Hospitals profiting from private cord blood bank didn’t disclose financial ties to patients

Two Toronto hospitals that have a financial relationship with a private company that banks blood from babies’ umbilical cords say they need to be more upfront about their affiliation after an investigation by CBC’s The Fifth Estate raised questions about their practices.

Judge orders EPA to disclose any science backing up Pruitt’s climate claims

Enlarge (credit: Gage Skidmore / Flickr) In March 2017, Scott Pruitt, the new administrator of Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency, appeared on CNBC and said that carbon dioxide was not known to be a major factor in climate change. “I would not agree that it’s a primary contributor to the global warming that we see,” […]

CIA Director Mike Pompeo failed to disclose business link to China

Joe Raedle / Getty Images CIA Director Mike Pompeo failed to disclose links to a company owned by the Chinese government during his 2017 confirmation. The CIA defended Pompeo’s omission saying, “He would have no reason to know details on the layers of companies” that worked with a business he ran in Kansas. But in […]

Apple now requires that games disclose odds of ‘loot box’ rewards

Apple has always operated its app business with an eye to protecting its customers from potentially shady business practices. From early guidelines around app content to more recent bans on misleading apps, Apple has a heavier hand in what shows up in the App Store. Now Apple has added a new requirement for games that […]

DOT Drops Proposal Requiring Airlines to Disclose Baggage Fees

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