Revenge and deepfake porn laws to be toughened
The government is amending the Online Safety Bill after campaigners demanded changes......»»
Binance accused of breaking US financial laws
US regulators seek a ban on the crypto platform as they ramp up their regulation of the industry......»»
Your grocery bag might not have been recycled
Laws encourage recycling plastics, but verifying recycled content relies on tricky math. Enlarge / Recycling is sorted at the Sims Municipal Recycling Facility in New York City in 2015. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images).....»»
To uncover new fluid flow laws, researchers turn to drinking straws
A team of researchers has uncovered new laws governing the flow of fluids through experiments on a technology thousands of years old: a drinking straw. This knowledge could be useful for improving fluid handling in medical and engineering application.....»»
India states reportedly wooing Apple suppliers by potential labor code relaxation
Following the labor code change in Karnataka, Apple is reportedly lobbying for another relaxation in labor laws in Tamil Nadu amid the competition among Indian states to woo investments from global manufacturers......»»
India states reportedly wooing Apple suppliers by potential law code relaxation
Following the labor code change in Karnataka, Apple is reportedly lobbying for another relaxation in labor laws in Tamil Nadu amid the competition among Indian states to woo investments from global manufacturers......»»
Book publishers with surging profits struggle to prove Internet Archive hurt sales
A federal judge will soon decide if digital lending violates copyright laws. Enlarge (credit: feellife | iStock / Getty Images Plus) Today, the Internet Archive (IA) defended its practice of digitizing books and lending.....»»
Fines for breaking US pollution laws can vary widely among states—the disparity may violate the Constitution
It's expensive to pollute the water in Colorado. The state's median fine for companies caught violating the federal Clean Water Act is over US$30,000, and violators can be charged much more. In Montana, however, most violators get barely a slap on th.....»»
The multiverse: Our universe is suspiciously unlikely to exist—unless it is one of many, says physicist
It's easy to envisage other universes, governed by slightly different laws of physics, in which no intelligent life, nor indeed any kind of organized complex systems, could arise. Should we therefore be surprised that a universe exists in which we we.....»»
Meta threatens to restrict news in Canada if it’s forced to pay publishers
Meta gave up this fight in Australia but is still battling US and Canada laws. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) After losing a similar battle in Australia, Meta continues to resist efforts by a growing.....»»
Apple and Foxconn successfully lobby for more relaxed labor laws in India
Apple and its supply chain partner Foxconn have successfully lobbied for labor changes in India as Apple continues to shift more production into the country. According to a report from the Financial Times, these changes increase the number of hours.....»»
Apple, Foxconn convince Indian state to loosen labor laws
Lobbying leads to landmark legislation that anticipates iPhone production. Enlarge / Employees work on an assembly line in the mobile phone plant of Rising Stars Mobile India Pvt., a unit of Foxconn Technology Co., in Sriperumbud.....»»
Apple and Foxconn said to have successfully lobbied for Karnataka"s labor law relaxation
The state of Karnataka in southern India recently relaxed its labor laws, and it is reported that Apple and Foxconn were lobbying behind the scenes......»»
Agricultural certification stimulates compliance with environmental legislation by coffee farms in Brazil
Agricultural certification can act as an incentive for coffee growers and other farmers to comply with laws designed to protect the environment, promoting their alignment with the current demands of society and the market, although it does not necess.....»»
Best Adult Web Hosting Providers You Can Surely Trust
Despite what you might thing, adult web hosting is not just about porn or graphic content. Sites that host content targeting people 18 or 21 years or older (depending on where you live) often require web hosts that allow adult content. This might inv.....»»
Dealer, automaker tensions emerging in the states
As dealers look to strengthen protections in franchise laws and preserve dealerships' independence from automakers, tensions between the two sides are emerging in statehouses across the U.S......»»
EV drivers discover the gap between range estimates and reality
All over the world, EV fever is running high, but battery-powered vehicles are still underperforming against expectations in one critical place: highways. Blame the laws of physics, the federal government or both......»»
Passage of laws preempting local action on transgender rights and race and racism in schools accelerates since 2019
The pace of states using preemption to control local authority has quickened and expanded in the United States around issues related to rights of student athletes who are transgender, and the ways race and racism may be taught in US classrooms, accor.....»»
Apple praises EC antitrust refocus, but ignores the bad parts
Following the European Union saying Apple has broken antitrust laws, the company has issued a statement that focuses on only the parts of the announcement that support its case.The European Commission (EC) again declared that Apple had broken antitru.....»»
Apple Music violates EU antitrust laws, $39 billion fine possible
Apple is staring down a potential $39.4 billion fine, as the European Commission says that Apple Music has breached antitrust law concerning restrictions on developers advertising subscriptions.In the same case back in 2021, the EC issued a statement.....»»
Meta cracks down on a growing crime against teenagers
Meta is taking steps to crack down on the spread of "revenge porn" images of teenagers on Facebook and Instagram......»»