CVS Exposed HIV Status Of 6,000 Patients, Suit Says
By Jeff Overly, LAW360
March 22, 2018
CVS Health Corp. divulged the protected health information of 6,000 Ohio residents by mailing letters in envelopes with windows that revealed the names and references to HIV diagnoses, according to a proposed class action filed Wednesday in Ohio federal court.
Long Fight Against Online Sex Trafficking For McCaskill, Wagner Culminates In Senate Passage
By Chuck Raasch, ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
March 21, 2018
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/long-fight-against…
Hill Passes Bill Targeting Online Sex Trafficking
Will make social media sites liable for knowingly abetting horrific conduct
By John Eggerton, BROADCASTING & CABLE
March 21, 2018
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/hill-passes-bill-targe…
Lax Regulation Or Unavoidable Collision? Questions Remain For Self-Driving Uber Accident
By Chad Prevost, FREIGHT WAVES
March 21, 2018
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/legal-issues/lax-regulation-or-unavoi…
The Dark Side of Self-Driving Cars Will Make You Think Twice Before Getting in One
By Liza Schumer, CULTURE CHEAT SHEET
March 21, 2018
https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/the-dark-side-of-self-driving-cars-w…
Bill Enabling Prosecutors, Victims To Pursue Websites That Host Sex Traffickers Heads To White House
By Tom Jackman, THE WASHINGTON POST
March 21, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/03/21/bill-enabl…
Self-Driving Cars Keep Rolling Despite Uber Crash
By Ryan Beene and Alan Levin, BLOOMBERG
March 21, 2018
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-21/self-driving-cars-ke…
By Mark Huffman, CONSUMER AFFAIRS
March 21, 2018
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/toyota-parks-its-driverless-cars-a…
Did Uber Just Ruin Self-Driving Cars For The Rest Of Us?
By Jim Gorzelany, FORBES
March 20, 2018
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimgorzelany/2018/03/20/did-uber-just-ruin…
We all knew this would be coming.
By John D. McKinnon, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
March 20, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/uber-driverless-vehicle-accident-complicat…
Uber Halts Autonomous Vehicle Testing After Arizona Pedestrian Fatality
By Dan Brekke, KQED SAN FRANCISCO, CA
March 20, 2018
https://www.kqed.org/news/11656565
Update, 11 a.m. Tuesday: Developments in the fatal Uber autonomous vehicle crash in Tempe, Arizona:
Arizona Governor Helped Make State 'Wild West' For Driverless Cars
By Scott Neuman, NPR NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO
March 20, 2018
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/20/595115055/arizona-go…
First Death Brings Unanswered Questions, Rattles the Self-Driving Future
By Pete Bigelow, CAR AND DRIVER
March 20, 2018
https://blog.caranddriver.com/first-death-brings-unanswered-questions-r…
By Paul Eisenstein, NBC NEWS
March 20, 2018
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/fatal-crash-could-pull-plug-auto…
Uber Self-Driving Car Strikes, Kills Pedestrian In Arizona
By Cliff Pinckard, CLEVELAND.COM [email protected]
March 20, 2018
http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2018/03/uber_self-driving_car…
Toyota Will “Pause” Testing of Autonomous Vehicles On Public Roads
Hyundai adding “caution” to its program; Boston mayor wants autonomous tests halted in city.
By Paul Eisenstein, THE DETROIT BUREAU
March 20, 2018
http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2018/03/toyota-will-pause-testing-of-au…
An Uber Robot Car Kills A Pedestrian In Arizona. Will It Slow Driverless Tests?
By Russ Mitchell, LOS ANGELES TIMES
March 19, 2018
http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-uber-self-driving-201803…
How To Get Facebook To Stop Using Your Data
The world’s largest social media company has been widely criticized over mishandled user data
By Kari Paul, MARKETWATCH.COM
March 19, 2018
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-to-get-facebook-to-stop-using-you…
Your Facebook “likes” could be swinging elections.
Arizona Pedestrian Is Killed By Uber Self-Driving Car; Company Puts Testing On Hold
By Rex Crum, THE MERCURY NEWS
March 19, 2018
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/03/19/arizona-pedestrian-is-killed-by-…
Uber Halts Self-Driving Car Tests After Death
Uber said it is suspending self-driving car tests in all North American cities after a fatal accident.
By Staff Reporters, BBC NEWS
March 19, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43459156
A 49-year-old woman was hit by a car and killed as she crossed the street in Tempe, Arizona.
Self-Driving Uber Car Kills Arizona Woman Crossing Street
By Sydney Maki and Alexandria Sage, REUTERS
March 19, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-selfdriving-uber/self-driving-…
Uber Halts Self-Driving Operations After Car Kills Arizona Pedestrian
By Carolyn Said, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
March 19, 2018
https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Uber-self-driving-car-stri…
Uber Self-Driving Vehicle Hits, Kills Pedestrian
By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS
March 19, 2018
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/mobility/2018/03/19/ub…
Arizona Became Self-Driving Proving Ground Before Uber’s Deadly Crash
A lax approach to regulation lured hundreds of unproven autonomous vehicles onto the state’s public roads.
