If you don't want to rifle through your local thrift shops, head to Costco. It has become an unexpectedly great source for ...

Digital design sounds innocuous enough. Dark patterns, less so. That’s the term for user interfaces which nudge or manipulate consumers into making choices they otherwise wouldn’t. You will recognise ...

Many home cooks have Pyrex in their cabinets. They fill the baking dishes with lasagna, measure out oil for making brownies in the brand’s measuring cups, and store leftovers in the signature lidded ...

MediaNama’s Take: The latest LocalCircles audit makes one thing clear: that dark patterns continue to dominate India’s e-commerce landscape. LocalCircles, a citizen engagement and policy feedback ...

Take a look at your retro kitchenware collection. Got any vintage Pyrex bowls stashed away in a cupboard? If so, you might have some valuable collectibles on your hands. Vintage Pyrex is experiencing ...

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Amazon will pay both the Federal Trade Commission and consumers directly to settle a lawsuit alleging that it used manipulative and deceptive tactics to encourage sign-ups for Prime. The settlement ...

Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle charges that it used "dark patterns" to dupe people into subscribing to Prime and thwarted cancellation efforts. The settlement resolves a 2023 lawsuit ...

For a planet already famous for its beauty and mysteries, Saturn just became even more enigmatic. Fresh observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) — the most detailed yet of the planet's ...

Have you ever found it impossible to find the “unsubscribe” button? Maybe you’ve accidentally opted into “accepting all cookies?” Then you may have fallen for a "dark pattern." Dark patterns are at ...

Today in Seattle, the U.S. government and Amazon are making their opening arguments in a case that could change how companies sell you stuff online. The Federal Trade Commission claims that Amazon ...