Juul advertised e-cigs to children and paid the price in fines and a broad ban on marketing activity. After years in brand hibernation—a prohibition on actual sales was held while Juul appealed it—the Federal Communication Commission's ban has ended. The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it has reversed its ban on Juul e-cigarettes...

Alex Jones falsely claimed the parents of children killed at Sandy Hook were frauds, and paid the legal price for those lies: a defamation lawsuit that ended up with him owing more than a billion dollars to them. After much wrangling, blubbering and legal manoevering, he agreed Thursday to liquidate his assets, including Infowars. — Read the rest The...

Surfers, prepare to defend your surfboards. Otter 841 made waves (sorry) last year for biting and stealing surfboards off the coast of Santa Cruz, prompting warnings like this one: "Aggressive Sea Otter" warnings are back up along Steamer Lane pic.twitter.com/ah4CL5DFT3 — Native Santa Cruz (@NativeSantaCruz) June 4, 2024 Numerous attempts...

After much fuss, John Deere has divulged a curious piece of information that allows customers the right to (some) repairs. Farm equipment manufacturing giant John Deere has staunchly defended the company's repair monopoly on products that customers had bought outright. One of the reasons they cited for needing control over repairing all facets of Deere...

Now is your chance if you have ever wanted to work for Ikea but would rather not leave your house. Ikea is opening a store in Roblox and hiring paid "co-workers" to staff it. Interestingly, the store is not in Roblox to promote Ikea – it is there to recruit for Ikea.  — Read the rest The post Ikea hiring people to serve virtual meatballs appeared...

A recent regulatory sweep of Japan's auto industry found that the country's biggest car manufacturer, Toyota, lied on safety certification tests. Honda, Suzuki, Mazda and Yamaha were also caught up in the dust. Japanese auto regulatory agencies caught on to the industry-wide swindle after Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu was found to have blatantly falsified...