Car Tech Industry Trump wants to bring Japan's tiny kei cars to US roadways US safety regulations and consumer tastes stand in the way of Japan's small vehicles By Skye Jacobs, December 23, 2025, 11:49 AM 40 comments
Car Tech Industry California threatens to halt Tesla sales over Autopilot marketing Regulators say Tesla sold a vision of self-driving that doesn't exist By Skye Jacobs, December 18, 2025, 7:03 AM
AI Industry Trump's executive order seeks to centralize AI regulation at the federal level Executive order gives attorney general power to challenge state AI regulations By Skye Jacobs, December 12, 2025, 9:11 AM 26 comments
Car Tech Electronics Congress is rethinking car safety rules, starting with automatic emergency braking Republicans say safety tech is too costly, and they're dragging GM, Ford, and Tesla in to prove it By Skye Jacobs, November 27, 2025, 12:10 PM 24 comments
Security Mobile FCC rolls back plan to make cybersecurity a legal duty for telecom carriers The commission is betting on voluntary industry measures instead of enforceable standards By Skye Jacobs, November 24, 2025, 9:41 AM
Tech Culture The Web Proposed "Click to Cancel" Act tackles subscription traps with clearer cancellation rules (again) New bill aims to reinstate consumer protections for auto-renewing services By Skye Jacobs, August 1, 2025, 6:15 AM 8 comments
The Web Appeals court blocks FTC's "click-to-cancel" rule just days before rollout Defeat of the rule leaves consumers with the status quo By Skye Jacobs, July 10, 2025, 6:15 AM 10 comments
AI Tech Culture Pope Leo XIV warns of AI risks, urges action to protect human dignity The new pope says tech cannot regulate itself, urges outside oversight of AI By Skye Jacobs, June 19, 2025, 7:04 AM 9 comments
Security The Web NIST standards proposal looks to retire outdated requirements like mandatory password resets Rules regarding the use or limitation of specific characters are also on the chopping block By Cal Jeffrey, September 27, 2024, 3:48 PM
Industry Tech Culture FCC finally bans cable industry's "hidden fee" scam Big Cable is not happy about it either By Cal Jeffrey, March 20, 2024, 4:47 PM 19 comments
Industry The Web Broadband providers may soon have to display service 'nutrition labels' under proposed FCC regulation One change would require ISPs to disclose "typical" speeds rather than maximum speeds By Cal Jeffrey, January 27, 2022, 5:43 PM 24 comments
Industry FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposes rules banning overseas robocallers Measure would also disallow caller ID spoofing on text messages By Cal Jeffrey, July 8, 2019, 4:18 PM 17 comments
Google Tech Culture Google says apps can no longer sell weed natively Devs can still implement external shopping cart though By Cal Jeffrey, May 30, 2019, 3:16 PM 8 comments
Industry Tech Culture EU publishes guidelines urging ethical AI development The seven laws of ethical artificial intelligence By Cal Jeffrey, April 8, 2019, 5:43 PM
Industry Uber's updated community guidelines define behavior that'll get riders banned Uber has a strict "no sex" policy By Shawn Knight, December 8, 2016, 1:00 PM
The Web Mobile Twitter updates its rules in an attempt to crack down on abusive behavior and hateful conduct By Rob Thubron, December 30, 2015, 2:00 PM
Industry Electronics The FAA's upcoming drone rules could all but eliminate commercial use By Shawn Knight, November 24, 2014, 12:45 PM 14 comments
Gaming Updated Early Access rules and guidelines give gamers, developers a better idea of what to expect By Shawn Knight, November 21, 2014, 1:45 PM
Mobile Industry FCC asks FAA to relax in-flight device restrictions, study under way By Rick Burgess, December 10, 2012, 5:00 PM 7 comments
The Web Kickstarter tightens project creator guidelines to protect backers By Shawn Knight, September 21, 2012, 1:00 PM
The Web FTC praises 'Do Not Track' initiatives, refreshes privacy framework By Rick Burgess, March 26, 2012, 3:00 PM