Phoebe Gates knew Phia shopping app took credit for sales it didn’t drive

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The feature drove about 51% of Phia's June merchandise value and was disabled only after Bloomberg's July inquiry, despite publicly claiming a bug…

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FTC Strikes Deals to Ignore Unlawful Credit Discrimination

The agency signed agreements to not enforce parts of three federal court orders against auto dealers accused of discrimination—and didn’t notify judges or at least one of its coplaintiffs.

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Nintendo shares pop 7% after 'Pokémon Pokopia' sales top 5 million

Nintendo has been grappling with rising memory prices which forced the company to raise prices of its Switch 2 console which went on sale just over a year ago.

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Monsoon-driven wildfires may have shaped human evolution

A reconstruction of East Africa's environment 1.75 million years ago suggests wildfires spiked during wetter times, which may have influenced human evolution…

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