FTC reports 50% drop in unwanted call complaints since 2021
On Friday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported that the number of consumer complaints about unwanted telemarketing phone calls has dropped over 50% since 2021, continuing a trend that ...
The FTC is preparing to investigate Microsoft’s cloud business
The agency’s antitrust investigation continues Biden administration scrutiny of Big Tech as the industry waits to discover ...
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New US president may have little choice but to squeeze ag’s labor pool
Agriculture’s place as a beneficiary and magnet for immigrant labor will face greater scrutiny, regardless of who wins, after ...
Here’s how to renew your status on the Texas and National Do Not Call lists
The other day, a note about the National Do Not Call list crossed my desk. It made me laugh because suddenly it felt like the early 2000s all over again. Back then, there were few true call blockers ...
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Lyft agrees to pay $2.1 million penalty after FTC says company made 'deceptive' claims about how much drivers can earn
The complaint said the FTC sent a letter to Lyft in 2021 warning the company that it could be liable for civil penalties. "Lyft continued to make deceptive earnings claims in its advertisements ...
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A Robot That Can Fold Laundry—and Much More
Peggy Johnson, Agility Robotics CEO, sits down with WSJ’s Joanna Stern to discuss Digit, her company’s new humanoid robot. How could humanoid robots reshape the workplace? Joanna Stern ...
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Lyft told drivers they could make more than $30 an hour. The FTC says it deceived them.
Lyft Inc. made “deceptive” earnings claims about how much money drivers could expect to make per hour and how much they could earn in special incentives, the Federal Trade Commission said ...
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FTC hits Lyft with $2.1M penalty for luring drivers with false earnings claims
As documented in the FTC’s complaint document, Lyft systematically inflated the incomes it advertised to drivers it was attempting to recruit in 2021 and 2022. For instance, in LA it suggested ...
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FTC Blocks Tapestry-Capri Merger As Tapestry Vows To Fight For The Consumer
Judge Jennifer Rochon sided with the FTC in its allegations that Tapestry ... based on third-party NPD data from 2021 that is both outdated and did not cover the full scope of the handbag ...
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Meet EngineAI All-new Robotics SE01, Successfully Overcomes the Challenge of Natural Gait in Humanoid Robots for the First Time
Shenzhen, China, Oct. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On October 24, 2024, Shenzhen EngineAI Robotics grandly launched its first full-size humanoid robot, SE01, worldwide. With its unique ...
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Grain-sized soft robot delivers multiple medications, guided by magnetic fields
They've painstakingly built a soft robot with the capacity to carry different types of drugs through the body. It's the size of a grain of rice, and can be driven to various internal targets via ...
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Painting by AI robot Ai-Da could fetch more than $120,000 at auction
Sotheby’s will sell its first work credited to a humanoid robot using artificial intelligence (AI) later this month. “A.I. God. Portrait of Alan Turing (2024)” was created by Ai-Da Robot ...