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Genetic Testing Kits Could Affect Life Insurance By Louise Esola, BUSINESS INSURANCE By January 10, 2018 http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20180110/NEWS06/912318426/Genetic-testing-kits-could-affect-life-insurance A consumer watchdog group is…
Jan 10, 2018Trump Loom Large As Auto Show Revs Up By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS January 10, 2018 http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/detroit-auto-show/2018/01/10/trump-looms-large-auto-show/109344208/ Washington — President Donald…
Jan 10, 2018While Insightful Into Ancestry, Genetic Testing Could Have Serious Life Insurance Consequences By Heather Abraham, KDKA CBS TV PITTSBURGH, PA January 9,…
Jan 9, 2018Calif. Legislators Jackson, Muratsuchi Reintroduce Bill to Halt New Federal Offshore Oil Drilling By Dan Bacher, ELK GROVE NEWS January 8, 2018…
Jan 8, 2018Driverless Car ‘Guidelines’ Allegedly Aren’t Working Consumer Watchdog says autonomous companies aren’t following NHTSA’s voluntary guidelines By David A. Wood, CARCOMPLAINTS.COM January…
Jan 7, 2018What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Amazon’s Alexa Can Now Control Your Microwave – And Will Soon Expand To Conventional Ovens By Cheyenne…
Jan 5, 2018How to Curb Silicon Valley Power—Even With Weak Antitrust Laws By Nitasha Tiku, WIRED January 5, 2018 https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-curb-silicon-valley-power-even-with-weak-antitrust-laws/ Technology companies with unprecedented…
Jan 5, 2018CUE THE CRICKETS By Tanya Snyder and Lauren Gardner, POLITICO MORNING TRANSPORTATION January 5, 2018 In the revised policy framework for self-driving…
Jan 5, 2018Surfers, Seagulls and Oil Rigs? Trump Proposes More Coastline Drilling By Christina Kelley, MYNEWSLA January 4, 2018 Surfers, seagulls and oil rigs?…
Jan 4, 2018How Paranoid Should You Be About Your Nosy Virtual Assistant? By Rachael Myrow, KQED January 4, 2018 https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2018/01/04/how-paranoid-should-you-be-about-your-nosy-virtual-assistant/ As many of us…
Jan 4, 2018UM Working To Stop Hackers Of Robot Cars By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS January 4, 2018 http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/mobility/2018/01/04/robot-car-hack/109166404/ University of Michigan researchers…
Jan 4, 2018Autonomous Car Developer Self-Assessment Fails and Is Dangerous By Bryan Jonston, AUTO CONNECTED CAR NEWS January 4, 2018 Autonomous Car Developer Self-Assessment…
Jan 4, 2018Jerry Brown Has Already Expanded Offshore Oil Drilling In State Waters California, Oregon and Washington Governors blast Trump plan to expand offshore…
Jan 4, 2018The Era of Autonomous Vehicles May Be Here Sooner Than Expected What Does That Mean For Detroit’s Legacy Automakers? By Paul A.…
Jan 2, 2018Consumer Groups Say ‘NYT’ Kids Supplement Should Be Ad-Free By Sara Guaglione, PUBLISHERS DAILY (MEDIAPOST) December 28, 2017 https://mediapost.com/publications/article/312271/consumer-groups-say-nyt-kids-supplement-should-b.html The New York…
Dec 29, 2017From AOL To Digital Assistants By Don Edrington, SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE December 21, 2017 http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/sd-no-edrington-column-20171221-story.html Hank Mason wrote that AOL will…
Dec 21, 2017Consumer Groups Ask ‘NY Times’ to Stable ‘Trojan Horse’ Ads for Google By John Eggerton, MULTI-CHANNEL NEWS December 20, 2017 http://www.multichannel.com/news/marketing/consumer-groups-ask-ny-times-stable-trojan-horse-ads-google-ads/417189 Consumer…
Dec 20, 2017Self-Driving Vehicle Proving Ground Opens At Willow Run Near Detroit By Eric D. Lawrence, DETROIT FREE PRESS December 18, 2017 https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2017/12/18/self-driving-cars-proving-ground-willow-run/958771001/ The…
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