If your bank account regularly flirts with negative balances, or you’re just bad at keeping track of your debit card swipes, you’ve probably felt the sting of one of the banking industry’s favorite charges: overdraft fees. Thanks to a rule […]
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President-elect Donald Trump’s victory last week should bring some clarity to Americans with student loans, but probably not in the way they’d hoped. A flurry of Biden administration initiatives and court rulings against them have left millions of borrowers uncertain
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Public health researchers at UC San Diego tested whether 78 online retailers complied with federal and local rules on flavored vaping products. For most, the answer was no. To try to keep young people from becoming addicted to tobacco, Congress
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Weeks after former President Trump survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pa., a video circulated on social media that appeared to show Vice President Kamala Harris saying at a rally, “Donald Trump can’t even die with dignity.” The clip provoked
How to spot deepfakes: Voters are seeing more and fear their influence Read More »
Concerned that Californians were being victimized by novel types of lenders, state lawmakers gave regulators broad power in 2021 to guard against unfair, deceptive and abusive practices in the financial services industry. On Tuesday, the California Department of Financial Protection
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Using an AI-powered app to create fake nude pictures of people without their consent violates all sorts of norms, especially when those people are minors. It would not, however, violate California law — yet. But soon it will. A pair
New laws close gap in California on deepfake child pornography Read More »
With deepfake video and audio making their way into political campaigns, California enacted its toughest restrictions yet in September: a law prohibiting political ads within 120 days of an election that include deceptive, digitally generated or altered content unless the
Judge blocks California law that targeted deepfake campaign ads Read More »
The good news for Californians age 70 and older is that many of them will no longer have to take a test or online course to renew their driver’s license, thanks to a policy change announced this week by the
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Music on demand. Television programs. Mobile phone service. Professional sports telecasts. Audiobooks. News. Videogames. Computer software. A growing number of products and services are being sold by online subscription, offering more convenience and customization but also a new set of
New law makes canceling subscriptions a snap in California Read More »
Coronavirus infections have come roaring back this year, prompting the Biden administration to renew one of its earliest responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Free at-home test kits delivered via the mail. The Department of Health and Human Services is offering
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