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You Can’t Buy EVs Directly from Auto Manufacturers in Iowa … But Maybe Soon

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This odd battle has been going on for so long that I had actually forgotten about it. There’s a quirk in some US state laws that they require automobiles to be sold through 3rd party auto dealers. That is actually rooted in something, in some potential for consumer abuse identified … [continued]

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A Consumer Choice Gap in the Computer Market — And a Simple Fix

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AI is advancing fast. Digital education is expanding. Skills training, technical work, small business digitization, and creator economies are growing across the world — especially across Global South markets. But all of these futures share one very practical dependency: affordable computing devices. Phones connect people. Computers enable them to build, … [continued]

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