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Who Has An Eye On DWP?
Who Has An Eye On DWP? Nonprofits urge L.A. to replace watchdog monitoring the utility, saying he hasn’t stood up for ratepayers.…
Mar 15, 2018Consumer Watchdog
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Accountability
Consumer Watchdog Still Working To Force DWP Ratepayer Advocate Out
Consumer Watchdog Still Working To Force DWP Ratepayer Advocate Out By Craig Clough, CITY NEWS SERVICE March 14, 2018 Consumer Watchdog still…
Mar 14, 2018
Courtroom
Big Health-Care Players Are Turning Their Partners Into Prey
Big Health-Care Players Are Turning Their Partners Into Prey By Robert Langreth, BLOOMBERG March 12, 2018 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-12/partners-turned-into-prey-as-insurers-drug-plans-get-squeezed Over 20 years, Brian Komoto…
Mar 12, 2018
In The News
Waymo Self-Driving Rigs To Haul Google Cargo
Waymo Self-Driving Rigs To Haul Google Cargo By Staff Writers, AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE (AFP) March 9, 2018 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-5483843/Waymo-self-driving-rigs-haul-Google-cargo.html Google-owned Waymo on Friday…
Mar 9, 2018
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Self-Driving Cars Raise Legal Issues
Self-Driving Cars Raise Legal Issues Crash in San Francisco has led motorcyclist to sue General Motors. Collisions with standard vehicles called inevitable…
Mar 9, 2018
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No, You Can’t Really Buy An iPhone X From Sprint For 50 Percent Off
No, You Can’t Really Buy An iPhone X From Sprint For 50 Percent Off By Mark Davis, THE KANSAS CITY STAR March…
Mar 8, 2018
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“We Know All About You”: MoviePass Faces Backlash Over Data Collection
“We Know All About You”: MoviePass Faces Backlash Over Data Collection By Jamie Yuccas, CBS NEWS THIS MORNING March 8, 2018 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/moviepass-admits-to-gathering-data-on-users/…
Mar 8, 2018
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Mayor Calls On Self-Driving Car Companies To Agree To Voluntary SF Safety Tests
Mayor Calls On Self-Driving Car Companies To Agree To Voluntary SF Safety Tests By Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER March 7,…
Mar 7, 2018
In The News
After 14 Years, California’s Stem Cell Agency Finally Gets A Royalty Cheque
After 14 Years, California’s Stem Cell Agency Finally Gets A Royalty Cheque By Michael Cook, BIO EDGE March 6, 2018 https://www.bioedge.org/bioethics/after-14-years-californias-stem-cell-agency-finally-gets-a-royalty-cheque/12618 Fourteen…
Mar 6, 2018
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California Is Fighting Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan but Exxon, Koch Already Drill There
California Is Fighting Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan but Exxon, Koch Already Drill There By Steve Horn, DESMOG BLOG March 6, 2018 https://www.desmogblog.com/2018/03/06/california-trump-offshore-drilling-exxon-koch…
Mar 6, 2018
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Uber Trucks Start Shuttling Goods Across Arizona — By Themselves
Uber Trucks Start Shuttling Goods Across Arizona — By Themselves By Marco della Cava, USA TODAY March 6, 2018 https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/03/06/uber-trucks-start-shuttling-goods-arizona-no-drivers/397123002/ SAN FRANCISCO…
Mar 6, 2018
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Car-Safety Features Stuck In Slow Lane
Car-Safety Features Stuck In Slow Lane By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS March 5, 2018 https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2018/03/05/car-safety-features-slow-coming/111097598/ Washington — Twenty automakers pledged to the…
Mar 5, 2018
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How Close Is An American Right-To-Be-Forgotten?
How Close Is An American Right-To-Be-Forgotten? By Rebecca Heilweil, FORBES March 4, 2018 https://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccaheilweil1/2018/03/04/how-close-is-an-american-right-to-be-forgotten/#227a3577626e If you were reading this post in Europe…
Mar 4, 2018
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California Greenlights Testing Driverless Cars
California Greenlights Testing Driverless Cars Host: Michael Krasny, KQED PUBLIC RADIO – SAN FRANCISO, CA March 1, 2018 https://ww2.kqed.org/forum/2018/02/28/california-greenlights-testing-driverless-cars/ California has given…
Mar 1, 2018
Healthcare
Do You Have “Doomsday Genes”?
Do You Have “Doomsday Genes”? By Ed Leefeldt, CBS NEWS MONEYWATCH February 28, 2018 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/do-you-have-doomsday-genes/ Signing up for a genetic test to…
Feb 28, 2018
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How Driverless Cars Could Change Sacramento
How Driverless Cars Could Change Sacramento Makers of autonomous vehicles can begin applying for permits on Friday By Max Resnik, KCRA…
Feb 28, 2018
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Cars Without Drivers Will Hit California Roads Using Remote Operators
Cars Without Drivers Will Hit California Roads Using Remote Operators California DMV says self-driving cars will be on the roads with no…
Feb 28, 2018
In The News
California Loosens Rules For Driverless Cars, Clearing The Way For Robot Taxis
California Loosens Rules For Driverless Cars, Clearing The Way For Robot Taxis By Russ Mitchell, LOS ANGELES TIMES February 28, 2018 http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-new-california-driverless-regulations-20180228-story.html…
Feb 28, 2018