HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 27 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: Attorney General William Tong is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to pass a proposed rule to enable consumers to switch mobile service providers while keeping their existing mobile phones. If adopted, the mobile phone unlocking rule would require all providers to unlock devices within 60 days of activation in most circumstances - reducing consumer cos  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against Evolv Technologies over allegations that the company made false claims about the extent to which its AI-powered security screening system can detect weapons and ignore harmless personal items, including in school settings. In the proposed FTC settlement order, Evolv would be banned from making unsupported claims about its products' ability to detect weapo  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 26 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on Nov. 26, 2024: Attorney General Aaron Frey today announced that he has filed suit in state court against Exxon, Shell, Chevron, BP, Sunoco, and the American Petroleum Institute for deceiving Mainers for decades about the role of their fossil fuel products in causing climate change. The State seeks to hold the Defendants accountable for failing to warn Mainers and concealing their knowledge about th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Mary E. Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications Seven U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) researchers were named Laboratory-University Collaboration Initiative (LUCI) fellows for the class of 2025 in a Defense Department (DoD) announcement Nov. 18. LUCI fellowships engage prominent university researchers and their students, immerse them in the DoD research environment,   more