‘Tesla Killers’ Are Struggling To Live Up To Their Names | Teslarati

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Given the struggles faced by most new electric vehicle (EV) releases over the last few years, it may be time to put away the phrase ‘Tesla Killer’ in favor of a more realistic label like ‘Tesla Kind-of Competitor.’ With brands like Faraday Future and Fisker Inc. already come and (almost) gone in the same EV arena that Tesla continues to thrive in, each new entrant looks to be the next at-risk for being an ‘also-ran’ in the quest for success in the consumer market. Read full story here: ‘Tesla Killers’…

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Verizon Demands $880 From Rural Library For Just 0.44GB Of Roaming Data | Ars Technica

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A small library that lends out mobile hotspots is facing a tough budget decision because one of its borrowers accidentally ran up $880 in roaming fees, and Verizon refuses to waive or reduce the charges. The library has an “unlimited” data plan for the hotspots, but Verizon says it has to pay the $880 to cover less than half a gigabyte of data usage that happened across the border with Canada. Read full story here: Verizon Demands $880 From Rural Library For Just 0.44GB Of Roaming Data | Ars Technica

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The FBI Wants To Collect Social Media Data From Instagram, Facebook, And Twitter | Digital Trends

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The FBI is looking for a partner to collect data from your social media profiles, which could pit it against new privacy policies Facebook agreed to as part of its $5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). A request for proposal posted on Aug. 8 reveals that the FBI wants to hire a third party contractor to help it scrape to social media data “to proactively identify and reactively monitor threats to the United States and its interests.” The document was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.…

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Canada’s New Nationwide EV Tax Credit Bumped Sales By 30%, Report Says | Roadshow

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The Canadian government is hoping to spark the EV revolution in the Great White North with a new EV tax credit. Electric cars are getting more popular in America’s neighbor-to-the-north, thanks to a new country-wide EV tax credit. Here at Roadshow, we talk a lot about EV sales in the US and how various state and federal tax incentives have affected them. Well, guess what, champ — Canada has EV tax incentives too, and we’ll be damned if theirs aren’t working like a dream. Read full story here: Canada’s New Nationwide…

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What’s In Your File? Federal Political Parties Don’t Have To Tell You | CBC News

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Federal political parties are collecting and compiling reams of personal information about Canadians, but unlike businesses and governments, there is no oversight, no requirement they seek consent and no limits on what they can do with it. Federal parties are exempt from privacy laws in Canada, something privacy advocates, as well as federal, provincial and territorial privacy commissioners, have unsuccessfully urged the government to change. Read full story here: What’s In Your File? Federal Political Parties Don’t Have To Tell You | CBC News

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US Issues Final Rules Halting Increase Of Fuel Efficiency Penalties | Engadget

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The Trump administration isn’t deterred by legal attempts to preserve a once-planned increase in fuel efficiency penalties. The NHTSA has issued final rules freezing the fine at $5.50 for every tenth of a mile per gallon a new vehicle consumes above required standards, halting an Obama-era plan that would have gradually raised the penalty to $14. The NHTSA said it was just following Congress’ desire to ensure the rate stayed at the statute’s requirement. Read full story here: US Issues Final Rules Halting Increase Of Fuel Efficiency Penalties | Engadget

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Facebook Will Reportedly Be Fined A Record $5 Billion Over Privacy Mishaps | CNET

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The Federal Trade Commission is expected to hit Facebook with a record-setting $5 billion fine for its alleged privacy mishaps, according to The Wall Street Journal, which reported that commissioners voted this week to approve the settlement with the social network. The Republican majority favored the settlement, according to the report, which cited people familiar with the matter. The commission voted 3-2 to settle, the Journal reported. Read full story here: Facebook Will Reportedly Be Fined A Record $5 Billion Over Privacy Mishaps | CNET

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Border Officials To Start Sharing Data About U.S., Canadian Travellers | CBC News

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Border agents will be able to share information about U.S. and Canadian citizens more freely as the third phase of a 2011 border agreement meant to make it easier for trade and travel across the Canada-U.S. border comes into effect. It was announced on Thursday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Canada Border Services Agency will exchange biographic data, travel documents, and other information related to border crossings of U.S. and Canadian citizens. Read full story here: Border Officials To Start Sharing Data About U.S., Canadian Travellers | CBC News

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Fighting Climate Change May Be Cheaper And More Beneficial Than We Think | CBC News

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Ten years after U.S. cartoonist Joel Pett penned that cartoon, there is stronger scientific consensus than ever that climate change is real, and more and more evidence that fighting climate change has positive side effects or “co-benefits.” Environmental researchers and policy advisers now say it’s crucial to take those into account when making decisions about climate change mitigation and adaptation. Read full story here: Fighting Climate Change May Be Cheaper And More Beneficial Than We Think | CBC News

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Google Confirms Apple iPhone Bricking iMessage Bomb | Forbes

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Google’s Project Zero exists to hunt down zero-day vulnerabilities such as the yet to be fixed Windows 10 security bomb I wrote about recently. But it’s not just Microsoft that comes under scrutiny from the Google security researchers: a vulnerability in Apple’s iMessage has been found that “bricks” an iPhone and survives hard resets, leaving users having to wipe the device and start factory fresh again. Read full story here: Google Confirms Apple iPhone Bricking iMessage Bomb | Forbes

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