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| Nov 13, 2025 | Your kid’s AI toy might need supervision more than your kid does | What’s happened? In its latest study, U.S. PIRG examined four AI-enabled toys marketed to young kids and found serious safety issues: from explicit sexual content to instructions on dangerous items. The report highlights how generative-AI c... |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Despite A Flood Of New State Laws, Most Industries Still Suck On ‘Right To Repair’ | Washington State recently became the eighth U.S. state to pass new right to repair legislation making it cheaper and easier to repair technology you own. At this point, roughly one-third of Americans now live in a state where some form of r... |
| May 17, 2025 | The FTC's Ticket Price Rule: A Step Forward, But Not a Price Drop | The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken a bold step. A new rule aims to bring clarity to ticket pricing. Gone are the days of hidden fees lurking in the shadows. This rule mandates that ticket sellers disclose total prices upfront. No ... |
| May 13, 2025 | The FTC’s new rule on ticket prices is a win for consumers, experts say — but don’t expect it to bring costs down | The Federal Trade Commission’s new rule requires ticket sellers to disclose total prices upfront, including fees, prohibiting them from concealing add-on charges until the last minute.
“More transparency is always a win for consumers,” says... |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Ohio Could Be The Latest State To Pass ‘Right To Repair’ Law, Showcasing Broad, Bipartisan Support | State laws attempting to make it cheaper and easier to repair your own technology continue to gain steam. With the recent introduction of a new “right to repair” law in Wisconsin, groups like U.S. PIRG note that all 50 U.S. states have now ... |
| Mar 11, 2025 | The Right to Repair: A Growing Movement in a Tech-Dominated World | In a world dominated by technology, the right to repair movement is gaining momentum. It’s a battle for autonomy in a landscape where companies like Apple and John Deere hold the reins. The movement is about more than just fixing gadgets; i... |
| Mar 10, 2025 | All 50 States Have Now Pushed ‘Right To Repair’ Laws, But Actual Enforcement Is Spotty At Best | State laws attempting to make it cheaper and easier to repair your own tech continue to gain steam. With the recent introduction of a new “right to repair” law in Wisconsin, U.S. PIRG notes that all 50 U.S. states have now at least introduc... |
| Oct 18, 2024 | The Battle for Consumer Rights: A New Era of Transparency and Accountability | In a world where consumer rights often feel like a distant dream, recent developments signal a shift. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is stepping up to the plate, swinging hard against companies that make it frustratingly difficult to ca... |
| Oct 17, 2024 | New FTC Rules Make It Easier To Cancel Services, Punish Companies For Being Annoying Little Shits About It | While FTC boss Lina Khan certainly has had some growing pains, she’s fought for consumer protection and antitrust reform in a way that U.S. regulators haven’t seen for the better part of a generation.
Whether it’s taking on automaker privac... |
| 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 | 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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| Sep 5, 2024 | Repair Groups, Orgs Want FTC to Require Tech Companies to Disclose ‘Minimum Support Time’ for Devices | By Isaiah Richard
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| Apr 25, 2024 | Food recalls reach highest level since before pandemic | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
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Food recalls reached their highest level last year since before the pandemic, according to a new report released Thur... |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Apple lifts some restrictions on iPhone repairs | ULYSSES ORTEGA/THE NEW YORK TIMES
Shakeel Taiyab, an independent repair technician, replaces the battery on an iPhone 12 using Apple’s certified repair equipment, in South San Francisco, in May 2022. Apple said today that it would relax lim... |
| Jul 19, 2022 | Bombarded by scammy robo-texts? You're not alone. | Fraudulent text messages are soaring, deluging Americans with scams ranging from false claims that a person's bank account has been frozen to online orders not being delivered, a consumer advocacy group has found.
Over the last year, t... |
| Jun 17, 2022 | The US has a long way to go before adopting a universal charger policy | USB Type-C, the most exciting boring connector in the industry right now.
