Judge upholds Tesla arbitration agreement that drivers called “unconscionable”
Enlarge / Tesla Motors store in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.Getty Images | Bloomberg Four Tesla drivers who sued the company over its allegedly deceptive "self-driving" claims will have to go to arbitration instead of pursuing a class action, a judge ruled. The complaint sought class-action status on behalf of "consumers who purchased…
Social Security, Medicare, and other key programs Americans rely on could...
The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a case challenging the CFPB's funding structure.A former FDIC official said an adverse ruling could risk Social Security and Medicare.Any agency that doesn't rely on annual funding from Congress would be jeopardized, she said. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in…
Student-loan borrowers struggling with repayment should not be required to pay...
Pandemic relief for student-loan borrowers is officially over.Borrowers are continuing to deal with issues in their accounts as they enter repayment.State attorneys general said those borrowers shouldn't have to make payments until the issues are fixed. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on…
SBF trial to begin as judge says he faces “very long...
Enlarge / Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrives for a bail revocation hearing at US District Court on August 11, 2023, in New York City. Getty Images | Michael Santiago Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial is beginning this week with jury selection on Tuesday morning. SBF, the 31-year-old man behind bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is facing…
Tux the cat found after Lyft fiasco dragged on for days,...
Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Tux the cat has been found, and Lyft has agreed to cover "all of her veterinary bills," after a Lyft driver zoomed away with the sick cat still in the car, a Lyft spokesperson told Ars. "We’re so happy to report that Tux has been reunited with her owner, and…
Congress reaches a last-minute funding deal to avoid a federal government...
Just hours before the government was set to shut down, lawmakers reached a funding deal.It includes billions of dollars to fund disaster relief and to keep federal programs afloat.This deal prevents thousands of federal workers from going without pay. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed…
DOJ finally posted that “embarrassing” court doc Google wanted to hide
The US Department of Justice has finally posted what judge Amit Mehta described at the Google search antitrust trial as an "embarrassing" exhibit that Google tried to hide from the public. The document in question contains meeting notes that Google’s vice president for finance, Michael Roszak, "created for a course on communications," Bloomberg reported. In…
SCOTUS to decide if Florida and Texas social media laws violate...
On Friday, the Supreme Court agreed to decide if two laws crafted by Republicans in Florida and Texas run afoul of the First Amendment because the laws force platforms to explain all their content moderation decisions to users. Both laws, passed in 2021 after several major platforms banned Donald Trump, seemingly were a way for…
US agency sues Tesla as Black workers report “swastikas, threats, and...
Enlarge / Cars parked at the Tesla factory in Fremont, California, on February 10, 2022.Getty Images | Josh Edelson The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued Tesla yesterday, alleging that the electric carmaker violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by subjecting Black employees at its manufacturing facilities in Fremont, California, "to severe or…
Losing subscribers, Disney+ starts fighting password sharing, too
Like Netflix, Disney+ is getting more stringent about sharing account login information. Disney+'s subscriber agreement already says users can't share account information, but the streaming service on Tuesday informed its Canadian users that it is “implementing restrictions on account sharing.” As spotted by MobileSyrup Wednesday, Disney+ emailed Canadian subscribers informing them of updates to the…
