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A Federal Trade Commission judge on Friday issued an initial ruling against Intuit, the maker of the popular tax filing software against Intuit, the maker of the popular tax filing software TurboTax, saying the company deceived consumers with ads for so-called “free” tax products. CNBC reported. According to CNBC, Intuit violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by promoting “free”
Coinbase has introduced the Stand With Crypto Alliance. It starts with a “TL;DR” (posted yesterday) that said: Today marks the launch of the Stand with Crypto Alliance, an advocacy organization focused on mobilizing the crypto community to directly engage in the legislative process. Join the Alliance to help secure the future of crypto in America by helping drive clear, sensible
The UK's Ofcom has delivered its latest Media Nations report and it is full of interesting detail on the watching and listening behaviours of the British public over the past decade. It's great reading for streaming services but the future's pretty grim for broadcast TV. As a bit of background for non-UK residents, Ofcom is the regulation and competition authority
Coinbase will shut down the Borrow program for retail customers that enabled them to obtain cash loans using bitcoin as collateral, The Block reported. According to The Block, in May, Coinbase said customers would no longer be able to take out new loans with Borrow. Now, the company says loan holders have until November 20 to pay any outstanding balances
Evernote has axed most of its workforce, Engadget reported. In a statement shared with SFGate, Bending Spoons, the Milan-based app developer that bought the company last November said Friday it had laid off nearly all of Evernote’s employees in the US and Chile. According to Engadget, Bending Spoons plans to move most of the company’s remaining operations to Europe. The
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission posted a press release titled: “FTC Says Genetic Testing Company 1Health Failed to Protect Privacy and Security of DNA Data and Unfairly Changed Its Privacy Policy”. From the press release: The Federal Trade Commission charged that the genetic testing firm 1Health.io left sensitive genetic and health data unsecured, deceived consumers about their ability to get
As digital audio continues to gain popularity among consumers, media buyers must understand the full potential of this medium. One often overlooked aspect of podcast advertising is live ad reads with host endorsements. Despite their proven effectiveness, many media buyers are unaware of the benefits they provide. According to recent data from WARC, there is a significant gap between the