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A Supreme Court Phone Privacy Ruling Just Gutted Flock’s Best Legal Defense A solar panel powers a security camera.

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A Supreme Court Phone Privacy Ruling Just Gutted Flock’s Best Legal Defense

Shawn Henry July 17, 2026

Lee Schmidt just wants to drive around Norfolk without a private company logging every trip he makes....

EPA Wants to Rewrite the 2027 Diesel Truck Rule Before a Single Compliant Engine Has Shipped Two semi-trucks driving on a highway.

Two semi-trucks driving on a highway.

EPA Wants to Rewrite the 2027 Diesel Truck Rule Before a Single Compliant Engine Has Shipped

John Lloyd July 17, 2026

There’s something almost comedic about regulators amending a rule for engines that don’t exist yet. The heavy-duty...

A Car Photography Company Just Sued Stability AI and Runway Over 100,000 ‘Stolen’ Studio Shots black DSLR camera

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A Car Photography Company Just Sued Stability AI and Runway Over 100,000 ‘Stolen’ Studio Shots

John Lloyd July 16, 2026

EVOX Productions, the studio photography outfit whose car images show up on more dealer websites and marketplace...

The Senate Votes Next Week on Permanently Banning Chinese Connected-Car Tech, and It’s Not Just About BYD person's hand on steering wheel

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The Senate Votes Next Week on Permanently Banning Chinese Connected-Car Tech, and It’s Not Just About BYD

Shawn Henry July 10, 2026

On July 15, the Senate Commerce Committee will sit down in Room SR-253 and vote on a...

John Deere Just Lost Its Repair Monopoly, and Every Software-Locked Vehicle Owner Should Be Paying Attention a tractor parked in a field with a blue sky in the background

a tractor parked in a field with a blue sky in the background

John Deere Just Lost Its Repair Monopoly, and Every Software-Locked Vehicle Owner Should Be Paying Attention

Shawn Henry July 9, 2026

Deere & Company builds equipment that costs more than most houses, and for years it also decided...