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A study shows cars are being repossessed at a shockingly high rate through the first half of 2024, exceeding pre-pandemic levels. Car prices have skyrocketed in recent years. Not everyone can afford those monthly payments, a new study shows. Recent data from Cox Automotive shows auto repossessions are up 23 percent compared to last year. That's a significant jump, taking repos to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Auto Repossessions Are Soaring

They say that the cars of tomorrow will be like "smartphones on wheels," and when it comes to modern electric vehicles in particular, many of them are already there. But that also means that cars are as adept at collecting your personal data as any of your favorite gadgets—and not necessarily without any guardrails around where that data goes. Now, thanks in large part to reporting by the New York Times, two U.S. senators are urging the government to crack down on how car data gets collected and sold.

Car Companies Know When You Speed. Then They Sell That Data

Full-size pickup trucks absolutely dominate American roads, and Detroit-based brands historically dominate the segment. It's been like this for decades, but Toyota is on the cusp of something extraordinary. Tundra sales are growing, and so is its market share. In fact, S&P Global says the Tundra market share has surpassed...

The Toyota Tundra Is Beating Ram in Market Share

Over the last few years, Ford made an aggressive push to get more EVs on the road—as did many automakers. But as we've seen elsewhere, companies are starting to roll back EV plans as customer demand wanes. Ford is the latest to admit it might have been too aggressive in its EV push.

Ford: EV Goals Were 'Too Ambitious' In Europe

While the driving masses are gradually becoming aware that automakers are using connected vehicles to sell off user data to third-party data brokers, there isn’t a lot of public information on exactly how this business is being conducted. However, headway is indeed being made. A letter to the Federal...

Driving Dystopia: Automakers Selling User Data for Pennies, Senators Ask FTC to Get Involved

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Hot on the heels of the electric Cadillac Escalade IQ, the luxury automaker is updating its gas-powered behemoth for 2025. The Escalade has a new face, a massive touchscreen, and for all you enthusiasts out there—the Escalade-V sticks around for another year. If the gas Escalade looks a lot...

2025 Cadillac Escalade: This Is It

The US Sun

AMERICANS have the opportunity to claim thousands of dollars after a data breach. CGM, a services solutions company, agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve consumer concerns about the data breach in a class action settlement. The settlement benefits consumers who received a data breach notification from CGM. Those eligible...

Americans can claim payment worth $4,400 from $1.5m data breach settlement – the more proof, the more money you get

The Independent

At least 16 nurses have taken their own lives while under investigation by the UK’s scandal-hit nursing regulator, it has been revealed. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has faced criticism after a review found its “toxic” culture was putting the public and those it regulates at risk.The review, prompted by The Independent’s investigations of whistleblower claims and led by former public prosecutor Nazir Afzal KC, revealed that in the last year, six nurses took their own lives while under investigation. It warned long delays by the regulator were “leaving people in limbo”, with investigations taking years to conclude.Now, following...

Sixteen nurses in five years took their own lives while under investigation by scandal-hit regulator

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Google has been ordered to pay out $700 million to consumers and the states after being found guilty of violating antitrust laws and engaging in anti-competitive practices. Google Forced to Pay Out $700 Million The US Department of Justice and several states sued Google four years ago, accusing the tech giant of abusing its power […]

Google Forced to Pay Out $700 Million: Consumers to Receive $2 Minimum Payout After Antitrust Violations

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Roush Performance has been upgrading Mustangs and selling parts for the pony car for nearly three decades. The seventh-generation Mustang arrived for the 2024 model year, and the aftermarket specialist is ready to wring every bit of power out of Ford's 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 engine. It has a new supercharger kit available that can increase the GT's output by a whopping 330 horsepower and 195 pound-feet of torque.

Roush's New Supercharger Makes Your Mustang as Powerful as a GTD

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Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

TechRadar

The recent data breach at debt collection agency Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) was a lot bigger than initially thought, the company has revealed.After first reporting some 1.9 million victims were affected in the incident, the company now says the actual number may be more than 4.2 million.In late April 2024, it was reported that FBCS suffered a cyberattack two months prior, with the company noting in a breach notification letter sent to affected customers an unnamed threat actor dwelled in its IT systems for two weeks, harvesting people’s full names, social security numbers (SSN), birth dates, account information,...

Millions more victims exposed in debt collection agency data breach

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The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

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Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas, a $1.35 billion behemoth of the sea, has recently been introduced to the world since its maiden voyage on July 19th. The ship, boasting nearly 5,700 passengers and a crew of over 2,200, offers an array of amenities designed to cater to multi-generational families on shorter 3- and 4-day itineraries.

Cruise Passengers Not Happy About Feature on World's Newest Mega Ship

Porsche admitted this week that its electrification plans might be too ambitious. Automakers selling EVs have seen a slowdown in sales, and many are reconsidering their future product plans. The fourth-generation Cayenne will debut in the second half of the decade as an all-electric vehicle, but the automaker will also continue to offer a third-generation, gasoline-powered model alongside the new one.

The Porsche Cayenne Will Keep Its V-8 Past 2030

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Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

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China-based electric truck startup Windrose Technology Inc. plans to build a manufacturing plant in Savannah, Georgia, for its line of semi-trucks, according to Reuters. Officials for Windrose said they have 6,400 existing orders for Class 8 EV trucks, with the majority of orders coming from U.S. companies. “The U.S. market...

Chinese Class 8 EV truck maker plans to build factory in Georgia

The older I get, the fewer screens I want to have shoved in my face. It's a problem for someone who spends many hours a day in front of a computer. As much as I love cars, the obsession some automakers have with screens is diminishing the excitement generated by a new model's launch. When the A5 debuted earlier this month, it had to have an extra display just for the passenger for some reason.

The New Base Audi A5 Shames You for Not Getting the Passenger Screen

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Automakers Sold Your Data for Pennies [Update]

In a letter to the US Federal Trade Commission late last week, US Senators Ron Wayde and Edward Markey revealed that Honda and Hyundai sold driver...

Automakers Sold Your Data for Pennies [Update]

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