FCC Mulls Mobile Phone 'Bill Shock' Warnings

The agency is inviting comment about ways to help mobile phone users understand why they're being charged so much.

May 11th, 2010

InformationWeek

The Federal Communications Commission is considering ways to help consumers anticipate exorbitant wireless phone bills.

How Augmented Reality Will Change the Field Service Industry

How Augmented Reality Will Change the Field Service Industry

According to Future of Field Service, Gartner predicts over 50% of field service management deployments will include mobile Augmented Reality (AR) collaboration and knowledge sharing tools by 2025. Download the study now and see how...

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during a Tribal Nations Summit during Native American Heritage Month, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Nov. 15, 2021, in Washington. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, Nov. 23, seeking to block a major U.S. sugar manufacturer from acquiring its rival, arguing that allowing the deal would harm competition and consumers.

U.S. Sues to Halt Sugar Merger

They say it would harm competition.

In this undated combination of photos shown are CVS, Walmart and Walgreens locations. The retail pharmacy chains recklessly distributed massive amounts of pain pills in two Ohio counties, a federal jury said Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021.

Public Nuisance Laws in Opioid Cases Give Hope to Both Sides

The industry argues public nuisance laws simply don’t apply to prescribing and distributing prescription painkillers.

Tesla Putting $1B Toward Texas Factory

It is expected to be .75 miles long.

Dead Crewmembers Stuck Aboard Cargo Ships

Unable to be offloaded, various corpses have been kept in onboard freezers for months.

Feds Sue Truck Maker for Firing Whistleblower

An employee was fired after raising concerns about the company’s COVID-19 policies.

Domestic Automakers Rank Last in Reliability

Only one domestic brand broke the top 10.

Workers 'Treated Like Animals'; Fake Engineer Sentenced; Plant's Note Closure | Today in Manufacturing Ep. 42

Also on the podcast, shape-shifting robots fight cancer, Amazon faces lawsuit over van crash, UAW's toxic culture, space garbage threatens space station and spinning projectiles fast enough to launch them into space.

Thanksgiving Dinner Costs Up 14%

A turkey will likely cost you at least 20% more this year.

It's the 'Great Resignation' for CEOs, as Well

The number of new executives appointed in 2021 surpassed pre-pandemic highs.

Employee Gunned Down on First Day of Work

The shooter and victim, both employees, knew each other outside of work.

Startup Accuses Facebook Parent of Copying its VR Device

The company says Meta’s prototype glove is “substantively identical” to its own.