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Rite Aid Banned from Using AI Facial Recognition After FTC Says Retailer Deployed Technology without Reasonable Safeguards

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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Rite Aid Banned from Using AI Facial Recognition After FTC Says Retailer Deployed Technology without Reasonable Safeguards

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024
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Rite Aid will be prohibited from using facial recognition technology for surveillance purposes for five years to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the retailer failed to implement reasonable procedures and prevent harm to consumers in its use of facial recognition technology in hundreds of stores.

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  • Rite Aid will be prohibited from using facial recognition technology for surveillance purposes for five years to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the retailer failed to implement reasonable procedures and prevent harm to consumers in its use of facial recognition technology in hundreds of stores.
  • It also will require Rite Aid to discontinue using any such technology if it cannot control potential risks to consumers.
  • In a complaint filed in federal court, the FTC says that from 2012 to 2020, Rite Aid deployed artificial intelligence-based facial recognition technology in order to identify customers who may have been engaged in shoplifting or other problematic behavior.
  • The company did not inform consumers that it was using the technology in its stores and employees were discouraged from revealing such information.
  • In its complaint, the FTC also says Rite Aid violated its 2010 data security order with the Commission by failing to adequately implement a comprehensive information security program.
  • Among other things, the 2010 order required Rite Aid to ensure its third-party service providers had appropriate safeguards to protect consumers’ personal data.

Home Comfort Experts helps homeowners breathe easy in 2023 with IAQ resolutions for the new year

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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SOUTH BEND, Ind., Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Home Comfort Experts, the preferred local provider of high-quality HVAC, indoor air quality and plumbing service in Northern Indiana and Southwestern Michigan, offers convenient indoor air quality resolutions for the new year that will help homeowners and their families breathe easy in 2023.

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  • "IAQ is often overlooked, but it can have a significant effect on your family's comfort," said Brian West, general manager of Home Comfort Experts.
  • We urge homeowners in our community to take a few simple steps this year that can make a big difference in their quality of life."
  • Since 2006, Home Comfort Experts has specialized in providing residential heating, cooling and plumbing service and maintenance, indoor air quality products and services, and equipment replacement.
  • Home Comfort Experts serves Fort Wayne, Columbia City, Warsaw, South Bend, Mishawaka, Elkhart, Plymouth and LaPorte in Indiana and Niles, St. Joseph, Berrien Springs and Dowagiac in Michigan.

Apple Already Has Greatest Future Vehicle Consideration Among Automakers, Reports Strategic Vision

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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Even though Apple has yet to announce plans to produce an automobile, the brand already has some of the highest future brand consideration among recent new vehicle buyers, according to Strategic Vision's New Vehicle Experience Study (NVES).

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  • Even though Apple has yet to announce plans to produce an automobile, the brand already has some of the highest future brand consideration among recent new vehicle buyers, according to Strategic Vision's New Vehicle Experience Study (NVES).
  • Apple is the 3rd highest brand consideration with 26% of customers stating they would 'Definitely Consider' an Apple branded vehicle in the future; just behind Toyota (38%) and Honda (32%), followed by Ford (21%) and Tesla (20%).
  • For example, over 50% of Tesla owners would 'Definitely Consider' a future Apple vehicle; everyone should be prepared, advises Edwards.
  • Apple has the greatest combined score when looking at the top-box responses of two key measures: Future Consideration ("Definitely Consider," 26%) and Your Impression of Quality ("I love it," 24%).

BLUETTI Shares Gift Ideas to Celebrate Mother's Day

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Friday, May 6, 2022
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If considering something special to show love and appreciation on Mother's Day (officially on Sunday, May 8), then shoppers are in luck.

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  • If considering something special to show love and appreciation on Mother's Day (officially on Sunday, May 8), then shoppers are in luck.
  • BLUETTI has rounded up some gift ideas and will soon announce a new unit.
  • Though no battery is built-in, the AC300 can accept up to four B300 batteries to reach a 12,288Wh capacity.
  • In other exciting news, BLUETTI will launch a #BLUETTIwithMom campaign on Mother's Day, and invite members on Instagram to share the sweetest moment/story with their mom to win a free BLUETTI power station.

PJET Sets Out To Build Multigenerational Brand Serving 500 Million College Student

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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Dallas, Texas, Jan. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Priority Aviation, Inc. (OTC Pink: PJET) (PJET) has a plan to build a branded suite of services for targeting an estimated 500 million college students worldwide today, and their college bound children tomorrow.

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  • Dallas, Texas, Jan. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Priority Aviation, Inc. (OTC Pink: PJET) (PJET) has a plan to build a branded suite of services for targeting an estimated 500 million college students worldwide today, and their college bound children tomorrow.
  • The estimated college student population in the U.S. is 21 million.
  • Smaller colleges with names not as recognizable, which is the vast majority of colleges, remain underserved when it comes to student housing.
  • College student spending power, currently diffused chaotically into a fragmented marketplace, holds the key to the implementation of a better solution for serving the college student community.

Consider Pastures Joins 1% for the Planet as First National Egg Brand to Pledge 1% of Sales to Environmental Causes

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Wednesday, August 25, 2021
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MONROE, N.H., Aug. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Consider Pastures™, producer of Certified Humane® Pasture Raised eggs and the first national egg brand to embrace regenerative farming practices, has joined 1% for the Planet, making it the first egg brand to join the organization's efforts. Consider Pastures' participation includes a pledge to donate 1% of annual sales to support nonprofit organizations focused on environmental causes.

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  • Consider Pastures' participation includes a pledge to donate 1% of annual sales to support nonprofit organizations focused on environmental causes.
  • In contrast to the industrial agricultural farms that currently dominate egg production practices, each Consider Pastures farm operates in a way that improves biodiversity and soil health.
  • Consider Pastures believes that egg production should be part of a holistic farm ecosystem, not an island within it.
  • Today, 1% for the Planet's global network consists of thousands of businesses, individuals and environmental nonprofits working toward a better future for all.

The Topps Company and Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation II Announce Filing of Definitive Proxy Statement in Connection with Proposed Business Combination

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
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The filing can be accessed by searching for Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corp. II on the SECs website at https://www.sec.gov/edgar.html.

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  • The filing can be accessed by searching for Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corp. II on the SECs website at https://www.sec.gov/edgar.html.
  • After careful consideration, the Board of Directors for MUDS recommends that its stockholders vote FOR the proposed business combination.
  • In connection with the proposed business combination involving MUDS and Topps, MUDS filed a definitive proxy statement with the SEC on July 30, 2021 relating to the proposed business combination.
  • The definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials for the proposed business combination will be mailed to stockholders of MUDS as of June 30, 2021, the record date established for voting on the proposed business combination.