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Google was accused of overcharging Android app developers for over a decade, leading to inflated prices on the Play Store for about 20 million U.K. customers. The U.S. giant’s 30% levy for digital purchases violated competition law and consumers affected …
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U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley are questioning six insurers, including State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. and Allstate Corp., over concerns about a growing number of claims that are closed without payment to policyholders. Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, …
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South Korean regulators urged financial institutions to promptly complete internal security inspections and report the results to authorities after a series of cyberattacks led to personal data breaches across the industry. “The entire financial sector should carry out swift and …
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San Diego County has filed a lawsuit against mobile advertising technology company AppLovin Corp., alleging that it bypassed parental controls to serve ads for adult dating services, alcohol, vaping and graphic sexual content in games played by children. AppLovin, which …
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Starbucks has been sued by consumers who said the coffee chain falsely advertised eight protein beverages as “sugar-free” because they contain lactose, a naturally occurring sugar in milk. Related: Starbucks Settles Florida Lawsuit Claiming Diversity Policies Were Illegal According to …
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McDonald’s has been sued in federal court in Chicago in a proposed nationwide class action alleging the fast-food company illegally coordinates menu prices across its franchises and company-owned restaurants through an AI-powered pricing system. The lawsuit, filed on Friday, said …
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More than a decade into a downturn caused by tax hikes, economic and political shocks, London’s high-end housing market has a new villain to contend with — intractable heat and flood risks. The assessment comes from Prime Purchase, the branch …
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The key issue before the justices is whether climate lawsuits can be brought under state tort law, or if federal law preempts that.
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The nation’s flood insurance program struggles to balance affordability, flood protection and cost to taxpayers, leaving millions vulnerable at a time when climate change is driving flood risk higher. Nationwide, just 2.4% of properties are covered by 4.5 million federal …
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FBI and U.S. Coast Guard investigators have found evidence that hackers accessed the propulsion system of an oil supertanker as it was approaching the Texas coast this summer, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter, an extraordinary breach that …
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