foodborne illness outbreaks and o... |
| May 30, 2024 | General Mills Urged to Get Plastics Chemicals Out of its Food Products | Consumer Reports Delivers 30,000 Petition Signatures Calling on General Mills to Protect the Public From Toxic Phthalates Linked to Serious Health Problems
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Consumer Reports and representatives of Clean Water Action, the Co... |
| May 18, 2024 | CDT and Consumer Reports Speak out for Colorado’s AI Bias Bill | Today the Center for Democracy & Technology and Consumer Reports published a statement welcoming the passage of Colorado’s Senate Bill 205, a bill that would establish basic safeguards for the use of AI in high-stakes decisions affectin... |
| May 16, 2024 | Consumer Reports and the Center for Democracy & Technology welcome the Colorado General Assembly’s passage of AI bias bill. | Denver, CO – Consumer Reports and the Center for Democracy & Technology welcome the General Assembly’s passage of SB 205, a bill that would establish basic safeguards for the use of AI in high-stakes decisions affecting consumers and wo... |
| May 15, 2024 | Consumer Reports Applauds Bipartisan House Passage of Lithium-Ion Battery Safety Bill for E-Bikes and Other Mobility Devices | CR calls on the Senate to take up legislation without delay
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Consumer Reports (CR) today commended the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act (H.R. 1797) in a... |
| May 3, 2024 | ICYMI: Safety Advocates Voice Support for Biden Administration’s New Car Safety Rule That Will Save Hundreds of Lives Each Year | Similar to standardizing seat belts and air bags, making automatic emergency braking standard in new cars is one of the biggest road safety advancements in decades
WASHINGTON – This week, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Hig... |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Oregon governor signs nation’s first right-to-repair bill that bans parts pairing | Enlarge / Oregon's repair bill prohibits companies from implementing software locks that prohibit aftermarket or used parts from being installed in their devices. reader comments 232
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek today signed the state's Right... |
| Feb 7, 2024 | NY’s ‘Right To Repair’ Law Was Neutered By Lobbyists And Governor Hochul After Passage. Now, Some Lawmakers Are Trying To Fix It. | In late 2022, the state of New York finally passed new right to repair legislation after years of activist pressure. The bill, which went live last month, gives New York consumers the right to fix their electronic devices themselves or have... |
| Feb 7, 2024 | General Mills urged to reduce plastic chemicals in food products | Consumer Reports states plastic chemicals being found in varying foods
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| Jan 11, 2024 | New York’s Watered Down ‘Right To Repair’ Bill Goes Live | In late 2022, the state of New York finally passed new right to repair legislation after years of activist pressure. The bill, which went live this week, gives New York consumers the right to fix their electronic devices themselves or have ... |
| Jul 31, 2023 | Here's what Tesla owners wish new EV buyers understood | Tesla owners said some people make a series of faux pas when they first buy an EV. PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images
Tesla owners shared some common mistakes new electric vehicle owners sometimes make.
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| Jun 21, 2023 | Comcast Tells FCC It’s Just Too Hard To Explain Its Bullshit Broadband And TV Fees To Consumers | For the better part of the decade, the generally feckless FCC has been trying to require that broadband ISPs be a little more honest about broadband fees and limits at the point of sale. The FCC has been pondering implementing a “nutrition ... |
| Jun 12, 2023 | Telecom Industry Ass Kisser Ajit Pai Comes Out Of Hiding To Once Again Pretend That Killing Net Neutrality Was A Great Idea | Every so often, I see somebody, who has no idea what they’re talking about, say some variant of: “well, the internet still works despite all of that freaking out by consumer groups, therefore net neutrality must not have been important.” I’... |
| Jun 3, 2023 | Why a federal government agency is warning people not to keep a lot of money sitting in Venmo, PayPal, or Cash App | The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau advised Americans against storing money in payment apps.
Surveys have found that about 76% of all Americans have used an app like Venmo at least once.
