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States rethink a long-held practice of setting speed limits based on how fast drivers travel

Road safety activists and some states are pushing to depart from a longstanding rule that sets speed limits in the United States based largely on how fast drivers actually travel. This is due to the 85% rule, which ties speed limits to the speed of the 15th-fastest vehicle out of every 100 traveling a road in ideal conditions. Critics say this approach encourages speeding. Ohio is among the states considering new guidelines that focus more on safety. But supporters of the rule say it provides... #Activism #Business #California #North Dakota #Ohio #Politics #Texas #Washington #Wisconsin

2025-08-16T21:00:54-0700 AP News https://apnews.com/author/jeff-mcmurray 2,000 words

Rated 2025-08-19T16:57:43-0700 - sethherr

A judge just blew up Apple’s control of the App Store

The Epic Games v. Apple judge banned Apple from collecting commissions on purchases made outside its App Store, finding the company in contempt of a 2021 ruling over its anticompetitive behavior. #Apple

2025-04-30T15:58:56-0700 The Verge Jay Peters 500 words

Rated 2025-05-01T09:41:50-0700 - sethherr

The Antitrust Revolution, by Barry C. Lynn

Liberal democracy’s last stand against Big Tech #Amazon #Apple #Donald Trump #Facebook #Google #Microsoft #Supreme Court

2024-08-20T14:23:10-0700 Harper's Magazine 200 words

Rated 2025-01-30T21:50:20-0800 - sethherr

The AI Reporter That Took My Old Job Just Got Fired

A local newspaper in Hawaii experimented with AI-generated presenters to engage and boost its readership. After two months, the bots have been shelved. #Artificial Intelligence #Business #Media

2024-11-21T02:00:00-0800 WIRED Guthrie Scrimgeour 1,000 words

Rated 2024-11-26T16:29:42-0800 - sethherr

New Apple security feature reboots iPhones after 3 days, researchers confirm

“Inactivity reboot" effectively puts iPhones in a more secure state by locking the user's encryption keys in the iPhone's secure enclave chip. #Apple #Law Enforcement #Privacy

2024-11-14T09:13:31-0800 TechCrunch Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 1,000 words

Rated 2024-11-15T00:31:37-0800 - sethherr

40 Years Ago, This Ad Changed the Super Bowl Forever

An oral history of Apple’s groundbreaking “1984” spot, which helped to establish the Super Bowl as TV’s biggest commercial showcase. #Apple #TV

2024-02-09T08:53:45-0800 The New York Times Saul Austerlitz ($) 2,000 words

Rated 2024-02-09T18:39:04-0800 - sethherr

How Montreal Built a Blueprint for Bargain Rapid Transit

At $139 million per mile, the REM is far less costly than similar recent projects. Cities with ballooning transit budgets can learn from its approach. #Business #City #Government #Infrastructure #Los Angeles #New York

2023-10-30T06:00:16-0700 Bloomberg 3,000 words

Rated 2023-11-05T22:46:59-0800 - sethherr

Apple’s Decision to Kill Its CSAM Photo-Scanning Tool Sparks Fresh Controversy

Child safety group Heat Initiative plans to launch a campaign pressing Apple on child sexual abuse material scanning and user reporting. The company issued a rare, detailed response on Thursday. #Apple #Privacy #Surveillance

2023-08-31T12:32:43-0700 WIRED Lily Hay Newman 1,000 words

Rated 2023-09-01T18:23:09-0700 - sethherr

Reading the Yield Curve

Infallible Recession Indicator? Noisy Signal? Both? #Business #Education and schools #Finance

2023-08-23T06:06:16-0700 Capital Gains Byrne Hobart 1,000 words

Rated 2023-08-27T14:56:54-0700 - sethherr

One year old, US climate law is already turbocharging clean energy technology

Excessive heat continues to bear down on sections of the US, a reminder of the impetus for the The Inflation Reduction Act, the significant climate legislation that turns one year old on August 16. #Business #Canada #China #Climate Change #Europe #Inflation Reduction Act #Renewable energy

2023-07-23T05:11:13-0700 AP News ISABELLA O'MALLEY, MICHAEL PHILLIS 2,000 words

Rated 2023-08-23T12:15:20-0700 - estew

The Chip Titan Whose Life’s Work Is at the Center of a Tech Cold War

At 92, Morris Chang, the founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, can no longer stay in the shadows. #Apple #Artificial Intelligence #China #Politics

2023-08-04T02:01:01-0700 The New York Times Paul Mozur, John Liu ($) 4,000 words

Rated 2023-08-13T10:29:54-0700 - sethherr

Gym, spa, beauty equipment: Leaked documents reveal hidden details of Putin's 'ghost' train

A train used by Russian President Vladimir Putin to travel away from the public eye has a secret gym, Turkish bath and cosmetology suite on board, a brochure and blueprints leaked to the Dossier Center and shared with CNN reveal. #Business #Europe #Vladimir Putin

2023-07-09T23:47:29-0700 CNN Matthew Chance, Mick Krever 1,000 words

Rated 2023-07-10T04:27:58-0700 - Jaog

Apple Is Taking On Apples in a Truly Weird Trademark Battle

Apple, the company, wants rights to the image of apples, the fruit, in Switzerland—one of dozens of countries where it’s flexing its legal muscles. #Apple #Business #Farming

2023-06-18T23:00:00-0700 WIRED Gabriela Galindo 1,000 words

Rated 2023-06-23T16:51:25-0700 - &e