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| Jun 9, 2022 | EdTech Leader BibliU Raises $15M in Series B Funding | LONDON and NEW YORK, June 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BibliU, provider of a Learning Enablement platform, today announced details of its Series B funding. The company has raised the first tranche of $15M led by its current investors with p... |
| Apr 22, 2022 | How to keep your gadgets from choking the planet | Technologically speaking, the COVID-19 pandemic made Americans more connected than ever. From smart TVs and internet-enabled toys to game consoles, the average home today has 25 connected devices — more than twice as much as in 2019.
This p... |
| Mar 15, 2022 | How the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is set to shake up BNPL in 2022 | Yaacov Martin Contributor
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The U.S. is notoriously behind on forward-thinking regulation for fintechs, which is unsettling considering the number of U.S. citizens in serious... |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Perlego raises $50M to build out its vision of being the ‘Spotify for textbooks’ | Spotify helped pave the way for a new model for consumers to listen to music: pay a monthly fee to stream whatever you want, with no need to own any physical or digital versions of it. Now, a startup called Perlego, which has been applying ... |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Apple, Google, and Microsoft devices flunk repairability scores | The news: Products made by Apple, Google, and Microsoft are less repair friendly than those made by competitors, according to a report from the US Research Interest Group’s Education Fund.
What this means: The difficulty and expense involve... |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Apple, Microsoft, and Google Get Poor Grades For Repairability | (Photo: Fili Santillán/Unsplash)Right-to-repair is becoming more of a widespread priority, and for good reason. Consumers are finally fighting for their right to keep the smartphones, farming equipment, and life-sustaining medical devices t... |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Introducing a New Resource for Understanding Inclusive Access | “Inclusive Access,” “First Day Access,” and “Equitable Access” may stir images of students using their course materials without barriers; however, the new website created by the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) ... |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Apple reverses on right-to-repair, will let customers fix iPhones, Macs | The news: Apple announced Wednesday that it will allow customers to fix their own phones as early as 2022. This was surprising news coming from a company that’s been notorious for locking down its devices and requiring customers to pay for ... |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Medical professionals urge McDonald's to reduce antibiotic use in its beef supply chain | Public pressure grows for McDonald's to meet 2018 commitment as antibiotic resistance poses public health threat
CHICAGO -- More than 125 medical professionals organized by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund sent a letter to McDonald's ... |
| Nov 1, 2021 | COP26 coverage: Resources and interview opportunities | WASHINGTON -- Representatives from about 200 countries are set to attend the United Nations' climate change conference COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, from October 31 to November 12. The event is expected to attract an estimated 25,000 peo... |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Phone companies can end robocalls easily but are choosing to keep you frustrated and annoyed | Anti-robocall technology works, and Congress has mandated that phone companies use it.
These companies have had plenty of time to comply with Congress' mandate, but haven't.
It's time for consumers to reclaim our phones and u... |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Electric school buses are a smart move | In-person school is in full swing for many students this fall, and more and more of them get to ride there on all-electric buses that help clear the air in their communities while saving school districts money on fueling. More than half of ... |
| Oct 7, 2021 | Microsoft Right to Repair: Is It Coming as Requested? | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 07 October 2021, 10:10 pm
Microsoft's "Right to Repair" focus is up, and the company is asking for time to research the potential effects it has, and it would be viable for its devices after it was ... |
| Sep 30, 2021 | PIRG Education Fund urges McDonald's to meet commitment to reduce antibiotic use in beef supply | CHICAGO-- PIRG Education Fund is calling on McDonald's, the single largest purchaser of beef in the United States, to fulfill its commitment to reduce antibiotic use in its beef supply chain. The fast food giant committed in 2018 to se... |
| Aug 24, 2021 | Cailyn Nagle Joins the Michelson 20MM Foundation as OER Program Manager
2 Comments | Cailyn Nagle has joined the Michelson 20MM Foundation as the Open Education Resources (OER) Program Manager. In their new role, Cailyn will be building on the foundation’s decade-long work to remove the high cost of course materials as a ba... |
| Aug 18, 2021 | Broken tech is causing a mounting environmental disaster. It's time for tech companies to give us the right to repair our stuff instead of needing to throw it away. | When an iPhone breaks, most people buy a new one because repairs are too expensive and difficult.
During the pandemic, hospitals couldn't fix broken ventilators because they didn't have "authorized" repair technicians.
