Escape From the Box

New technology and old tactics have made buying a car a death march of deception. Jase Patrick, who spent 15 years in the business, reveals the dealer secrets.

The American Prospect

Well, that's a bit of a sobering read.

I stumbled upon LLM Kryptonite and no one wants to fix it https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/23/ai_untested_unstable/

#AI #Feedback #CustomerService #BusinessPractices

I stumbled upon LLM Kryptonite – and no one wants to fix this model-breaking bug

Neural nets with flaws can be harmless … yet dangerous. So why are reports of problems being roundly ignored?

The Register
Why is it considered standard or fair business practice to make consumers wait up to 10 days to receive their refund, while payments to the other party are credited immediately? #refundpolicy #consumerrights #businesspractices #fairness #paymentprocessing
Best Business Practices: Honesty - online retailer Galaxus displays warranty score and return rate as part of product description https://www.galaxus.ch/en/page/refreshingly-honest-digitec-galaxus-now-displays-warranty-score-and-return-rate-25950
#businesspractices #business #retail #consumerprotection
The Price Is Not Right - Right to Repair Europe

This article exposes the unfair reality of spare part prices. To make repair affordable, we need reasonable prices for original parts, clear acceptance for the use of compatible parts (third party, used or 3D-printed) and a solid ban on parts pairing.

Right to Repair Europe

Justice #Engoron has been overseeing the #Trump #fraud matter for 3 yrs. When the state AG, #LetitiaJames, was conducting her #civil investigation into Trump’s #BusinessPractices, the #judge resolved disputes over evidence. Then, after she filed the resulting lawsuit a year ago, the judge began hearing arguments & ruled on pretrial litigation.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/nyregion/arthur-engoron-fraud-trial-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Who Is Judge Engoron? The Jurist Presiding Over Trump’s Fraud Trial

Justice Arthur F. Engoron, a fan of puns and pop culture, will decide the fate of the former president’s family business at his civil fraud trial.

The New York Times
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Does anyone (preferably an employee and a woman and/or a #LGBTQIA2S+ person) know if #Blizzard has cleaned up their trash behavior towards #women (including #trans women) and #Queet people?
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I would like to play #Diablo4, as I have been playing the series since the #beta for the original #Diablo #VideoGame on #PC, and I have logged umpteen thousands of hours on them all. I still have my original #Diablo2 discs, and install it on my desktop every so often.
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I want to play the game, but not enough to stand with shitty companies and their #abusive #businesspractices, so I will not be buying it unless I know that they have cleaned up their act.
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#Employers #Coding #GirlGeeks #Nerds #Geeks #GirlsWhoGame #GamingGirls #GamerGirls #PCMR #PS4 #StandWithWomen #TalkWithYourWallet #Business

Today, two people left the company I work for. No communication whatsoever to the staff from #HR or #management regarding their departure. What does this communicate to the rest of the staff about how the organization really feels about its employees?

#businessprocess #businesspractices #peoplemattermost

Emergency rule seeks to limit access to certain procedures for transgender Missourians • Missouri Independent

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey released an emergency rule seeking to make it harder to access gender-affirming care.

Missouri Independent
⁦@[email protected]⁩ has agreed to change some #BusinessPractices in the #EuropeanUnion as part of legally binding commitments with the #EU. Amazon will need to abide by the commitments for between five and seven years or it could face hefty fines. https://www.engadget.com/amazon-eu-european-commission-antitrust-settlement-third-party-sellers-160026620.html?src=rss #Antitrust
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