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Survey reveals 53% of Indians are seeing ads based on their last private phone conversation
About 53 per cent of citizens said they have had one or more instances in the last 12 months where …
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US-China tariff war could benefit several sectors in India while harming a few others
President Joe Biden imposed fresh tariffs on Chinese products to protect American workers from unfa…
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A legal expert shares how marketing executives can lock in copyright protections for AI-assisted work
Marketers use generative AI to boost productivity but can face legal risks. An intellectual-propert…
Erica Sweeney
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RBI Monetary Policy Meeting: Central Bank likely to keep rates steady
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das will announce the outcome of the first Monetary Poli…
ANI
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This 660-ton pendulum protects Taiwan's tallest skyscraper from earthquakes
Taipei 101's "tuned mass damper" can sway about 5 feet from side to side and absorb up to 40% of th…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Deliberate malicious attempt by Bharti Airtel to defame our consumer friendly tariffs: Reliance Jio to TRAI
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) has written to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI…
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The Sherman Antitrust Act is the first in a line of federal laws protecting consumers from unfair prices
The Sherman Antitrust Act is the first of three major antitrust laws designed to stop anticompetiti…
Coryanne Hicks
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RBI's vigilance: New consumer credit norms to bolster India's financial stability amidst surging loan growth
In a proactive move aimed at mitigating potential systemic risks associated with the rapid growth o…
ANI
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Misleading ads to get ₹10 lakh penalty says govt body insisting 14 cos withdrew COVID efficacy ads after notice
Notices and financial penalties amounting to ₹10 lakh are among the multifold actions taken by the …
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Some student-loan borrowers are getting kicked out of classes and racking up debt after being placed in shady payment plans with minimal legal protection, a federal consumer watchdog says
The CFPB found tuition payment plans can be predatory for student-loan borrowers, piling on late fe…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Russian banks made a record $36.8 billion in profit last year, and even the central bank is surprised by it
The banks' upbeat performance came as "somewhat of a surprise," said a senior Russian central bank …
Huileng Tan
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China's central bank says it will protect consumers as another payment deadline looms for Evergrande
The central bank did not explicitly mention Evergrande, though it was seen as among the most pointe…
Isabelle Lee
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Gambian cough syrup issue: 384 people arrested after 462 samples found spurious
A total of 81,329 drug samples were tested in 2019-20 out of which 2497 samples were declared as no…
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Americans aren't scared of inflation. They already think it peaked.
Inflation is the worst since 1982, but the Consumer Confidence Index rose in December to a five-mon…
Ben Winck
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says more regulatory oversight of centralized platforms is needed because they have the 'most risk for consumer harm'
Coinbase's Brian Armstrong says centralized firms like crypto exchanges, custodians, and stablecoin…
Morgan Chittum
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Prices of tomato expected to come down with increase in arrival of new crop from Maharashtra: Govt to Rajya Sabha
The prices of tomato is expected to come down with the increase in arrival of new crop from Nasik, …
ANI
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Why the government is raising an eyebrow at Gen Z's favorite new way to spend: 'Buy now, pay later'
"We've been flooding the market with all this credit and no one's been keeping track of what's been…
Ben Winck
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Drones: New tool for SDGs — bringing scale, speed and safety in the global pursuit of sustainability
As the battle to protect the environment heats up globally, the drone, despite being majorly touted…
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School kids in China are snapping up 'energy stick' inhalers full of mint and camphor. Local authorities are cracking down.
"Nose-inhaled energy sticks have invaded campuses," Chinese media wrote, as local officials warn th…
Matthew Loh
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Over 27,000 student-loan borrowers are getting $4.1 million in payments in the mail after debt relief companies 'lured' them into 'fake loan forgiveness claims,' a federal consumer agency says
The FTC accused companies of using a "scheme" to trick student-loan borrowers into paying illegal f…