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| Aug 18, 2021 | Broken tech is causing a mounting environmental disaster. It’s time for tech companies to give us the right to repair our stuff instead of needing to throw it away. | It’s becoming way too hard to get tech fixed, so instead we throw it away and buy new stuff. This is causing an environmental disaster. Marianne Ayala/Insider
When an iPhone breaks, most people buy a new one because repairs are too expensiv... |
| Aug 4, 2021 | Creating Pathways to Zero-Textbook Cost Degrees for Bay Area Students | Last month, the state of California passed a budget that made historic investments to our public higher education system. Among those investments was $115 million for the Zero-Textbook Cost (ZTC) Degree program and the expansion of open edu... |
| Jul 22, 2021 | FTC "right to repair" policy to go after product-repair restrictions with "new vigor" | Americans would be freer to repair their broken cellphones, computers and videogame consoles themselves, or to use independent repair shops, under changes being eyed by federal regulators.
The regulators maintain that restrictions have stee... |
| Jul 13, 2021 | BibliU Announces Universal Learning Solution for Higher Ed | LONDON and NEW YORK, July 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Learning Enablement technology provider BibliU today shared details of its Universal Learning solution. Developed to meet the needs of universities and colleges, BibliU Universal Learni... |
| Jul 11, 2021 | Your Children Can Now Safely Colour Away With These Organic Vegetable-Based Crayons | 4 Mins Read
The Consumer Council, Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog, tested 19 crayon and fingerpaint products for toxic substances. The findings revealed that over half of these children’s art supplies contain toxic metal components. To addres... |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Mobile payment app complaints are surging as more Americans go cashless | There’s been a spike in consumer complaints about mobile payment apps and digital wallets, according to a new U.S. Public Interest Research Group report.
Top complaints include trouble with digital wallets, scams and customer service issues... |
| Jun 15, 2021 | Lina Khan will be chair of the Federal Trade Commission | The Senate has voted to appoint Lina Khan, an antitrust law expert and a major critic of Big Tech’s power, to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The vote was 68 in favor and 28 opposed, which represents a stunning level of bipartisanship i... |
| Jun 14, 2021 | Buried Apple Privacy Scandal Undermines Its Attacks On Right To Repair Legislation | Apple has never looked kindly upon users actually repairing their own devices. The company’s ham-fisted efforts to shut down, sue, or otherwise imperil third-party repair shops are legendary. As are the company’s efforts to force recycling ... |
| Jun 14, 2021 | Buried Apple Privacy Scandal Undermines Its Attacks On Right To Repair Legislation | Apple has never looked kindly upon users actually repairing their own devices. The company's ham-fisted efforts to shut down, sue, or otherwise imperil third-party repair shops are legendary. As are the company's efforts to force ... |
| Jun 10, 2021 | Statement: Developer cancels Keystone XL pipeline project | Controversial pipeline would have resulted in millions of tons of new carbon emissions
WASHINGTON -- TC Energy, the developer of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, has canceled the project. President Joe Biden revoked the project'... |
| Jun 5, 2021 | U S PIRG Federation of U S Public Interest : New recalls of infant gliders highlight urgency of making products safer | Fisher-Price announces recalls after four babies died in 10 months, according to CPSC
WASHINGTON -- Capping a week when safety regulators mandated that infant sleepers must meet the same safety standards as cribs starting next year, Fisher-... |
| May 5, 2021 | Wall Street Journal Editorial Tries To Pretend That Fixing Repair Monopolies Is Bad For Your Health | So we've noted for a long time how efforts to monopolize repair have resulted in a growing, bipartisan interest in right to repair legislation in more than a dozen states. Whether it's Sony and Microsoft's efforts to monopoli... |
| May 5, 2021 | Wall Street Journal Editorial Tries To Pretend That Fixing Repair Monopolies Is Bad For Your Health | So we’ve noted for a long time how efforts to monopolize repair have resulted in a growing, bipartisan interest in right to repair legislation in more than a dozen states. Whether it’s Sony and Microsoft’s efforts to monopolize game console... |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Statement: By passing a Congressional Review Act resolution, Senate takes valuable step toward reversing catastrophic methane rule | WASHINGTON -- In a bipartisan vote, the Senate passed a Congressional Review Act resolution on Wednesday undoing a Trump-era rollback of methane emission controls. The resolution was introduced in March by Sens. Martin Heinrich of New Mexic... |
| Apr 20, 2021 | Report: Pricing carbon key to taking on climate change | New report discusses different strategies and opportunities for putting a price on global warming pollution
