Companies lie

[rcjordan]

Bird overstated shared electric scooter revenue for two years - The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/14/23457688/bird-revenue-overstated-shared-electric-scooters-audit

[rcjordan]

Bob Dylan's Publisher Admits $600 Books Had Replica Autographs | Pitchfork

....came with an authenticity certificate from Simon & Schuster

https://pitchfork.com/news/bob-dylans-publisher-admits-600-books-had-replica-autographs/

[rcjordan]

Most Americans Don't Trust Companies to Use AI Responsibly: Study

https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-americans-business-trust-technology-workers-gallup-survey-2023-9

[rcjordan]

California: Cruise Self-Driving License Revoked After It Withheld Pedestrian Injury Footage, DMV Says

https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3ba3/california-dmv-suspends-cruises-self-driving-car-license-after-pedestrian-injury

[ergophobe]

Uber, Lyft to hand back $328M of stolen wages to NY drivers
So much for appy cabbies being 'partners' - Big U kept fares low by making 'em pay fees that riders should have picked up
https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/03/uber_lyft_new_york_back_pay/

HBO CEO Confesses to Trolling Critics With Fake Tweets After Rolling Stone Exposé
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/hbo-ceo-casey-bloys-confesses-trolling-critics-fake-twitter-accounts-dumb-idea-1234868710/

[rcjordan]

>lie

& Cheat

Toyota financing arm fined $60 million by consumer watchdog for car loan scam

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/20/cfpb-fines-toyota-financing-arm-for-60-million-for-car-loan-scam.html


Et tu, Toyota?

[rcjordan]

Companies lie ....and sabotage repairs?

Developing story.


Trains were designed to break down after third-party repairs, hackers find | Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/12/manufacturer-deliberately-bricked-trains-repaired-by-competitors-hackers-find/

[ergophobe]

"the profit system follows the path of least resistance and following the path of least resistance is what makes the river crooked."
  — Utah Phillips

[rcjordan]

Behind the scene of food commercials

https://old.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/18m1h71/behind_the_scene_of_food_commercials/

[ergophobe]

What are you complaining about. I love me some Penzoil on my pancakes. Everyone knows all that sugar in maple syrup will kill you.

[Adam C]

Behind the scene of food commercials

https://old.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/comments/18m1h71/behind_the_scene_of_food_commercials/

True.  My mother worked as a food tech prepping food products for TV commercials in the 1970s.  Blowing cigarette smoke on plates of food to give a hot-from-the-oven impression was a popular trick apparently.

[rcjordan]

>My mother worked as a food tech prepping food products for TV commercials in the 1970

My commercial artist brother sub-contracted with an ad company (Chicago) in the 60s. He told stories of working for days on a team that poured out a bunch of boxes in order to pick and strategically place (with tweezers) sugar-coated corn flakes.

He evolved into air-brushing and food companies were big clients.

[rcjordan]

>Et tu, Toyota?

Systemic?

https://thehill.com/business/4379454-toyota-subsidiary-shuts-down-after-admitting-it-falsified-safety-tests/

Toyota subsidiary shuts down after admitting it falsified safety tests | The Hill

[rcjordan]

https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/starbucks-app-dark-side-unspent-payments-900-million-5-years/

Dark side of Starbucks app: Coffee giant accused of rigging payments to the tune of nearly $900 million over 5 years | Fortune

"Starbucks rigs its payment platform so consumers are encouraged to leave unspent money on their cards and apps"

[rcjordan]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/ftc-orders-intuit-to-stop-pushing-free-software-that-isnt-really-free/

FTC orders Intuit to stop pushing "free" software that isn't really free