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| Jun 2, 2023 | Why a federal government agency is warning people not to keep a lot of money sitting in Venmo, PayPal, or Cash App | The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released a new report advising Americans against storing too much money in payment apps like Venmo and PayPal Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
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| Jun 2, 2023 | Yes, there's arsenic in apple juice — but most juices fall below the FDA's newly announced limits | Health Yes, there's arsenic in apple juice — but most juices fall below the FDA's newly announced limits
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| Apr 12, 2023 | Revving Up the Future: The Impact of Emerging Transportation Trends in Southeast Asia | Imagine a future where the bustling streets of Southeast Asia are dominated by silent electric vehicles, autonomous cars navigating traffic effortlessly, and even flying taxis whizzing through the sky – a future that is not only technologic... |
| Mar 23, 2023 | Los autos eléctricos son inexistentes en comunidades latinas y afroamericanas; ¿Quiénes son los compradores? | EN RESUMEN
Las comunidades con altas concentraciones de autos eléctricos son prósperas, con educación universitaria y al menos 75% con poblaciones de raza blanca y asiática. En contraste, los autos eléctricos son casi inexistentes en las co... |
| Jan 9, 2023 | About 100 deaths linked to Fisher-Price's infant sleepers | Dozens more infants have died since Fisher-Price initially recalled its Rock 'n Play sleeper nearly four years ago, prompting federal safety officials once again to warn families against using the product.
Fisher-Price originally recalled 4... |
| Dec 29, 2022 | After Dumb Lobbying Delays And Ample Watering Down, NY Passes Landmark ‘Right To Repair’ Bill | New York State has finally passed a landmark “right to repair” bill proving American consumers some additional protection from repair monopolies. After some annoying delays created by lobbyists, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed t... |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Complaints about inaccurate credit reports are soaring | Americans are on pace to set a record this year for the most complaints about credit report inaccuracies filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to Consumer Reports.
Credit score concerns accounted for slightly more t... |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Data Broker Lobbyists Descend On DC Pushing Loopholes In New Privacy Law | The challenge with passing a functional, useful privacy law for the Internet era is several fold. One is the need for baseline competency in lawmakers, an increasing challenge in U.S. politics. But the other issue is corruption, and the fac... |
| Oct 6, 2021 | GM is upping its investment in charging infrastructure to increase confidence in EVs | General Motors will be upping its investment in electric vehicle charging infrastructure by nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars, in a bid to lure drivers who may otherwise be leery of charging availability to EVs.
The automaker said ... |
| Jul 13, 2021 | How much do you pay your ISP? Consumer Reports wants to see your bill | Enlarge
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With broadband-industry lobby groups implausibly claiming that Internet providers have sl... |
| Jun 16, 2021 | Discharged into debt: A chronic diagnosis | It is impossible to discuss healthcare without acknowledging the severe financial burden placed on consumers. Financial hardship is practically woven into the DNA of the US healthcare system. Today, medical debt is the number one cause of b... |
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Fueling in an Electric World: Why It's Time to Rethink the Gas Station Model | Change is inevitable. New technologies have made our lives easier, more convenient and arguably better than they were even two decades ago. You may remember being tethered to a landline telephone for hours while awaiting an important call. ... |
| Apr 28, 2021 | BLACKBERRY LIMITED
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| Apr 19, 2021 | After Virginia passes new privacy law, states race to catch up to CCPA and GDPR | Image: Dmytro Yarmolin/Getty Images/iStockphoto
Virginia made waves last month after it officially passed the Consumer Data Protection Act on March 2, effectively becoming the second state after California to pass a robust data privacy law.... |
| Apr 15, 2021 | Growing EV Adoption: The Solution Already On The Road | Close up of a charging electric car. getty |
| Jan 27, 2021 | Sargento lawsuits shine a light on ‘no antibiotics’ claims on food labels | In two lawsuits* filed against cheesemaker Sargento Foods in December 2020 and January 2021, plaintiffs represented by Richman Law & Policy argue that, “Reasonable consumers, seeing Sargento’s prominent ‘No Antibiotics’ representation, ... |
| Jan 20, 2021 | What Business Owners Should Know To Prepare For The Shift To Electric Vehicles | President & CEO of Great Plains Institute, a nonpartisan nonprofit transforming the energy system to benefit the economy & environment. |
| Oct 19, 2020 | Trump says people must 'flush their toilet 15 times' in bizarre rant about water restrictions | Donald Trump. Photo: Getty
In a bizarre rally speech on Sunday, US President Donald Trump launched into a lengthy monologue on the subject of water pressure.