BOSTON -- Last month, President Joe Biden released a massive infrastructure spending plan designed to build a cleaner and healthier ... |
| Apr 20, 2021 | #EquityChat: Dr. Gary K. Michelson on OER, Smart Justice, Emergency Aid, and More | On April 7, 2021, Dr. Gary K. Michelson, Founder and Co-Chair of the Michelson 20MM Foundation, joined Dr. Keith Curry, President and CEO of Compton College, and Dr. Pamela Luster, President of San Diego Mesa College, for their weekly #Equi... |
| Apr 6, 2021 | Despite the backlash, Pete Buttigieg’s idea to tax drivers by the mile to help pay for infrastructure is actually a step in the right direction | Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg at a press conference in February. John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images
The gas tax can no longer be relied upon to pay for building and maintaining the nation’s transportation infra... |
| Feb 18, 2021 | Right To Repair: The Last Stand In Checking Big Tech’s Power Grab | Right to Repair safeguards our right to keep the electronics we own for as long as we want to. Photo by Nikolai Chernichenko on Unsplash |
| Feb 5, 2021 | Assemblymember Kalra and Michelson Center for Public Policy Introduces Bill to Make Textbooks More Affordable | We must help the next generation gain better access to the instruction and materials they need to succeed, rather than adding to their financial burden through hidden textbook charges.
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| Feb 3, 2021 | The Right to Repair Movement is Ready to Strike in 2021 | Fourteen US states are gearing up to look into their citizens' “right to repair,” a right that would enable people to use their own skills and tools to fix problems with their phones or other pieces of tech.
A lot of companies are tryi... |
| Jan 15, 2021 | How manufacturers make it impossible to repair your electronics | Electronics makers this week are unveiling a slew of consumer gadgets designed to make life cleaner, safer, more comfortable, more entertaining and even more eco-friendly. But there's a downside, say consumer advocates: Most of the pro... |
| Jan 11, 2021 | Pandemic pricing? Cost of a patio heater quadrupled on Amazon | A patio heater that cost $150 on Amazon back in late 2019 had soared to $699 a year later, one of hundreds of products the online marketplaces sells whose price surged during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a consumer advocacy group.... |
| Oct 11, 2020 | Fighting for the right to repair your own stuff | Last summer, fourth-generation California farmer Dave Alford showed correspondent David Pogue around his 2004 John Deere tractor.
"Oh, man, it's like a 747 cockpit over here!" Pogue laughed. "Not your grandfather's ... |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Price gouging and defective products rampant on Amazon, reports find | Enlarge / Amazon's orange-yellow logo wall.
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| Jul 8, 2020 | Manufacturers hinder repairs of crucial COVID hospital equipment, critics warn | As the U.S. struggles to rein in a deadly pandemic, hospital biomedical repair technicians tasked with keeping ventilators and other life-saving medical equipment up and running face unnecessary and time-wasting hurdles, a consumer watchdog... |
| Jun 15, 2020 | Medical device repair startup Summit Imaging fires back at Philips over device ‘hacking’ claims | The dispute focuses on alleged modifications to Philips ultrasound systems. (Philips Photo)
Seattle-area medical device repair company Summit Imaging is denying accusations of hacking and stolen trade secrets in a court battle with healthca... |
| Apr 17, 2020 | As ventilators become crucial in coronavirus fight, repair roadblocks remain | By Markian Hawryluk, Kaiser Health News
DENVER — For years, manufacturers of ventilators and other medical equipment have kept a tight grip on the ability of hospitals to service and repair those products, prompting lawsuits and under-the-t... |
| Mar 17, 2020 | New Report Uncovers Tactics Textbook Publishers Use to Automatically Bill College Students | The U.S. Public Interest Research Group, a Michelson Spark Grant recipient, released the findings of its latest study examining the murky tactics textbook publishers are using to boost flagging profits, often at the expense of student choic... |
| Feb 27, 2020 | When Colleges Sign ‘Inclusive Access’ Textbook Deals, Can Students and Professors Opt Out? | When colleges sign deals with publishers to sell digital textbooks and homework systems directly to students, they’re required by federal regulations to offer those materials at discounted prices. They also must allow students to opt out of... |
| Jan 28, 2020 | Targeting ‘Inclusive Access’ Deals, College Bookstores Sue Textbook Publishers and Retailers | Complaints about the textbook subscription deals that colleges are signing with large publishers and retailers landed in federal court last week when a group of off-campus bookstores filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the practice amount... |
| Jul 15, 2019 | Pearson Signals Major Shift From Print by Making All Textbook Updates ‘Digital First’ | The biggest education company in the world is moving away from a production model that has been one of the main drivers in the rising cost of textbooks.
