Water companies in England and Wales told to pay £158m penalty to customers | Water industry
Water companies in England and Wales will have to return nearly £158m to customers through rate reductions next year after further delays in meeting key targets including sewage spills and leaks. Regulator Ofwat announced penalties as part of that. Annual review of company performance. The report found that companies reduced wastewater spills by just 2% […]
FTX to finally repay customers after bankruptcy plan gets court approval
FTX received court approval for its bankruptcy plan on Monday. This will allow it to repay its customers in full using up to $16.5 billion in assets recovered since the collapse of the once-top cryptocurrency exchange. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge John Dorsey approved the downsizing plan at a court hearing in Wilmington, Delaware, saying FTX's […]
Bank of America Customers Report Zeroed Out Balance in Account
According to CBS News, Bank of America has acknowledged that some customers are having trouble “accessing account and balance information.” The bank said in a statement that it was addressing an issue that prevented “some customers” from accessing their “account and balance information.” According to Outlet. “Some customers today were experiencing issues accessing their account […]
Costco Informs Customers ‘Diddy’ Didn’t Buy His Baby Oil from Them
After news broke that rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs had a large stockpile of baby oil that he used at sex and drug parties, Costco told customers that the music and fashion mogul had purchased baby oil. I told him that I didn't do it. Big box retailers spoke out after Diddy's lawyer, Mark Agnifilo, speculated […]
NYC law on sharing food delivery customers’ data with restaurants is unconstitutional, judge rules
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a New York City COVID-19 law requiring food delivery companies to share customer data with restaurants is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres said the law violates the First Amendment by improperly regulating commercial speech. Her decision marked a legal victory for the three major food delivery companies that […]
600,000 Florida Blue customers could be impacted if a new insurance contract with Baptist Health can’t be reached – WJXT News4JAX
Jacksonville, Florida — Thousands of Florida Blue customers are in limbo as they wait to see whether Baptist Health Systems will remain in their health care payment network. In just seven days, Florida Blue's insurance contract with Baptist Health expires. The two sides are still negotiating a contract, and if no agreement is reached by […]
Huawei angers walk-in customers seeking $2.8K tri-foldable phone
The latest smartphones from Huawei and Apple went on sale in China on Friday, but many fans of the Chinese companies were disappointed to find that the coveted $2,800 models – more than twice the price of the iPhone 16 Pro Max – were not available in stores. At Huawei's flagship store in the southern […]
Avis Rent A Car cyberattack exposes nearly 300,000 customers’ information
Car rental giant Avis Rent A Car has been hit in the latest cyber attack. The New Jersey-based company acknowledged that it had discovered an intruder in one of its business applications. The security incident apparently affected hundreds of thousands of people, with personal information and driver's license numbers being leaked to hackers. For security […]
TD Bank must pay nearly $30 million after sharing ‘inaccurate, negative information' about customers – NBC Philadelphia
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered TD Bank to pay $7.76 million to tens of thousands of victims of the bank's illegal conduct. In a statement released Wednesday, the CFPB alleges that the bank repeatedly provided inaccurate and negative information about its customers to consumer reporting agencies over the years. The information included “systematic inaccuracies […]
DirecTV customers still in dark for Jets-49ers on ‘MNF’ as Disney dispute continues
A key milestone has passed in the cold war between Disney and DirecTV. The Jets-49ers game is set to begin on ESPN and ABC's “Monday Night Football,” but the networks' parent company, Disney, has not yet reached a broadcast deal with DirecTV. The dispute involves ESPN-affiliated networks, FX and the Disney-owned and operated ABC affiliate. […]