The president said that 'people have to flush their toilet 15 times' because of wa... |
| Oct 5, 2020 | Consumer Reports Study Shows California's Privacy Law Is A Poorly-Enforced Mess | Over the last few decades, the U.S. government (more accurately the industries that lobby it) have made it abundantly clear most aren’t keen on even the most basic of privacy law for the internet era. Sure, companies like Facebook and AT&am... |
| Oct 5, 2020 | Consumer Reports Study Shows California's Privacy Law Is A Poorly-Enforced Mess | Over the last few decades, the U.S. government (more accurately the industries that lobby it) have made it abundantly clear most aren't keen on even the most basic of privacy law for the internet era. Sure, companies like Facebook and AT&am... |
| Mar 31, 2020 | FCC Asks Service Providers to Use Robocall-Fighting Tech by The End of June 2021 | Tiziana Celine, Tech Times 31 March 2020, 02:03 pm
Phone providers may be required to put in the call verification feature by the end of June 2021 under rules authorized today by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The technology, ... |
| Mar 18, 2020 | Electric Vehicles: The Future of Fleets | Electric Vehicles: The Future of Fleets
March 18th, 2020 | by Diptii Tiiku, Senior Director of Corporate Marketing | Posted in: Across The Board
The way the world moves is changing rapidly. Electric Vehicles (EV) are at the forefront of thi... |
| Jan 9, 2020 | Verizon’s great FiOS offer to me: Pay $50 extra for slower Internet | Enlarge
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| Nov 26, 2019 | Regen Ag Renegades: Blue Nest Beef is offering consumers ‘bird-friendly’ beef | There’s a growing number of online marketplaces offering to ship boxes of meat from the farm, direct to the consumer.
Not only do they promise to cut out the costly middleman, but many of them also offer consumers the labels they increasing... |
| Oct 9, 2019 | The Cable Industry Makes $28 Billion Annually In Bullshit Fees | Last week we highlighted a study showing that your cable bill can be as much as 45 percent higher than the advertised price thanks to bullshit fees. Now a new study by Consumer Reports shows that up to 24 percent of your monthly cable bill ... |
| Oct 3, 2019 | Cable companies use hidden fees to raise prices 24% a month | Enlarge / Graphic from Consumer Reports' report on hidden cable fees.
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| Sep 9, 2019 | 4 Automakers Agree to Cleaner California Air. Now They May Be Sued. | Is this crazy, or what: Four automakers face a Department of Justice investigation and possible lawsuit because they possibly conspired to, uh, build more fuel-efficient cars and help make California’s air cleaner. BMW, Ford, Honda, and Vol... |
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| May 22, 2019 | Consumer Reports knocks Tesla’s Navigate on Autopilot feature | Consumer Reports is calling the automatic lane-change feature on Tesla’s Navigate on Autopilot “far less competent” than a human driver and cautioned it could pose safety risks.
The consumer advocacy organization posted its review Wednesday... |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Fisher-Price recalls sleeper after dozens of infant deaths over last decade | More On: recalls
Over 150,000 GE refrigerators recalled over fall hazard Tesla 'Boombox' feature prompts second recall of 595,000 vehicles Dollar Tree recalls 1 million hot glue guns over fire, burn hazards Wall beds sold at Amazon, Costco ... |
| Biden announces standards to make electric vehicle charging stations accessible | The Biden administration this week proposed new standards for its program to build a national network of 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations by 2030.
