Hochul vetoes grocery app price transparency bill

Hochul vetoes grocery app price transparency bill

Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would’ve required delivery apps to show whether online grocery prices match in-store ones, according to State of Politics. Apps like Instacart and DoorDash called the bill unworkable, and Hochul agreed, saying real-time price syncing would be too costly and complex. She warned it could raise grocery prices even…

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'[We] will take the lead'

‘[We] will take the lead’

One automaker is looking to break away from the pack as electric vehicle competition heats up. Kia displayed its full range of European-sold EVs for the first time at the IAA Mobility Show in Munich this September, according to Electrek. The lineup included two new models, the EV2 and the EV5. The South Korean manufacturer…

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The ZoraSafe app wants to protect older people online and will present at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 

The ZoraSafe app wants to protect older people online and will present at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 

Apart from antivirus apps, the cybersecurity industry has traditionally been business to business, with regular internet users left on their own to protect themselves. And older people, who did not grow up with the internet and smartphones, are perhaps the most vulnerable.  ZoraSafe, a startup founded by sisters Catherine Karow and Ellie King Karow wants…

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iPhone 17 Pro Review

iPhone 17 Pro Review

Autumn is here, and as the leaves begin to fall, so too does a new generation of Apple smartphones fall into users’ hands—and this year, the iPhone 17 Pro leads the pack. Last year, Apple shook the tree by adding a new Camera Control button to the right-hand side, alongside the typical new Apple Silicon…

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Two years after school phone bans were implemented in Australia, what’s changed? ‘The impacts were clear’ | Children

Two years after school phone bans were implemented in Australia, what’s changed? ‘The impacts were clear’ | Children

When Australian Christian College, a high school in the Melbourne outer suburb of Casey, implemented a phone ban on its campus, there were multiple reasons for the crackdown. Peer conflicts between students were escalating online, students were struggling to focus and teachers observed “notification-driven code-switching” in their students. “When a phone is within reach, a…

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