New EPA regulation requires coal plants in the United States to reduce 90 percent of their greenhouse pollution by 2039 ~enviro climate change pollution.air Article 2117 words 33 votes
UK becomes first country to outlaw easily guessable default passwords on connected devices ~society politics Article 391 words 37 votes
Ten times as much of this toxic pesticide could end up on your tomatoes and celery under a new US EPA proposal ~health Article 2438 words 29 votes
Dozens of Texas water systems exceed new federal PFAS limits ~enviro pollution.water Article 1536 words, published Apr 16 2024 12 votes
California sets nation-leading limit for carcinogenic chromium-6 in drinking water ~enviro pollution.water water.drinking Article 1321 words 17 votes
Russia appears prepared to create “environmental havoc” by sailing unseaworthy oil tankers through the Baltic Sea in breach of all maritime rules, says Swedish foreign minister ~enviro Article 1031 words 10 votes
The Premier League’s era of vanity worship may be over but the future won’t be equal ~sports.football Article 2338 words, published Apr 2 2024 6 votes
The influencer who “reverses” Lupus with smoothies. Psychiatrist Brooke Goldner makes extraordinary claims about incurable diseases. It’s brought her a mansion, a Ferrari, and a huge social following. ~health diet.raw food Article 2731 words, published Mar 26 2024 18 votes
Plans for regulator illustrate inherently political nature of football ~sports.football Article 1128 words, published Mar 21 2024 4 votes
Finland's proposed labour reforms risk doing more harm than good ~finance economics Article 1061 words 8 votes
After the Honduran president repealed a law granting unfettered authority to outside investors, investors took the dispute to a World Bank arbitration court ~finance cryptocurrency Article 1864 words, published Mar 19 2024 13 votes
US Food and Drug Administration issues report claiming marijuana has legitimate medical uses - proposes rescheduling ~health medicine Article 249 words 51 votes
Cracking down on Big Tech works. Brave, Firefox, Vivaldi surge on iOS. ~tech ios android apple google browsers Article 1520 words 25 votes
European Union approves landmark AI law, leapfrogging US to regulate critical but worrying new technology ~tech Article 26 votes
What Boeing’s door-plug debacle says about the future of aviation safety ~transport Article 1993 words, published Feb 28 2024 13 votes
350,000 Californians are now on the FAIR Plan, the last resort for fire insurance. Now what? ~finance Article 1549 words, published Jan 23 2024 36 votes
With little enforcement or legal culpability, social media helps wildlife trafficking thrive in plain sight ~enviro Article 1766 words 16 votes
US regulatory agencies take steps to fight non compete clauses in employment contracts ~life work Link 18 votes
The plastic chemicals hiding in your food. Test results for bisphenols/phthalates. ~food Link 14 votes
New report from US Federal Aviation Administration: Boeing lacks key elements of safety culture ~transport Link 19 votes
The hottest trend in US cities? Changing zoning rules to allow more housing. ~society politics Article 1744 words 42 votes
World's longest-distance drone delivery – Norwegian start-up Aviant has expanded its drone delivery service in Lillehammer ~tech Article 361 words 3 votes
As Bitcoin rallies, banks are pushing US regulators to change crypto guidance ~finance banking cryptocurrency Article 77 words 8 votes
How US anti-abortion ruling spurred federal action against the location data industry ~tech Article 1475 words, published Jan 26 2024 24 votes
Bruce Schneier on the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposed data rules ~finance Article 1128 words 7 votes
A wolf killed EU president Ursula von der Leyen’s family pony, it ignited a high-stakes battle ~enviro Article 3729 words 27 votes
Palm Springs capped Airbnb rentals. Now some home prices are in free-fall. ~finance Article 1612 words 49 votes
Humorous messages on electronic signs discouraged by new guidelines from US Federal Highway Administration ~transport Article 349 words 33 votes
The US Federal Trade Commission made an unprecedented move against data brokers ~tech Article 380 words 20 votes
"The secretive industry destroying the economy" (it's private equity) ~finance business Article 1962 words 16 votes
Cummins pickup truck engines systematically tricked US air pollution controls, feds say ~transport Article 575 words 38 votes
China announces rules on video games - sparked panic among investors, wiping off nearly $80 billion in market value ~games Article 147 words 57 votes
The invisible tech behemoth [Microsoft] (2021) ~tech microsoft Article 1664 words, published Jul 29 2021 8 votes
The $10 billion charity no one has heard of | The SDG Impact Fund grew from $238 million in 2020 to $10 billion in 2021... which seems to have been fueled by cryptocurrencies and digital art assets ~finance cryptocurrency Article 1468 words 13 votes
Finland and Italy seek to hinder restrictions on single-use packaging ahead of next week's gathering of EU ministers in Brussels ~enviro Article 599 words 11 votes
EU affirms free will in new AI regulation ~humanities philosophy Article 953 words, published Sep 12 2023 19 votes
European Union reaches a deal on the world’s first comprehensive AI rules ~tech Article 729 words 12 votes
TikTok pledges €12B European investment over ten years as work on Norwegian data center begins ~tech social media Article 286 words 6 votes
How Norway's EV rising star Easee fell foul of Swedish regulators, which took it to the brink of bankruptcy ~transport Article 1602 words, published Nov 16 2023 8 votes
Norway's privacy battle with Meta is just getting started – regulator says it's investigating the company's new ad-free subscription services ~tech privacy social media facebook Article 386 words 28 votes