Enlarge / A Charter Spectrum vehicle. reader comments 53 with 45 posters participating Share this story Charter is suing Maine to block a new state law that requires prorated refunds when cable customers cancel service mid-month, claiming that the requirement is a form of rate regulation and is preempted by federal law. The preemption question will ..
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Getty Images reader comments 3 with 3 posters participating Share this story Twenty advocacy groups have accused TikTok of violating child privacy regulations in the US and breaching a settlement that the viral video app agreed with the Federal Trade Commission last year over a previous privacy complaint. The groups—which include the Campaign for a ..
Enlarge / Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) speak in January. The four men are leading advocates for limiting government surveillance powers. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images reader comments 100 with 49 posters participating Share this story Update (3:15pm ET): The Senate has passed legislation extending FBI ..
Enlarge / Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, steps out of the hearing room before testifying about the government response to the novel coronavirus pandemic to the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill May 14, 2020 in Washington, DC. Getty Images | Chip Somodevilla reader comments 31 ..
Enlarge / Members of the National Assembly (France’s legislature) meeting on May 12, amid slowly easing COVID-19 restrictions. reader comments 57 with 35 posters participating Share this story Lawmakers in France this week passed a controversial new law that could impose billions in fines on social media companies that fail to delete certain kinds of ..
Enlarge / Elon Musk. reader comments 192 with 85 posters participating Share this story Tesla resumed manufacturing activities on Monday in Fremont, California, in defiance of public health officials in Alameda County, where the plant is located. On Tuesday morning, Tesla picked up a high-profile endorsement for its reopening plan: California should let Tesla & ..
Enlarge / Young man on a bike with Uber Eats logo delivering food in Bucharest, Romania, 2020 Getty Images reader comments 58 with 41 posters participating Share this story An attempt by Uber to build the largest meal delivery company in the US by buying its rival Grubhub has immediately come under fire from lawmakers, ..
Enlarge / Would you pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for cable if your restaurant looked like this right now? reader comments 104 with 74 posters participating Share this story Everyone is stuck at home, which you would think would mean a lot more TV watching, not less. And up to a point, that’s true: ..
Enlarge / Sidewalk Labs concept for the scuppered lakefront development in Toronto. Sidewalk Labs reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story When Google sibling Sidewalk Labs announced in 2017 a $50 million investment into a project to redevelop a portion of Toronto’s waterfront, it seemed almost too good to be true. Someday ..
Enlarge / Rick Bright, head of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, listens during a House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Thursday, March 8, 2018. In the background is Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Getty Images | Bloomberg reader comments 119 with 77 posters participating Share ..
