The Straits Times

3 retailers caught using misleading website features such as fake visitor counts, countdown timers

SINGAPORE – Three online retailers have been caught using misleading features to influence shoppers by Singapore’s consumer and competition regulator. The companies were found to have used misleading ...
The Star

Three Singapore retailers caught using misleading website features such as fake visitor counts, countdown timers

Misleading features included fake visitor counts, fabricated countdown timers, and false discount claims were used to create fake urgency and demand. -- PHOTOS: COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION OF ...
This is Money

Emma Sleep agrees to stop using 'illegal' pressure selling tactics after court action

Emma Sleep has agreed to stop using certain 'illegal' sales practices following a court settlement, the Competition and Markets Authority said on Thursday. Emma Sleep admitted it broke consumer law by ...
Android Police

The 6 Android Focus mode combinations I use to stay sane and reachable

I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the minute changes in apps and software updates that most people would ...
News Medical

How Nasal Spray Use and Overuse Affects the Nose

Nasal congestion happens when passages in the nasal cavity are blocked. 1 When nasal passages are blocked, nasal breathing can be more challenging, meaning it is harder to breathe through the nose. 1 ...

Bari Weiss shakes up ‘60 Minutes’ with a new executive producer; Cecilia Vega and Sharyn Alfonsi exit

CBS News chief Bari Weiss is shaking up “60 Minutes,” replacing veteran executive producer Tanya Simon with outsider Nick ...
CNET

Your Phone Has Built-In Tools to Help You Use It Less. Here's How to Find Them

Katelyn is a reporter with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and video generators. Her work explores how new AI technology is infiltrating our lives, shaping the content ...

Mitch Marner (hat trick), Knights hold off Canes in 2OT for series lead

Shea Theodore scored at 5:38 of the second overtime and Mitch Marner recorded the fastest hat trick in Stanley Cup history in the second period as the Vegas Golden Knights recovered from blowing a 4-0 ...

Commentary: Deborah and Ava aren't done: 'Hacks' delivers a fairy-tale TV finale

After five seasons, the HBO Max series starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder has reached its end; Times critics Robert Lloyd and Mary McNamara discuss the show's legacy and finale.
Visual Studio Magazine

Developing Agentic Systems in .NET: From Concept to Code

ZioNet founder Alon Fliess previews his Visual Studio Live! San Diego session on building true agentic systems in .NET -- covering the cognitive loop, MCP tool integration, multi-agent orchestration ...
Investopedia

Limitations of Net Present Value in Investment Decisions

Chris Gallant, CFA, is a senior manager of interest rate risk for ATB Financial with 10 years of experience in the financial markets. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), licensed ...