Lora Kolodny
Advanced. Work = CNBC.com reporter. Beat = Tesla, robotics, startups, the future. Ex-TechCrunch, -WSJ. Tweets my own. Email = [email protected]
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Woman claims she was jailed for nearly 6 months on bogus jaywalking charges
The woman says it started with the jaywalking accusation but then got much more serious.
Amazon's updated suspension policy still has sellers worried about getting inexplicably booted
Amazon's new policy for account suspensions doesn't go far enough to protect sellers from potentially unfair and wrongful suspensions, merchants say.
Lora Kolodny
Amazon's updated suspension policy still has sellers worried via @cnbctech by @eugenekim222
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The company turning waste plastic into roads
A company in Scotland has come up with an innovative use case for the huge volume of waste plastic that can't be recycled – and it could save motorists billions.
Women are 73% more likely to die or get seriously injured in car crashes. Scientists say it might be because the female crash-test dummies designed to represent American women weigh just 110 pounds.
The average American woman actually weighs 170.5 pounds — a far cry from what car companies believe women weigh.
Tesla begins to behave like the Detroit Three carmakers during their most desperate days
Flashback: Detroit's efforts to 'move the metal' in the past didn't end well.
What the last Nuremberg prosecutor alive wants the world to know
At 99, Ben Ferencz is the last Nuremberg prosecutor alive and he has a far-reaching message for today’s world
It’s not just Sarah Milov. Female academics aren’t credited in media ‘all the time.’ - The Lily
The ‘whisper network’ has been activated
Lora Kolodny
It’s not just Sarah Milov. Female academics aren’t credited in media ‘all the time.’
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A Border Patrol Agent Reveals What It’s Really Like to Guard Migrant Children
With the agency under fire for holding children in deplorable conditions and over racist and misogynistic Facebook posts, one agent speaks about what it’s like to do his job. “Somewhere down the line people just accepted what’s going on as normal.”
AP FACT CHECK: Trump, Harris both wrong about auto sector
DETROIT (AP) — Renaissance or ruin? Americans are being presented with two starkly different accounts of the state of the auto industry, one from President Donald Trump and the other from...
Hacker Spotlight - Sam “zlz” Curry
We’re giving a shoutout to Sam Curry. We are excited to have Sam as a Researcher Ambassador, where he’ll be working to help teach his local hacker community about hacking and bug bounty hunting.
The New Ways Your Boss Is Spying on You
It’s not just email. Employers are mining the data their workers generate to figure out what they’re up to, and with whom. There’s almost nothing you can do about it.
Lora Kolodny
Your employer may know a lot more about you than you think: How often you’re away from your desk. How quickly you respond to e-mails. Even what’s on your computer screen. wsj.com/articles/the-n… via @WSJ
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Netflix raised several red flags in its earnings that mean it might be time to take profits: Analyst
"What happens when competition does become a factor?" says Victor Anthony of Aegis Capital.
Amazon threatens to sue major pharmacy if it prevents PillPack from accessing patient drug data
Amazon's PillPack was informed this week that it will soon be cut off from patient medication data, according to people familiar with the matter.
Today's Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Already Locks in 1.5°C Warming, Study Warns
To stay within the Paris climate goals, coal and other fossil fuel-fired power plants would have to shut down early or be retrofitted for carbon capture.
Foreign Buying of U.S. Homes Suffers Record Drop
Foreign purchases of U.S. homes have dropped by half over the past two years, a fresh blow to the top end of the market in New York City, Miami and cities in California.
Man shouting 'You die!' kills 33 in Japan anime studio fire
TOKYO (AP) — A man screaming "You die!" burst into an animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing 33 people in an attack that shocked the...