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Jerry Brown’s Secret War on Clean Energy By Michael Shellenberger, ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS January 11, 2018 http://environmentalprogress.org/big-news/2018/1/11/jerry-browns-secret-war-on-clean-energy Summary Since he was elected in…
Jan 11, 2018
By Michaela Ross, BLOOMBERG BNA January 11, 2018 https://biglawbusiness.com/human-control-of-self-driving-cars-on-policymakers-radar Should human beings be able to take the wheel from self-driving cars? Policymakers…
Jan 11, 2018
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, 2018
Trump 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, 2018
While Insightful Into Ancestry, Genetic Testing Could Have Serious Life Insurance Consequences By Heather Abraham, KDKA CBS TV PITTSBURGH, PA January 9,…
Jan 9, 2018
Calif. Legislators Jackson, Muratsuchi Reintroduce Bill to Halt New Federal Offshore Oil Drilling By Dan Bacher, ELK GROVE NEWS January 8, 2018…
Jan 8, 2018
Driverless 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, 2018
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Amazon’s Alexa Can Now Control Your Microwave – And Will Soon Expand To Conventional Ovens By Cheyenne…
Jan 5, 2018
How 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, 2018
CUE THE CRICKETS By Tanya Snyder and Lauren Gardner, POLITICO MORNING TRANSPORTATION January 5, 2018 In the revised policy framework for self-driving…
Jan 5, 2018
Surfers, Seagulls and Oil Rigs? Trump Proposes More Coastline Drilling By Christina Kelley, MYNEWSLA January 4, 2018 Surfers, seagulls and oil rigs?…
Jan 4, 2018
How 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, 2018
UM 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, 2018
Autonomous 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, 2018
Jerry Brown Has Already Expanded Offshore Oil Drilling In State Waters California, Oregon and Washington Governors blast Trump plan to expand offshore…
Jan 4, 2018
The Era of Autonomous Vehicles May Be Here Sooner Than Expected What Does That Mean For Detroit’s Legacy Automakers? By Paul A.…
Jan 2, 2018
Consumer 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, 2017
From 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, 2017