Ajit Pay, FCC Chairman; photo by Tom Brenner, NYT The Chairman of the FCC, Ajit Pai , put forth a motion to repeal the rules that ensured that the internet was open in terms of bandwidth. He vigorously defended the repeal before the vote. He said the...

KTNV report on toy-buying bots Have ever tried to buy concert tickets and have logged in again and again from the moment the ticket sales opened--but have failed to successfully complete a transaction? If so, it is totally possible that tickets were...

DeVos stops implementation of rules to help students PBS NewsHour The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ' s (CFPB) mandate is to protect individuals from corrupt and fraudulent practices by big financial institutions. The 2010 Dodd-Frank Act...

CBS Chicago Harvey Weinstein has been accused by many women of having sexually harassed them. He used his incredible power in the film business to, well, I'm not sure what--but plenty of women felt vulnerable. My twenty-something daughter reports...

California fires 2017 Almost every homeowner has fire insurance...but, is it enough to replace one's home and belongings? Like every contract, the devil is in the details. What is covered?: Assessed value? Original cost? Depreciated cost...

from Fox Soccer The U.S. soccer team will not be involved in the World Cup play-offs for the first time in 30 years. They lost in the men's qualifying event to LAST place Trinidad-Tobago. But Fox Sports was an even bigger loser: " The most...

trailer of Netflix series from YouTube Ozark' s initial reviews described it as being less compelling than Breaking Bad. Therefore , in the era of Too Much TV ( Forbes ), it did not get my attention right away. But a recommendation from a former...

how a Ring doorbell works The Ring Doorbell brings video and smartphone technology to connect a resident to their front door, even when they are not at home. A tenant in Santa Monica installed a Ring doorbell when security gates in her apartment complex...

from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ontario, Canada How much money would it take to justify a murder? This has been a business ethics issue for decades ( e.g. Pinto ). Farmers in Arkansas (and elsewhere) are dealing with this...

image from Kaspersky Blog How could ransomware get any worse? Now it is being reported that ransomware victims are being given a choice: either pay up in bitcoin...or turn on the ransomers to two more potential victims. Popcorn time is the first ransomware...

image from atlantic inkjet, a different toner refill company Refilling toner cartridges at a discount price might not seem like a high priority for the Supreme Court. The issue underlying the case, however, involves rights under patent laws. These...

image from the union campaign New York City freelancers get shorted an average of $6,000 a year by businesses hiring them. When individuals brought this to the attention of the Freelancers Union , an organized effort resulted in a law that gives freelancers...

PM images/Getty images via the podcast linked below NPR's Planet Money posed these questions recently: What is the value of a lost tooth to the tooth fairy...over the last 40 years? What is the value of an "Oxford comma"...when clarity...

Trump's business partners from India Profiting from having a position in the U.S. government is illegal. There is an "Emoluments Clause" in the U.S Constitution--Article I, Section 9, Clause 8: " No title of nobility shall be granted...

from YouTube Alas--I have been once again bamboozled by a online headline, bidding me to click through to another site...that ended up delivering something less than what seemed to be promised. I'd hoped to find a list of currently-in-the-theatres...

image from news.bitcoin.com Charlie Shrem was a Bitcoin entrepreneur and millionaire before he went to prison at age 22. While there, he learned that objects (for example, cans of mackerel) were used as a means of currency exchange among inmates, since...

from the Wall Street Journal The structure of corporation income tax in the U.S. may soon undergo a major, major change. Trump proposes to decrease corporate taxes from 35% to 20%. In order to make up the difference, a Border Adjustment Tax is being...

Engineers' estimate of cost to build border wall In a 2015 Supreme Court decision written by Antonin Scalia, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lost. The EPA had wanted to implement a rule that would have limited the mercury emissions from...

image by Bryan Steffy for Getty Images. This is Kirk Golding, SR Vice President of Silverton Casino Lodge (L) and Lee Amaitis, President & CEO of Cantor Gaming, at the Silverton Casino Lodge on November 29, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Two things...

image from Global Trade Magazine China has consumer protection laws that provide for payments to people who look for goods that are manufactured by generic product makers, and have a fake label slapped on them. Gullible consumers--or those who want...

Patricia Williams--image taken by Jason Henry for the NYT Many employees hesitate to " blow the whistle " on fraudulent practices by employers for fear of losing their jobs. This may particularly be a factor for someone who is the sole source...

Wochit News via YouTube Andrew Caspersen received a four year prison sentence in New York last week for his part in a $38-46 million securities and wire fraud. Judge Jed Rakoff said this was a "lenient" sentence because of Caspersen's...

image from memim.com When relatives are hired by bosses or owners, nepotism exists in the workplace. Employers need to be mindful of several factors in this situation. According to the article linked below, these are the primary factors that need to...

image from Upstart Business Journal Almost all businesses, large and small, have intellectual property and financial records that are stored online. These online assets and resources are vulnerable to being hacked. Artificial intelligence, because it...

A trade agreement is often negotiated and put in place to avert a "trade war." Several such agreements exist ( e.g . TPP , NAFTA ). The possible dismantling of existing trade agreements has been a talking point during the recent presidential...