By Gabrielle Coppola, Ryan Beene, and Dana Hull, BLOOMBERG
March 19, 2018
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-20/arizona-became-self-…
Self-Driving Uber Kills Arizona Woman In First Fatal Crash Involving Pedestrian
Tempe police said car was in autonomous mode at the time of the crash and that the vehicle hit a woman who later died at a hospital
By Sam Levin and Julia Carrie, THE GUARDIAN UK
March 19, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/19/uber-self-driving-ca…
First Pedestrian Death In Collision With Self-Driving Vehicle
By Staff Reporters, TRUCK NEWS
March 19, 2018
https://www.trucknews.com/health-safety/first-pedestrian-death-collisio…
TEMPE, Ariz. – A tragic collision overnight has resulted in the first pedestrian death from a self-driving vehicle and has suspended a large live-test of semi-autonomous vehicles with Uber.
Uber Self-Driving Car Kills Arizona Pedestrian
By Staff Reporters, AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE AFP
March 19, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/uber-self-driving-car-kills-…
SAN FRANCISCO: Ride-sharing giant Uber said on Monday (Mar 19) it is suspending its self-driving car programme after one of the vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in the US state of Arizona.
Uber Self-Driving Car Kills Arizona Woman, Realizing Worst Fears Of The New Tech
By Marco della Cava, USA TODAY
March 19, 2018
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/03/19/uber-self-driving-car-ki…
Villaraigosa And His Campaigns Have Benefited From Groups That Critics Say Prey Upon The Poor, People Of Color
By Seema Mehta, LOS ANGELES TIMES
March 19, 2018
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-antonio-villaraigosa-herbalif…
Who Has An Eye On DWP?
Nonprofits urge L.A. to replace watchdog monitoring the utility, saying he hasn't stood up for ratepayers.
By Emily Alpert Reyes, LOS ANGELES TIMES
March 15, 2018
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ratepayer-advocate-20180313…
Consumer Watchdog Still Working To Force DWP Ratepayer Advocate Out
By Craig Clough, CITY NEWS SERVICE
March 14, 2018
https://www.dailybreeze.com/2018/03/14/consumer-watchdog-still-working-…
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…
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…
Google-owned Waymo on Friday said that its self-driving trucks will haul cargo bound for the internet giant's data centers in Georgia.
Self-Driving Cars Raise Legal Issues
Crash in San Francisco has led motorcyclist to sue General Motors. Collisions with standard vehicles called inevitable
By Ethan Baron, DAYTON DAILY NEWS (OHIO)
March 9, 2018
Mary Barra, chairman and CEO of General Motors, talks with workers and members of the media at the Orion Assembly Plant in Orion Township, Mich., last summer, announcing that the company completed production of 130 Chevrolet Bolt EV test vehicles.
No, You Can't Really Buy An iPhone X From Sprint For 50 Percent Off
By Mark Davis, THE KANSAS CITY STAR
March 8, 2018
http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/article203890279.html
The 50 percent-off iPhone X promotion at Sprint is getting favorable attention from outsiders. But don't get the wrong idea.
"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-user…
Mayor Calls On Self-Driving Car Companies To Agree To Voluntary SF Safety Tests
By Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
March 7, 2018
http://www.sfexaminer.com/mayor-calls-self-driving-car-companies-agree-…
Mayor Mark Farrell is calling on the 50 companies experimenting with self-driving cars in California to prove their technology is safe in San Francisco.
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-…
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-drillin…
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-shuttl…
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-…
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-a…
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-dr…
Driverless Cars Not Ready For The Drive
By Sharon Reardon, KABC 790AM LOS ANGELES, CA
February 28, 2018
http://www.kabc.com/2018/02/28/driverless-cars-not-ready-for-the-drive/
Driverless cars will be tested in California, for the first time without a person behind a steering wheel. The plan follows new rules that state regulators approved Monday for this new, state of the art technology.
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 learn about your ancestry could also hand you a crystal ball to foretell your future. But it may be information you'd rather not know.
How Driverless Cars Could Change Sacramento
Makers of autonomous vehicles can begin applying for permits on Friday
By Max Resnik, KCRA NBC TV-3 SACRAMENTO, CA
February 28, 2018
http://www.kcra.com/article/how-driverless-cars-could-change-sacramento…
By David A. Wood, CARCOMPLAINTS.COM
February 28, 2018
https://www.carcomplaints.com/news/2018/cars-driven-remote-control-cali…
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-driverles…
Here come the robot cars.
Driverless Cars Can Test On Public Roads In California Under New Rules
New regulations will allow companies to test self-driving vehicles without a human driver
By Sarah D. Young, CONSUMER AFFAIRS
February 28, 2018
https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/driverless-cars-can-test-on-public…
New Law Gives More Autonomy To DWP on Contracts
By Emily Alpert Reyes, LOS ANGELES TIMES
February 27, 2018
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-dwp-contracts-20180226-stor…
