FTC removes Lina Khan-era posts about AI risks and open source

One post, authored by Khan’s staff, was published on January 3, 2025, with the title “AI and the Risk of Consumer Harm.” It ...

Woman loses life savings and husband’s insurance after falling for scammer impersonating feds: ‘I couldn’t believe it happened’

Since 2020, there has been a fourfold increase in over-60s losing at least $100,000 to scams involving impersonations of ...

Better Business Bureau: FTC says clinic misled people struggling with substance abuse

The FTC has settled charges with a Florida-based company it alleged violated the Opioid Addiction Recovery Fraud Prevention ...

Scam concerns amid government shutdown, some FTC services closed

Congress remains deadlocked, and we now are entering a third week of the federal government shutdown. Lawmakers are at odds ...
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"Deloitte Issues Refund for Error-Ridden Australian Government Report That Used AI"

Financial Times (Ellesheva Kissin) reports: The Big Four accountancy and consultancy firm will repay the final instalment of its government contract after conceding that some footnotes and references ...

You can't report fraud to FTC during shutdown, agency says

The FTC's fraud reporting website and registry that lets you opt out of telemarketing won't be available during the shutdown, ...