Today, Pearson announced it will adopt a “digital first” approach to updating its highe... |
| Apr 6, 2019 | Senators Aim to Help Students, Might Even Reduce Textbook Piracy Too | Free access to information is a very hot topic, particularly in the academic field where many believe that putting studies behind a paywall is unethical.
This has led to the rise of ‘pirate’ sites like Sci-Hub, that aim to provide free acce... |
| Jan 7, 2019 | Apple Admits The Obvious: User Repairs Harm The Bottom Line | It should probably go without saying, but Apple has never looked too kindly upon users actually repairing their own devices. The company’s ham-fisted efforts to shut down, sue, or otherwise imperil third-party repair shops are legendary. As... |
| Oct 17, 2018 | Burger chains still lag on antibiotic policies | Consumer groups scorched nearly every fast-food burger chain in the country for continuing to buy beef raised using antibiotics in ways that make them less effective on humans.
Only two small but up-and-coming chains, Shake Shack and Burger... |
| Oct 11, 2018 | 45 Out of 50 Electronics Companies Illegally Void Warranties After Independent Repair, Sting Operation Finds | When you buy a game console, smartphone, dryer, vacuum cleaner, or any number of other complicated electronics, there’s usually a sticker or a piece of paperwork telling you that trying to repair the device yourself will void your warranty.... |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Why Rafter Failed, and What It Means for Edtech | Rafter ranked among the most substantially-backed education companies in recent memory, having raised more than $86 million dollars since it started a decade ago. Then last week, the company, which helped colleges save students money on tex... |
| Dec 5, 2015 | Four Common Objections to Digital Textbooks | The debate as to whether digital textbooks can stack up to traditional print textbooks rages on, intensified by seemingly incessant research and data exposing the outrageous costs of traditional print textbooks. According to the Bureau of L... |
| Nov 8, 2015 | Electric-car drivers don’t pay their share? Actually, no one does | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
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| Nov 8, 2015 | Electric-car drivers don’t pay their share? Actually, no one does | The annual registration fees for electric cars implemented by several U.S. states have been the subject of much controversy.
Electric-car advocates view the fees as a form of harassment, and a hindrance to electric-car sales.
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| Mar 16, 2015 | A Steady Erosion Of Confidence In Government | Kevin Merritt Contributor
Editor’s note: Kevin Merritt is the founder and CEO of Socrata, member of the new D7 Digital Government Leadership Alliance a coalition of seven companies that focus on meeting the needs of public-sector customers ... |
| Apr 10, 2014 | Hawaii makes strides in spending transparency | Hawaii is the second most improved state in the nation when it comes to providing public online access to government spending, according to an annual study released Tuesday.
Hawaii got a C grade, 71 points, in "Following the Money 2014... |
| Oct 3, 2013 | The US Surveillance Dragnet Extends to Foreign Bank Data, Too | Zurich is home to many of Switzerland's largest banks, which are bristling at US requests for banking data. Via Storm Crypt/Flickr
In 2010, the US government passed Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), a law designed to nail Ame... |
| Aug 5, 2013 | Study: Abbott, Johnson & Johnson park billions in offshore tax havens | Abbott (NYSE:ABT) parked some $40 billion in 107 overseas tax havens last year, making it 1 of the top 15 U.S. companies with the most money held offshore, according to a U.S. Public Interest Research Group report issued last month.
