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Waymo’s Autonomous Cars Cut Out Human Drivers In Road Tests By Daisuke Wakabayashi, THE NEW YORK TIMES https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/technology/waymo-autonomous-cars.html SAN FRANCISCO — The…
Nov 7, 2017Look, Ma, No Driver! Waymo Robot Cars In Arizona Go Fully Autonomous By Carolyn Said, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE November 7, 2017…
Nov 7, 2017Look, Ma, No Anything Whatsoever: Waymo Begins Operating Fully Driverless Test Cars on Public Roads 11/7/2017 By Pete Bigelow, CAR AND…
Nov 7, 2017Internet Companies Drop Opposition To Bill Targeting Online Sex Trafficking By Tom Jackman – THE WASHINGTON POST https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2017/11/07/internet-companies-drop-opposition-to-bill-targeting-online-sex-trafficking/?utm_term=.67209bebd050 When Congress launched an…
Nov 7, 2017Harris, Feinstein Back Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill After Months of Silence By Susan Crabtree, WASHINGTON FREE BEACON http://freebeacon.com/politics/harris-feinstein-back-anti-sex-trafficking-bill-months-silence/ California Sen. Kamala Harris (D.)…
Nov 6, 2017Self-Driving Cars Could Save Lives Even Before They’re Perfected, Report Says By Carolyn Said, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE November 6, 2017 http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Self-driving-cars-could-save-lives-even-before-12336374.php…
Nov 6, 2017In Reversal, Tech Giants Back Sex Trafficking Bill By Cecilia Kang, THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON — After a bruising week before…
Nov 4, 2017Harris, Feinstein Sign On For Bill Targeting Sites That Enable Sex Trafficking By Jill Tucker, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Harris-Feinstein-sign-on-for-bill-targeting-12331051.php California’s two…
Nov 3, 2017Oil Industry Spent Millions On Lobbying As California Lawmakers Debated Cap-And-Trade Extension By Patrick McGreevy, LOS ANGELES TIMES http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-oil-industry-spent-millions-on-lobbying-1509645501-htmlstory.html Corporations, unions and…
Nov 2, 2017Report: Trump to Withdraw Proposed V2V Mandate By John Eggerton, BROADCASTING AND CABLE http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/report-trump-withdraw-proposed-v2v-mandate/169789 Administration said to be backing away from DSRC…
Nov 1, 2017Industry Faces Long Haul To Legalize Self-Driving Semis By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS October 30, 2017 http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/mobility/2017/10/30/industry-faces-long-haul-legalize-self-driving-semis/107182628/ Washington — Trucking companies…
Oct 30, 2017WASHINGTON — For years, the country’s biggest technology companies have been virtually untouchable in Washington. The public adored the companies’ new devices,…
Oct 26, 2017Law360, New York (October 23, 2017, 7:03 PM EDT) — A California man on Friday became the latest in a string of…
Oct 25, 2017Perhaps some day, every well up in Aliso Canyon will sit empty and dry, with no trace— not one molecule— of natural…
Oct 23, 2017Corruption can kill. The fires that laid waste to California’s Wine Country and at least 42 lives were not merely the product…
Oct 23, 2017The deadliest wildfires in state history have raised questions about whether a repeat culprit might again be to blame for starting or…
Oct 18, 2017Last Friday, ten consumer and privacy advocacy groups, including the Electronic Privacy Information Center, Center for Digital Democracy, and Consumer Watchdog, sent…
Oct 18, 2017Consumer Watchdog says “junk” health plans could leave patients on the hook for unlimited medical bills. When President Trump on Thursday signed…
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