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Windows Update Proves Incompatible With Older Macs, Update Coming
Mac users with devices made before 2012 might be having trouble with downloading the latest version of Windows. The problem lies in an incompatibility issue

CDC Identifies Source of Salmonella-Infected Papayas
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is warning consumers not to purchase or consume a particular brand of papayas as they are most likely

CFPB Files Two Lawsuits Against Credit Repair Companies
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed lawsuits this month against Lexington Law and Creditrepair.com, two of the largest credit repair companies. The suit claims that

Your Guide to Amazon’s Prime Day
Amazon Prime Day offers enticing deals and discounts on a wide variety of Amazon favorites, exclusively available to Prime subscribers. Prime Day 2019 will began

Latest Google Glass Aims for Industrial Use
Google recently released a new version of the Google Glass, its bulky smart glasses that flopped upon release in 2012. At its initial launch, Google

San Francisco Is First City to Ban Sales of E-Cigarettes
San Francisco recently banned the sale of e-cigarettes within city limits, making it the first city to do so. The ban comes amid increasing concerns

Recall Issued for Thousands of Fireworks
More than 25,000 fireworks were recently recalled by a store in Indiana following an explosion this spring that cost a 12-year-old boy his hand. In

CFPB Holds Symposium to Discuss “Abuse” Classification Under Dodd-Frank
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hosted a Symposium on June 25th to discuss the abusiveness standard under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act. Dodd Frank

Hackers Drawn to Zelle’s Lack of Protections
Data breaches and fraud are two of the biggest challenges that today’s consumers face in terms of privacy, harm, and inconvenience. Recently there have been

Consumers Expected to Spend Nearly $7 Billion on Food for the Fourth
Politicians regularly remind us that freedom isn’t free. Celebrating freedom isn’t free, either. According to the National Retail Federation, which bases its estimates on survey