Topic: bloomberg investigation
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Phia accused of cookie stuffing for unearned affiliate credit
Phia, a shopping startup co-founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, has been accused of cookie stuffing, a technique that allegedly allowed it to claim unearned affiliate commissions on sales it did not drive, leading to its suspension from the affiliate marketing platform Impact.com. A Bloomb...
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Texas AG sues Meta, alleging WhatsApp lacks true encryption
Texas Attorney General has sued Meta, alleging that WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption is not as secure as claimed, and that Meta can access unencrypted message contents, deceiving users about their privacy. The lawsuit cites Mark Zuckerberg's 2018 Senate testimony that WhatsApp is "fully encrypted...
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Tesla Faces New Wrongful Death Suit Over Door Handles
A wrongful death lawsuit alleges Tesla's electronic door handles failed, trapping a 20-year-old driver inside a burning Model Y after a crash, adding to over a dozen similar fatalities since 2016. The lawsuit accuses Tesla of negligent design, contrasting CEO Elon Musk's safety claims with a hand...
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China Bans Concealed EV Door Handles
China will ban concealed door handles on electric vehicles starting January 1st, requiring mechanical release handles on all vehicles sold in the country to improve emergency egress. The regulation follows safety incidents, including a fatal crash where a Xiaomi SUV's electronic handles failed, t...
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Tesla Redesigns Door Handles After Safety Probe, Bloomberg Reports
Tesla is redesigning its door handles to improve safety and prevent occupants from being trapped, following scrutiny from regulators and public concern. The redesign aims to integrate electronic and manual release systems into a single, intuitive mechanism to enhance reliability, especially durin...
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