Officials said the proposal will help establish the groundwork for states to build ... |
| Get ready for more states to charge EV fees in 2020 | Nearly half of US states impose fees on EV owners or will consider adding fees in 2020. The ill-conceived idea is to make up for gaps in roadway infrastructure investments usually derived from gasoline taxes. Expect these counter-productive... |
| Here’s whether it’s actually cheaper to switch to an electric vehicle or not—and how the costs break down | With gas prices up over 58% compared to last year, you might be thinking about switching to an electric car to save money.
But considering that electric vehicles tend to be more expensive than gas-fueled cars, and that electricity has its o... |
| Spanish-language credit reports are a big win for financial empowerment in the Hispanic community | Being able to review a credit report in Spanish will be a huge help for Rosalie Remarais in her job as the Community Development Mortgage Loan officer at Five Star Bank in Rochester, New York.
Remarais works with low- to moderate-income fam... |
| What parents need to know about P2P payment apps as Venmo adds teen account | Venmo unveiled a new linked account that parents can open for kids 13 to 17 years old.
A consumer watchdog shares how to protect teens from common peer-to-peer payment issues. |
| Here's How to Avoid Common Tech Scams on Black Friday and Cyber Monday | Black Friday and Cyber Monday are approaching again, and as always this holiday season is a scammer’s favorite time of year.
Spending on Black Friday was up nearly 30% in 2021 from the prior year, both in-store and online (though e-commerce... |
| Fanhouse Wants To Change the Way We Think About Community Ownership | Last week after the mass exodus of Twitter employees, content creator Rosie Nguyen shared a link to her Instagram account. She wasn’t alone. In the hysteria that followed Elon Musk’s ultimatum to commit to a new “hardcore” Twitter or leave ... |
| How EVs and gasoline cars compare on total cost — where you live can make a huge difference | Electric vehicles generally cost more upfront than gasoline-powered cars.
But EVs may cost less over their lifetimes relative to traditional cars due largely to lower prices for refueling and maintenance.
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| 9 Reasons to Worry About the Rise of “Buy Now Pay Later” Tech | “Buy now, pay later” services are huge right now: Apps will offer you installment plans on anything from a TV to a T-shirt.
Klarna, Afterpay, and Affirm are a few big names making millions off of extending a little credit to customers with ... |
| Report claims ‘criminal activity and fraud run rampant’ on Cash App—what users need to know | A new report from Hindenburg Research, a short seller investment firm, released Thursday has accused Block — the company formerly known as Square, founded by Jack Dorsey — of allowing crime and fraud to “run rampant” on its peer-to-peer pay... |
| Climate change could cost Americans born in 2024 nearly $500,000 in their lifetime | The warming planet is proving costly for many Americans.
U.S. weather and climate disasters cost more than $600 billion between 2018 and 2022 — a record figure, according to the U.S. Department of Treasury.
In a new series, CNBC will examin... |
| Discharged into debt: A chronic diagnosis | It is impossible to discuss healthcare without acknowledging the severe financial burden placed on consumers. Financial hardship is practically woven into the DNA of the US healthcare system. Today, medical debt is the number one cause of b... |
| Pennsylvania debating $250 annual electric vehicle tax | Pennsylvania state legislators want to slap electric vehicle owners with a $250 annual tax. The bill was introduced by state Representative Mike Carroll, who represents an area just south of Scranton (contact form here), and is the ranking ... |
| Consumers may qualify for up to $10,000 — or more — in climate tax breaks and rebates in the Inflation Reduction Act | The Inflation Reduction Act includes thousands of dollars in tax credits and rebates for consumers who buy electric vehicles, install solar panels or make other energy-efficient upgrades to their homes.
Democrats’ legislation is also expect... |
