Tesla users claim Tesla force-installed software to cut down on battery range, rather than replace the batteries.

A US judge ruled that transgender students have the right to use the toilets corresponding to their gender identities.

This decision is only tentative, since the appeal is likely to go up to the Supreme Court, which is dominated by right-wingers.

Proposing an ecological-social curriculum to complement the Green New Deal.

Extending the same ideas into computing, it incorporates the free software movement.

Cars nowadays send lots of data to the manufacturer through a cellular data connection. A proposal in Massachusetts would require manufacturers to give users access to that data — through a nonfree app.

Yuck! This is oppressive practice of the Internet of Stings: making you communicate with the products you own via the manufacturer's server.

The cellular data connection enables the phone network to track the car's movements, but it wouldn't surprise me if the data includes GPS location. (Does anyone know for a fact?)

The right thing to require is that the car offer a data-only interface, such as a slot to put a memory chip into and the car will write the data on it. This way you could show that data to an independent repair shop when you want to, even though you disconnected the cellular data antenna and the GPS antenna just after you bought the car.

(satire) infant-mobility giant Graco issued a recall of several stroller models Thursday after discovering that the company’s branding was not visible enough.

Viewing logos from the earliest age is now considered crucial for babies' mental development.