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The Next FDA Chief Has Big Pro-Consumer Shoes to Fill
During his Senate confirmation hearing in April 2017, Dr. Scott Gottlieb committed himself to “the gold standard of safety and efficacy.” Over the past two years

FAA OKs Boeing Software Update in Initial Review
A draft report from a Federal Aviation Administration panel found the revised Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight control systems to be “operationally suitable” to restart

NYC Task Force Struggles to Audit City Algorithms
A New York City task force is reportedly struggling to hold accountable computerized algorithms used by the city government. Created through city council legislation passed

‘Gagging,’ ‘Dental Injury’ Prompt Chips Ahoy Recall
Certain Chewy Chips Ahoy cookie packages have been recalled following reported discoveries of “an unexpected solidified ingredient.” (A note for clarity: Unexpected solidified ingredients —

Lyft Recalls e-Bikes Citing Faulty Brakes
A Lyft-owned company has temporarily pulled its shareable electronic bicycles from three cities due to malfunctioning brakes. The New York Times reported dozens of injuries

Amazon Workers Can Hear Conversations with Alexa
Amazon employees don’t hear everything that Alexa does. But they do hear some of it. Bloomberg recently outlined the program used by Amazon to improve

Apple News Plus Receives Negative Reviews
Apple launched an expanded news service about three weeks ago. So far, reviews have not been kind. Dubbed widely as “Netflix for news,” Apple News

Report projects 75,000 retail closures by 2026
The “retail apocalypse” isn’t over — not by a long shot, according to one investment firm. A recent report by UBS projects that 75,000 stores

Pediatrics Group Urges Recall of ‘Deadly’ Baby Seat
A national pediatrics association has called on Fisher-Price to recall an inclined baby seat that has been connected to the deaths of at least 10

Meet Blue, the Chore Robot
Robotics engineers want to give consumers a hand around the house — two hands, actually. A team at the University of California Berkeley has created