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Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. 2017

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Peopletrail actively tracks the regulatory and legal environment that surrounds employment and criminal background screening. This new policy does not apply to departments that deal with public safety and it also does not apply to private-sector jobs. The change is part of a final rule to take effect on Jan. California.

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Top Factors Affecting EV Adoption

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If drivers cannot charge their vehicles, or the incentives are not in place to spur behavior change, they can’t be expected to adopt EVs at the rate seen in other parts of the world, particularly China and the EU. Several other states, including Massachusetts and New York, are expected to follow suit.

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Worldwide Campaign for Neurorights Notches Its First Win

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It also states that neural data will be considered equivalent to a human organ—which would prohibit the buying or selling of such data. Rafael Yuste , cofounder of the NeuroRights Foundation , in New York City, believes that the technology is forcing such questions upon us. Neuroscience is not just another field of knowledge,”.

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BMW unveils the production i3 in New York, London and Beijing; efficiency, dynamics and a supporting ecosystem of services

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In a simultaneous—and video linked—unveil in New York, London and Beijing, BMW introduced the production version of its i3 battery-electric vehicle on Monday. These laminates form the raw material for the manufacture of CFRP parts and components at the BMW plants in Landshut and Leipzig. Click to enlarge.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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In contrast, Whittingham’s new chemistry produced an astonishing 2.4 In the winter of 1973, corporate managers summoned Whittingham to the company’s New York City offices to appear before a subcommittee of the Exxon board. “I Goodenough was familiar with Whittingham’s work, in part because Whittingham had earned his Ph.D.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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Lowe's plan for the PC called for buying existing components and software and bolting them together into a package aimed at the consumer market. In reality, customers were buying 200,000 PCs per month by the second year. People could buy the machines at ComputerLand , a popular retail chain in the United States.

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A Mexican Drug Cartel’s New Target? Seniors and Their Timeshares

Baua Electric

Cartel employees posing as sales representatives call up timeshare owners, offering to buy their investments back for generous sums. The scam represents the latest evolution of the Jalisco New Generation, which is entrenched in both illegal and legal sectors of the economy. The operation is relatively simple. officials say.

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