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Tips on how to avoid scams when back-to-school shopping
Microsoft moves closer to completing $69 billion Activision takeover after court rebuffs regulators
How to protect yourself from ‘deepfake’ AI robocall scams
Amazon is accused of enrolling consumers into Prime without consent and making it hard to cancel
Amazon to pay $31 million in privacy violation penalties for Alexa voice assistant and Ring camera
DC attorney general pens support of proposal to ban employee noncompete clauses
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Thousands who paid for ‘get-rich-quick’ training program can have debts wiped out, FTC says
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