The FTC Wants to Make Canceling Subscriptions Easier
A new proposal by the Federal Trade Commission aims to make canceling subscriptions easier for consumers. The “Click to Cancel” provision requires businesses to make the process of ending a subscription as easy as signing up. In 2023, subscriptions are everywhere, and canceling them is…
Will Workers Return to the Office?
Many CEOs across the private sector have voiced their disdain for remote work. Some companies have ended their work-from-home policies, and others adopted hybrid models. But, 2022 Gallup data shows over a third of workers prefer a fully-remote schedule, and 60% prefer a hybrid model….
Florida Startup Building Lunar Data Center Servers
If the Sunshine State is known for anything, it’s the shenanigans of residents that started the legend of Florida man. So it’s more than fitting that a Florida tech startup has the wild goal of building lunar data center servers. Gizmodo reports the startup, called…
Elon Musk is Hurting Tesla With His Political Stance
Elon Musk, the wealthiest man in the world and Twitter’s Chief Executive Officer, said he’s voting Republican in upcoming elections. That opinion has warmed the tech mogul up to conservatives everywhere. However, that’s also alienated his liberal supporters, who are far more likely to buy…
AI in Cars: GM Putting Chatbots in Vehicles
Ars Technica reports General Motors, the company behind Cadillac and Chevrolet, is working on a voice-activated chatbot for future vehicles. Though artificial intelligence is still a ways away from taking over our roads, it can certainly help our ride. So, why does GM want to…
Five French banks raided in alleged tax fraud investigation
Authorities raided the Paris offices of five banks Tuesday on suspicion of tax fraud, French prosecutors said. The raids come as part of five preliminary investigations opened in December 2021 on allegations of money laundering and tax fraud linked to dividend payments, the French National…
Twitter takes legal action after parts of its source code were leaked online
Parts of the computer code used to run Twitter have been leaked online, according to legal filings, in the latest mishap for the social media platform since it was taken over by billionaire Elon Musk. According to the court document, the code was posted on…
Corporate Price Gouging Makes Inflation Worse
Financial Times reports research from the University of Massachusetts shows a strong correlation between increased corporate profits and high inflation. This phenomenon, known as “greedflation,” is partly why butter was 30% more expensive in January 2023 than one year prior. Inflation is slowly coming down…
‘Fugitive’ Do Kwon, wanted over $40 billion Terra Luna crypto crash, arrested in Montenegro
Police in Montenegro have arrested Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon, who is wanted in South Korea in connection with a $40 billion (€37 billion) crash of the firm’s cryptocurrency that devastated retail investors around the world, the country’s interior minister said on Thursday. “Montenegrin police…
The Tech Industry Layoffs Haven’t Stopped
At the end of 2022, every well-known technology company in America seemed to announce a wave of layoffs. And a few weeks into 2023, companies continued cutting even more jobs. Unfortunately, in March 2023, the outlook has not gotten any better. And now, Meta and…
