NADA: FTC proposal on car dealers ‘severely flawed," should be withdrawn
The comments from the NADA were among thousands received by the FTC on its proposal to curtail bait-and-switch auto dealership price advertising, misleading F&I practices and F&I vehicle protection products......»»
J.D. Power: Sales reps influence car dealer lending satisfaction
Auto dealers ranked Ally higher than captives for leasing and No. 1 for indirect subprime loans in J.D. Power's 2022 U.S. Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study......»»
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 review: A fast-but-flawed version of a great laptop
Intel's 12th-gen CPUs make for a mixed upgrade to one of the best laptops. Enlarge / Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Specs at a glance: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 Display 14.0-inch 19.....»»
MacBook self-repair program highlights Apple’s flawed repairability progress
Apple's more amenable to self-repairs, but complex processes and designs are limiting. Enlarge / The 2021 16-inch MacBook Pro. (credit: Samuel Axon) On Tuesday, Apple expanded its self-service repair program to M1-based MacBoo.....»»
Does HBO Max think you’re dumb?
HBO Max is offering a steep annual discount while at the same time severely cutting content. How does that make sense?.....»»
FTC rejects requests from NADA, others for more time to comment on car dealer rules
Public comment on the proposed FTC language targeting car dealership bait-and-switch advertising and certain finance and insurance business practices will end Sept. 12 as planned......»»
U.S. Bank ready to fund auto loans "instantly" for more car dealers
More than 800 car dealerships already have access to U.S. Bank's real-time payments feature for auto loans, which the bank says should improve cash-flow control and contracts-in-transit metrics......»»
New EV tax credits raise fear of a ‘messy scenario" in dealers" showrooms
U.S. auto dealers say they are unsure of how the new EV tax credit will work in their showrooms and are concerned by how the complex eligibility requirements will affect their customer relationships......»»
iPhone VPN app security debate continues, as Apple says it’s fixed, and ProtonVPN says not
A debate about whether iPhone VPN app security is flawed continues today, with Apple insisting it has offered a fix since 2019, while ProtonVPN says that it’s only a partial solution. The controversy began when a well-known security researcher sai.....»»
NADA showrunner Steve Pitt dies at 75
Pitt joined NADA in 1974 and planned 48 conventions for the dealer association before retiring this year......»»
Toyota dealers line up for digital tools SmartPath, Lexus Monogram
About 100 dealers are waiting to have the Toyota SmartPath or Lexus Monogram suite of digital retailing software installed......»»
Razer Barracuda Pro review: Finally, a gaming headset that won’t embarrass you
The Razaer Barracuda Pro is a solid, though flawed option for gamers who want a gaming headset they could wear out in public......»»
Gmail will stop marking political fundraising emails as spam after GOP outcry
Anyone who likes to maintain a clean Gmail inbox should sit down before reading this.The Federal Election Commission (FEC) approved a proposal by Google on Thursday to put in place a new program that would prohibit political fundraising emails from a.....»»
Team finds new mechanism for heterochromatin establishment and transcriptional silencing in rice crop fungus
Rice is one of the most important crops in the world, particularly in China. The rice yield is most severely hindered by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae. According to the National Agro-Tech Extension and Service Center, approximately 400 acres of rice.....»»
"Do Revenge" trailer teases a fun high school revenge plot
The official trailer for Netflix dark comedy Do Revenge has arrived, and it looks like a fun new entry in the severely underrated teen girl revenge plot genre.Do Revenge follows a team up between Drea (Camila Mendes), a queen bee who has fallen from.....»»
Drug dealers are hacking into pharmacy accounts to steal Oxy prescriptions
Need Adderall? Just buy a pharmacy account with the doctor's prescription and have them shipped......»»
Heat Waves Affect Children More Severely
Children “are not little adults”—they have more trouble regulating temperature than adults do.....»»
U.S. government proposals spell out 5G security advancements
A joint proposal from federal cybersecurity and defense agencies defines a process for ensuring the security of 5G networks......»»
VW dealers worry about ‘revolving door’ ahead of Scott Keogh’s exit
Volkswagen dealers who were excited about the stability that Scott Keogh would bring to the job of CEO of VW of America now find themselves back on the executive merry-go-round, and they're concerned that the German brand will continue to cycle execu.....»»
Philippines Legislator Offers Up Bill That Would Criminalize "Ghosting"
An anonymous reader shares a report: Real problems are what legislators are supposed to be solving. The Philippines has plenty of those, ranging from (government-endorsed) extrajudicial killings of drug dealers and drug users to abuses of state power.....»»
New study reveals that climate change will severely impact bird species by 2080
Bioscientists from Durham University, UK and Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Germany have predicted in their latest research that bird communities will change worldwide in 2080 due to climate change, largely as result of shiftin.....»»