Recalls
Summer of recalls: Ford, Honda, Stellantis and infant formula
Cars, infant formula, baby wipes among the spate of recalls in recent months
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Insurance
Affordable Care Act enrollment falls by 3 million as premiums double
Families dropping out of Affordable Care Act as premiums rise; what can you do to keep healthcare coverage?
AI/Privacy
Meta wants smart-glasses buyers to pay monthly for a feature their glasses already run
Meta is putting monthly usage limits on Conversation Focus, a smart-glasses feature that helps users hear nearby speech more clearly in noisy places
AI/Privacy
Meta glasses viewed skeptically over privacy & other concerns
How to spot — and respond to — smart-glasses recordingCamera-equipped glasses can look almost identical to ordinary eyewear, making it difficult to know when someone is taking photographs, recording video or using an AI service to analyze what they see. Look for the recording light Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses
Recalls
National Safety Recalls - July 5
Metal grill brushes can cause serious problems if they detach and stick to food. 1.7 million recalled.
Money
Trump Accounts launched Saturday — $1,000 to every eligible newborn
The $1,000 is intended as a starter account. It could become substantial if parents make consistent annual contributions.
Health
GLP-1 Lawsuit & News Tracker: Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound, Trulicity
The GLP-1 family of drugs might be the biggest thing since AI. There have been unexpected benefits and about as many unexpected problems.
Fintech, crypto expose consumers to new risks
Congress moves toward national rules for paycheck-advance appsConsumer advocates warn the bill could weaken state protections and let costly wage-advance products avoid lending lawsConsumerNews.aiJames R. HoodBefore using a paycheck-advance app, ask these questionsEarned wage access apps can be useful in a pinch, but they can also
Bill would ban sale of Americans’ health and location data
A new bill in Congress would bar data brokers from selling or transferring some of the most sensitive information Americans generate every day — including health data, location data and personal information entered into AI systems. The Health and Location Data Protection Act targets the largely unregulated data-broker industry, which
AI/Privacy
Privacy Watch: How to reduce your data-broker footprint
There's no such thing as complete privacy but there are ways to lock down some of your crucial information
Health
$50 Medicare GLP-1 'bridge' presents a difficult entry process
The GLP-1 "bridge" is confusing to get into and its benefits are questionable given its temporary nature.
Recalls
National Safety Recalls - July 3
The latest new and still-active recalls from federal safety agencies