Seniors
Home care for seniors may soon come from robotic sensors
When humans can't do it, technology is keeping seniors safe, or at least somewhat safe, at home
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Consumer Protection
This is not satire: CFPB promises to be nicer to banks
Banks will get advance notice of examiner visits to help them help you (or something)
Latino businesses are not only surviving - they're maturing
What needs to change - and what we can do about it
Money
When your landlord Is a private equity firm with a calculator instead of a soul
Why are we letting private equity buy our homes like they're Pokemon cards?
AI/Privacy
Government spyware poses 'grave threat,' report warns; potential user: ICE
Worried about targeted ads? Here's something really worth worrying about
Health
Hot flash - menopause news doesn't tell the whole story
FDA removes Black Box warning from Hormone Relief Therapy packages. Why?
Money
The Trump Mortgage: 600 months of quiet desperation
So, maybe you'd get 288 debt-free months in your lifetime. How's that sound?
Money
Trump snaps food from the mouths of children
White House determined to claw back SNAP benefits as shutdown grinds on
Let them eat cake: Supreme Court on SNAP
The starving plebians can wait, the justices must have time to ponder the legalities
Administration cuts SNAP benefits deeper than necessary, analysis finds
The administration is withholding about one-third of available SNAP contingency funds.
Insurance
Insurance watchdog slams industry for rising costs, unfair pricing
Consumer advocate says insurers exploit mandates, credit scores, and climate change to boost profits
Critics warn of growing government influence over app stores
• Digital rights advocates warn Google’s new global developer registration system will chill innovation and harm privacy • Critics say the plan could cement Google’s monopoly and invite government surveillance • EFF joins F-Droid in urging developers and users to resist centralization of Android’s open ecosystem The Electronic Frontier