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Amazon FTC settlement: More Prime members qualify for $200 payoutAmazon will be dolling out additional payments and to more customers as part of its $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.

NBC 5 Chicago20d agoSources (2)Whole story →

Commerce ftc amazon settlement

Lawsuit accuses Starbucks of mislabeling 8 ‘sugar-free’ protein drinksStarbucks is facing a consumer lawsuit over claims that the protein drinks labeled “sugar-free” on its cafe menus may actually contain more sugar than a Reese’s peanut butter cup. The federal lawsuit filed late Friday in Seattle alleges that eight protein beverages Starbucks sells in the U.S. contain varying amounts

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review4d agoSources (2)Whole story →

US inflation rises less than expected in August; consumer spending surgesU.S. inflation increased less than expected in August, which could see financial markets further reduce the odds of another interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve next month.

Reuters2d agoSources (2)Whole story →

Commerce consumer credit report

Scam victim faces $225,000 IRS bill after losing $600,000 to fraudA North Carolina woman lost $600,000 in a pig-butchering scam and later received a $225,000 tax bill from the IRS.

AL.com13d agoWhole story →

Justice tax relief for fraud victims act debate

Amazon, Walmart use dynamic pricing the most, study saysSome officials like Sen. Elizabeth Warren claim that dynamic pricing is exploitative. Others say it's just a part of the free market.

cleveland.com1mo agoWhole story →

Commerce Elizabeth Warren

Rebel Creamery bankruptcy: what to know about the $23.8M judgmentThe Chapter 11 filing came just weeks after a federal court ruled the keto brand had intentionally diluted a rival's trade dress.

MassLive16d agoWhole story →

FTC Is Investigating OpenAI and Anthropic Over Possible Risks to ConsumersThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other artificial intelligence companies over dangers their technology may pose to consumers, the agency said Wednesday.

U.S. News & World Report9d agoWhole story →

Security ftc ai investigation

McDonald's sued over AI tool that recommends prices to US franchiseesMcDonald’s is facing a federal lawsuit that alleges its AI-enhanced pricing tool violates antitrust laws because it shares nonpublic data with competing franchisees.

WDIV ClickOnDetroit2d agoWhole story →

Commerce mcdonald s antitrust lawsuit

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Consumer groups push back on Rail Safety billIs the Railway Safety Act really about safety, or about protecting union jobs from improving technology?

The Boston Herald13h agoWhole story →

Economy rail safety bill debate

Seattle mayor signs grocery ‘fair pricing’ into law, bans surveillanceWith a quick signature, Mayor Katie Wilson made Seattle the first city in the U.S. to ban “surveillance pricing,” a consumer protection and privacy measure she said would stop large grocers from using personal data to charge shoppers different prices for the same product.

Spokane Spokesman-Review20h agoWhole story →

Commerce Katie Wilson seattle fair pricing law signing

States are at a policy crossroads as sweepstakes platforms expandAcross state capitals, lawmakers and regulators are dealing with a rapidly changing digital entertainment market that sits between established consumer industries and emerging technology.

Augusta Free Press1d agoWhole story →

Commerce sweepstakes regulation debate

Lawsuit alleges McDonald's is rigging its prices based on location — and algorithmWhen the first McDonald's restaurant opened in 1940, computers as we know them didn't exist yet. Today, they could be the reason it's seemingly unaffordable to eat fast food. 'AI does not set the price of a Big Mac or ⁠any other menu item.' A lawsuit filed in federal court in Chicago is alleging that higher prices at McDonald's are a result of…

The Blaze1d agoWhole story →

Commerce mcdonald s price fixing lawsuit

FTC Chair Says He's Proud Of Efforts To Protect 'White American Men From Discrimination'Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission Andrew Ferguson said the quiet part out loud.

HuffPost1d agoWhole story →

Commerce ftc controversy

Amazon Beats Tennessee Tax Lawsuit Brought Under Washington LawAmazon.com Services LLC convinced a federal judge in Washington to toss a putative class action alleging that it overcharged certain Tennessee customers for sales tax.

Bloomberg Tax News1d agoWhole story →

Commerce amazon tax lawsuit ruling

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