Local residents who use DoorDash and Uber Eats are voicing their concerns after Senator Elizabeth Warren and others wrote to the platforms calling out their use of hidden junk fees.
The Biden administration’s war against junk fees has taken to the skies. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it has finalized new rules requiring upfront notification and disclosure of “surprise junk fees” when travelers purchase airline tickets. “The rule requires airlines and ticket agents to tell consumers upfront what fees they charge for a first or second checked bag, a carry-on bag, and for canceling or changing a reservation,” reads a press release...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday voted to approve a regulation that will reinstate net neutrality rules that allow the agency to regulate broadband internet access as a telecommunications service. Net neutrality rules were first imposed during the Obama administration in 2015 but were repealed in 2017 after the Trump administration flipped control of the FCC, which returned broadband internet to being regulated as an information service. With the Biden administration...
A new rumor claims Disney Plus plans to add a few genre-based, cable-like programming channels.
Zomato has increased the platform fee it levies on customers for food delivery by 25% to Rs 5 per order effective April 20, according to information on the Gurugram-based company's app and people in the know.The platform fee —a per-order flat charge — has been increased in Zomato's key markets including the National Capital Region, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Lucknow.According to one of the people, Zomato services 2.0-2.2 million orders per day, and an increase of Re 1 for a large order...
The US Federal Communications Commission voted to restore controversial net neutrality rules rescinded in 2017 during the administration of former President Donald Trump, a decision which could put it at odds with broadband service providers.
Rhythmic activity during sleep may get fluids in the brain moving.
How will Biden conceal the inflation rampaging throughout his term? The latest scheme appears to be draining the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the last drop. It’s already down to 17 percent, because Biden opened the spigot when his idiotic sanctions on Russian energy back in 2022 boosted prices at the pump into the stratosphere, always a terrifying development for homo politicus. Biden tamed gas prices by emptying most of the SPR. Now he may finish it off, because no, he can’t have gas prices...
People visiting Venice for a day will pay a fee for a limited time as part of pilot program.
SAN FRANCISCO >> The FCC today restored “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as Comcast and AT&T from favoring some sites and apps over others.
The 3-2 vote is a victory for Democrats, who have long supported stronger