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The Federal Trade Commission has put Uber in its sights once again. Bloomberg reported that the regulator is investigating complaints about the Uber One subscription program. Customers alleged that the company signed users up for the service without their consent and made it difficult to cancel their subscriptions. According to documents seen by Bloomberg, the Commission opened this inquiry earlier this year. "We will continue to answer any questions the FTC may have about our cancellation policies, Uber representative Noah Edwardsen told the publication. "The Uber One cancellation process follows both the letter and the spirit of the law: Uber One members can easily cancel their membership in the app in fact, the majority of those cancellations take 20 seconds or less." Earlier in 2024, the FTC ratified a "click to cancel" rule that requires companies make it as easy to end a subscription as it is to start one. The regulator sued Amazon and Adobe for similar claims around their subscription products within the past year. This also isn't the first time the FTC has examined the rideshare company. Uber agreed to a settlement with the agency in 2017 around questions of exaggerating driver income to encourage recruitment. In 2018, the company also reached an accord around a data breach and misconduct in trying to cover up the scope of the problem.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/the-ftc-is-investigating-uber-for-its-subscription-policies-232453366.html?src=rss
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A bathing innovation from the 1970 Osaka World Expo is making a comeback, reimagined for the digital age. Science Co., Ltd. has unveiled the Future Human Washing Machine, an automated bathing system that will debut at the Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025. Unlike its predecessor, the Ultrasonic Bath displayed in Sanyos pavilion over 50 years ago, this next-generation device aims to revive body and mind through an intricate combination of sensors and environmental controls.The machine monitors a users heart rate and other vitals throughout the bathing experience, using the data to control water flow and select visuals projected inside the space. Science Co., Ltd. claims the optimized environment allows people to emerge feeling revived and rejuvenated. Its development team includes Eiji Yamaya, one of the original Ultrasonic Bath engineers.While the original 1970s concept never achieved widespread adoption, its fine bubble technology made its way into showerheads sold by Science Co., Ltd. Beyond next years expo, the Future Human Washing Machine could deliver real value to understaffed care facilities, where time for assisted bathing is frequently under pressure. Given the choice, patients might welcome a gentle and unrushed cleansing experience provided by an automated tub.
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It may not be Black Friday yet, but the holiday shopping blitz is already well underway with some significant discounts on games and gaming devices. Steam is in the middle of its Autumn Sale that runs until December 4 and includes a discount on the LCD Steam Deck. No, its not the OLED Steam Deck, but Steam is offering the 512GB Steam Deck with a 25 percent discount that brings the price down to $336.75. Steams sale also offered the smaller 64GB LCD model with a 15 percent discount for less than $300 but theyve already run out of stock. This may be the best time to pick up a Steam Deck since last summer. In June, Steam knocked down the price of the 64GB variant to just under $300 and the 512GB version for under $400. The 64 and 512GB models are discontinued and wont be available once Steam runs out of stock. The 256GB LCD model is sticking around for a little while longer for those gamers who cant afford the fancier versions. If youre going to buy a Steam Deck, youll need some games to play on it. Steam Autumn Sale also includes some sweet deals on games like Baldurs Gate 3 for $47.99 and Total War: Warhammer III for $23.99 and early access to Supergiants Hades II for $26.99. Steam also has some cool discounts on older games that youve been meaning to play like Double Fines Psychonauts 2 and Ubisofts Assassins Creed: Odyssey for $6 each, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order for $4 and Cities Skylines for $3.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/steams-autumn-sale-sees-deep-discounts-on-lcd-steam-decks-and-select-games-202918983.html?src=rss
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