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TurboTax forced to stop misleading “free, free, free” ads and pay back $141M

Enlarge / TurboTax products sit on display at Costco on January 28, 2016, in Foster City, California. (credit: Getty Images | Kimberly White ) TurboTax owner Intuit “will pay $141 million in restitution to millions of consumers across the nation who were unfairly charged” and stop its “free, free, free” ad campaign “that lured customers […]

Belkin may not release an over-the-air charging device after all 

Enlarge / Belkin’s SoundForm Elite Hi-Fi smart speaker and wireless charger. (credit: Belkin) The timeline for over-the-air charging in the home just got murkier. On Wednesday, a press release from Israel-based wireless charging company Wi-Charge detailed plans for a partnership with Belkin to launch a consumer product with its technology this year. Belkin is now tempering those […]

Tiny room at Pompeii villa reveals how Roman slaves lived

Enlarge (credit: Pompeii Archaeological Park) Just outside the ancient city of Pompeii, archaeologists recently unearthed a small room where at least three enslaved people lived and worked until Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. The rediscovery of the dreary space near the villa’s stables provides a rare glimpse into the lives of the people at […]