A start-up wants to attack local food stores and customer's privacy. You won't be able to buy from them without identifying yourself, it seems.

In addition, it would put hundreds of thousands of people out of work. Maybe millions of them.

Instead of concerning themselves with these injuries to society, the discussion is about whether the term is somehow insulting to Hispanics. It's a great way to distract from the danger of making them unemployed.

New tests for diesel cars, intended to measure emissions accurately by measuring them on the roads, still include ways for the manufacturer to supply a misleadingly low figure.

Amazon shamelessly asked various US cities to compete to offer it the biggest possible tax break for siting its sub-headquarters there.

I've proposed to (effectively) ban such proceedings by requiring cities and states to get permission from competing cities and states for any special tax or subsidy deal to be offered to any private business. But we can draw a further lesson: we need to get rid of companies that would drive cities or states into a competitive frenzy.

Asia's Glaciers to Shrink by a Third by 2100, Threatening Water Supply of Millions.

In the Netherlands, the train and bus payment card was handing over students' travel details to another agency without a warrant. A court has ordered it to stop.

That's a good decision, and the article explains why. But it does not go far enough. Public transportation should be anonymous.