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| May 21, 2013 | Why you should be angry with Apple's tax shenanigans | Tim Cook's corporate tax proposal: "Not zero."
Tim Cook took to Capitol Hill Tuesday to defend Apple’s complex matrix of tax dodging trickery. Several times throughout the hearing, he was asked what kind of corporate tax rate... |
| Nov 25, 2011 | Elmo cellphone, Oscar doll among risky toys | ASSOCIATED PRESS
associated press @Caption1:Dr. Jeffrey Upperman used a measuring device to show how a small toy could choke a child as toys deemed unsafe by the California Public Interest Research Group were shown in Los Angeles Tuesday.
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| Nov 21, 2006 | Toys Not To Buy This Holiday Season | At some point I became that guy that tells the “when I was a kid” stories, as in “when I was a kid, I had a toy xylophone made from razor-sharp pieces of metal and nobody ever said a word about it being hazardous.” Well, thankfully, the US ... |
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| Apple, Google, and Microsoft devices flunk repairability scores | The news: Products made by Apple, Google, and Microsoft are less repair friendly than those made by competitors, according to a report from the US Research Interest Group’s Education Fund.
What this means: The difficulty and expense involve... |
| Starting Jan. 1, emergency rooms can’t surprise you with unexpected bills—here’s how to protect yourself | If you’ve ever been surprised by an unexpected out-of-network medical bill, some protections are on the way.
Starting Jan. 1, 2022, the “No Surprises Act” consumer protection law goes into effect. This legislation will ban most forms of sur... |
| Covid-related fraud has cost Americans $382 million | Fraud linked to Covid has cost Americans $382 million, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
Seniors reported the largest losses related to coronavirus scams. The median loss for those in their 80s was $900.
Criminals have stolen money... |
| New York’s vehicle-to-grid e-school bus pilot program is a success | The Lion Electric Company, a Quebec-based manufacturer of electric school buses, has successfully completed a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) pilot deployment of five school buses in White Plains, New York.
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| Защитники права на ремонт выдали награды худшим устройствам Международной выставки электроники в Лас-Вегасе | Сторонники права на ремонт провели видеоконференцию на которой назвали самые проблемные гаджеты с выставки CES 2022. Подобное мероприятие проводится уже второй раз подряд, а номинации объявляет коллектив из шести участников, включающий в се... |
| Colorado commits $65 million to electric school buses | Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed into law SB 193, an air-quality bill which among other things creates a $65 million grant program for electric school buses in the state.
A number of states and cities have committed to buying electr... |
| New York State’s governor calls for 100% electric school buses by 2035 | Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) gave her first State of the State Address yesterday, and her “New Era for New York” Agenda states that she will propose legislation to shift to 100% electric school buses by 2035.
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| Девайсы от Apple, Microsoft и Google заняли низкие позиции в рейтинге ремонтопригодности, в топе — Asus, Dell и Motorola | Организация U.S. PIRG (Public Interest Research Group, Группа исследования общественных интересов) проверила популярные модели ноутбуков и смартфонов на ремонтопригодность. Выяснилось, что гаджеты от Apple в обоих случаях занимают самые низ... |
| Apple reverses on right-to-repair, will let customers fix iPhones, Macs | The news: Apple announced Wednesday that it will allow customers to fix their own phones as early as 2022. This was surprising news coming from a company that’s been notorious for locking down its devices and requiring customers to pay for ... |
| New York State commits to 100% electric school buses by 2035 [Update] | In January, Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY) said she would propose legislation to shift to 100% electric school buses by 2035. She also said she would propose legislation to require that all new school bus purchases will be zero-emissions by 2... |
| Dieselgate disaster — which states may squander their emission settlement funds…on diesel? | Nearly $3 billion in funding from Volkswagen’s Dieselgate settlement designed to go toward cleaner transportation in the US is being underutilized in EV infrastructure and adoption, according to a recent study which grades all states based ... |
