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CFPB Proposes New Rules on Debt Collection
Federal regulators have proposed new rules on debt collection. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed updates to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act would limit

A/C Units Could Clean Air, Make Synthetic Fuel, Study Says
A recent study suggests air conditioners could convert carbon dioxide into synthetic fuels. Published in the journal Nature Communications, the study’s authors, of the Karlsruhe

Facebook Announces ‘Secret Crush’ Feature
Facebook wants to know its users deepest, darkest secrets. At its annual F8 conference in late April, Facebook announced a new feature coming to its

Reusing Passwords Makes Home Tech Vulnerable — Including Baby Monitors
Home-security systems might be effective at keeping physical intruders out. But they are also liable to hacking. The Washington Post reported last month on a

Lego Bricks Aim to Teach Braille
Visually-impaired children around the world will soon be learning to read Braille with a popular building-block toy. The Lego Foundation recently announced Lego “Braille Bricks,”

Instagram May Toss Out ‘Like’ Counts
Leaked design prototypes show that Instagram may be experimenting with hiding the “like” counts of users’ posts. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong discovered the feature

Nintendo Could Learn From Nickelodeon’s Spongebob-Meme Action Figures
SpoNgEboB got an action figure. That’s not a typing error. Nickelodeon is selling 8-inch figurines of some of the cartoon sponge’s most popular internet memes.

Are Dogs Cleaner Than Beards?
Dogs are cleaner than the average beard, according to a recent study. Researchers compared the number of bacteria found in the fur of man’s best

U.S. Consumers Paying for Washing Machine Tariffs, Study Says
U.S. consumers are spending an additional $1.5 billion a year on washers and dryers as a result of the Trump Administration’s tariffs, according to a

Is New Tech from Elon Musk’s Neuralink ‘Coming Soon’?
A fan on Twitter recently asked Tesla CEO Elon Musk for an update on Neuralink, a neurotechnology company working to develop computers that hook to