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California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
20 hours ago

Weber: Death by 1,000 towns How rural cities and counties slowed high-speed rail to a crawl

California's high-speed rail project faces severe criticism for delays, cost overruns, and overregulation.
fromNextgov.com
1 week ago

Trump is outpacing his first term in deleting environmental information

"We have seen a complete erasure of evidence of environmental racism," said Gretchen Gehrke, cofounder of EDGI and the web governance program lead.
US politics
fromHackernoon
3 weeks ago

Make 'em Liable! | HackerNoon

Liability avoidance drives societal protection mechanisms, encompassing both government mandates and personal safety measures.
frominsideevs.com
4 weeks ago

China's Government Wants To Hit The Brakes On EV Overinvestment

The Chinese government is attempting to address concerns of overcapacity and the effects of a crushing EV price war. Brands that underprice vehicles to hurt competition may face action.
Cars
#housing-policy
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

UK food delivery companies increase checks on illegal workers

The UK’s three largest food delivery firms have committed to using advanced security measures, including facial verification, to combat illegal working and protect legal workers.
Food & drink
fromMedium
1 month ago

What the law says about deceptive design patterns

Deceptive design patterns, often called 'dark patterns', manipulate users into decision-making that favors companies rather than individuals, violating user autonomy.
Marketing tech
fromThe Local Germany
1 month ago

How alarmed should we be about Europe's tightening citizenship rules?

European governments are increasingly tightening citizenship requirements for foreign residents.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Without regulations to drive market, Canada's EV battery recycling industry may run out of road, experts warn | CBC News

Li-Cycle's bankruptcy highlights the urgent need for government regulation in the EV battery recycling industry.
UK politics
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

Ministers to gain power to mandate pension fund investment in UK assets

The government plans to introduce reserve powers enabling them to mandate pension fund investments in UK assets.
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Donald Trump's War on Gender Is Also a War on Government

Many critics of his Administration have cited the German pastor Martin Niemöller, whose 1946 poem "First They Came" describes Nazi Germany's progressive targeting of maligned groups.
Right-wing politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Ministers to block Thames Water paying bosses bonuses out of emergency loan

Ministers aim to block Thames Water executive bonuses due to the company's financial crisis and potential risk of renationalisation.
Artificial intelligence
fromRAIN News
3 months ago

UK listeners assert the value of human creativity in music (BPI)

Listeners value human creativity in music over AI-generated works.
The public supports regulations for AI's role in the music industry.
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

Your Student Loan Questions

The federal student loan payment freeze has officially ended after five years of relief for over 40 million borrowers.
fromEngadget
3 months ago

Kuwait cracks down on crypto miners to cut down on electricity usage

Kuwait's government is enforcing a ban on cryptocurrency mining to reduce stress on its power grid, especially during the hot summer months.
fromBoston.com
3 months ago

Tech industry tried reducing AI's pervasive bias. Now Trump wants to end its 'woke AI' efforts

Tech companies are facing increased scrutiny over their DEI work in AI, shifting focus from equity to reducing ideological bias.
US news
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

How Texas Officials Invited the Rigging of the State Lottery

Texas lottery manipulation reveals deep-seated issues with government integrity and corruption.
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