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FTC expands rules to hold tech support scammers accountable

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can now go after scammers posing as tech support providers even if it's the consumer who called them up. It has just approved...

FTC warns that companies don’t disclose how long connected devices will be supported

The US Fair Trade Commission published a that found 89 percent of connected devices do not detail how long the item will receive software support. The study...

Meta will have to defend itself from antitrust claims after all

The Federal Trade Commission will get a chance to argue its case for Meta’s breakup in court. On Wednesday, US District Judge James Boasberg allowed the FTC’s lawsuit...

Lyft will have to tell drivers how much they can truly earn, with evidence

Lyft has agreed to to tell its drivers how much they can truly earn on the ride-hailing platform — and back it up with evidence — as part...

Of course telecom companies are suing the FTC to block the new ‘click-to-cancel’ rule

An industry group representing telecom providers like Comcast and Charter has sued the FTC to “click-to-cancel” rule, . The NCTA, formerly known as the , filed the...

FTC ratifies ‘click-to-cancel’ rule, making it easier for consumers to end subscriptions

The Federal Trade Commission has made it easier for consumers to cancel subscriptions. In a decision that went down along party lines, the agency voted to ratify a...

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Tesla found partially liable for a deadly 2019 crash

A jury in Florida has found Tesla partially liable for a 2019 crash involving the company's Autopilot self-driving feature, The Washington Post reports....

GOG is giving away a selection of adult games to protest censorship

In partnership with developers, game marketplace GOG (Good Old Games) has launched a new website called FreedomtoBuy.games that'll let you download select "adult"...

Anthropic Revokes OpenAI’s Access to Claude

Anthropic revoked OpenAI’s API access to its models on Tuesday, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell WIRED. OpenAI was informed that its...