Enforcement likely from new CFPB administration
Senior executives at the American Financial Services Association discussed a spate of regulatory hurdles facing auto lenders from the federal and state levels in the years ahead......»»
Will Microsoft Ban Commercial Open Source from Its App Store?
Microsoft has "delayed enforcement" of what could be a controversial policy change, according to the Software Freedom Conservancy: A few weeks ago, Microsoft quietly updated its Microsoft [app] Store Policies, adding new policies (which go into effe.....»»
Arizona Makes It Illegal For Bystanders To Record Cops At Close Range
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Arizona passed a law making it harder to record police by limiting how close bystanders can be while recording specified law enforcement activity. [...] The new Arizona law requires any bystander.....»»
In Its Battle With Big Tech, the CFPB is Building an Army of Engineers
An anonymous reader shares a report: One of Rohit Chopra's first moves as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was launching a major investigation into Big Tech payment platforms. Soon after, it put out a call to tech whistleblowers,.....»»
States would set lower highway emissions goals under proposed rule
The Federal Highway Administration on Thursday proposed a rule to require states and municipalities to set targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as the federal government aims to provide billions of dollars to reduce transportation sector emissi.....»»
Tim Cook honors Steve Jobs as he officially receives posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom
Steve Jobs and other 16 people were awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom this Thursday. Last week, the Biden Administration has announced the recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom for this year, which included late Apple CEO and Cof.....»»
Cyberattacks against law enforcement are on the rise
Resecurity, a Los Angeles-based cybersecurity company protecting Fortune 500 companies worldwide, has registered an increase in malicious activity targeting law enforcement agencies at the beginning of Q2 2022. Threat actors are hacking email and oth.....»»
President Biden to award Steve Jobs with posthumous Medal of Freedom
The Biden Administration has announced the recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom for this year. Included among the list of 17 recipients is the late Apple CEO and cofounder Steve Jobs. The award will be posthumously presented to Jobs next.....»»
A Chinese orbiter has mapped the entire surface of Mars
The Chinese Tianwen-1 orbiter has completed imaging the entire surface of Mars, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced this week......»»
FDA calls for fall boosters against BA.4/5 as subvariants take over US
The FDA calls for fall booster reformulation ahead of clear data on their benefits. Enlarge / Dr. Peter Marks, director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research within the Food and Drug Administration, testifies during a Sen.....»»
US Supreme Court limits government powers to curb greenhouse gases
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the government's key environmental agency cannot issue broad limits on greenhouse gases, sharply curtailing the power of President Joe Biden's administration to battle climate change......»»
American Axle case on patent eligibility rejected by U.S. Supreme Court
The Biden administration in May urged the high court to take up the case, saying American Axle's invention was a classic example of a patent-eligible industrial process......»»
Immuta and Databricks address the management challenges associated with data policies
Immuta announced that it has strengthened its partnership with Databricks by integrating its policy enforcement engine into Databricks Unity Catalog. Now, Databricks customers can easily and consistently enforce data access policy across workspaces w.....»»
A big question for tech companies post-Roe: How to respond to law enforcement requests for data?
In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, privacy advocates have expressed renewed concerns about how tech platforms may handle requests from law enforcement for user data in states that outlaw abortion. But whether tech co.....»»
Urgent health food recall: These plant-based crumbles are sending people to the hospital
Daily Harvest received about 470 reports of illness or adverse reactions connected to one of its products. The company is investigating the issue in cooperation with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). But that also means Daily Harvest had to.....»»
RCS Lab’s iPhone hacks used by law enforcement agencies in Europe; Apple has patched
iPhone hacks developed by Italian company RCS Lab have been used by law enforcement agencies in Europe, according to a new Google report. The hacking tool used a variety of exploits to allow the firm’s customers to spy on private messages, contact.....»»
FDA Denies Authorization To Market JUUL Products
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued marketing denial orders (MDOs) to JUUL Labs for all of their products currently marketed in the United States. From a report: As a result, the company must stop selling and distributing these produc.....»»
Juul E-Cigarettes To Be Ordered Off US Shelves
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is preparing to order Juul Labs Inc to take its e-cigarettes off the market in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters reports: Juul has f.....»»
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act requires Apple to prove that it doesn’t use forced labor
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act came into force in the US yesterday, with Apple having failed in some of its earlier lobbying attempts around the law. (Technically, the law came into effect in December of last year, but enforcement began yest.....»»
FAA: Airlines Must Retrofit Faulty Altimeters "As Soon As Possible"
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Federal Aviation Administration says it finally has a plan for the industry to replace or retrofit airplane altimeters that can't filter out transmissions from outside their allotted frequenc.....»»
FAA: Airlines must retrofit faulty altimeters “as soon as possible”
Altimeter fixes will let AT&T and Verizon fully deploy 5G on C-Band spectrum. Enlarge / Airbus 320 cockpit. (credit: Getty Images | Skyhobo) The Federal Aviation Administration says it finally has a plan for the industry to re.....»»