‘Statistics are Human Beings with the Tears Wiped Away’
The counter-top manufacturing industry doesn’t want to protect workers from harm; it wants protection from the workers it harms.
Trump Gives Big Tech Friends an Early Christmas Gift With Order Against State AI Regulations
“This reward to Big Tech is a disgraceful invitation to reckless behavior by the world’s largest corporations,” said one watchdog group.
Instacart Reportedly Using Secret AI-Powered Dynamic Pricing to Jack Up Prices
By Sharon Zhang Republished from Truthout A new investigation has revealed that grocery delivery service Instacart is using a covert, AI-powered dynamic pricing scheme to charge customers different prices for…
The ‘Supercenter’ Effect: How Massive, One-Stop Retailers Fuel Overconsumption − and Waste
The arrival of a supercenter results in a 7% bump in consumer waste, a study found.
Tech Billionaire Marc Andreessen Bet Big on Trump. It’s Paying Off for Silicon Valley
The Trump administration’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been good for venture capitalists like Andreessen, who previously accused the agency of “terrorizing” fintech startups and crypto companies.
Is Your Medication Made in a Contaminated Factory? The FDA Won’t Tell You
For decades, the FDA has blacked out the names of generic drugs on inspection reports for foreign factories that were found to have safety and quality violations.
OpenAI Slipped Shopping Into 800 Million ChatGPT Users’ Chats − Here’s Why That Matters
AI agents are poised to do your online shopping for you, with major consequences for the e-commerce industry – and your ability to make choices.
How Foreign Scammers Use U.S. Banks to Fleece Americans
In the face of some $44 billion a year in pig-butchering scams conducted by Asian crime syndicates, U.S. banks have failed to prevent mass scale money laundering.
‘Consumers Win’ as Supreme Court Rejects ‘Radical’ Attack on CFPB
Amid celebrations over the ruling, one legal expert warned, "Don't confuse 'SCOTUS slaps down a wackadoodle 5th Circuit decision' with 'SCOTUS is more moderate than its critics claim.'"