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Bank of America Fined $150 Million for Overusing Overdraft Fees

Bank of America was ordered to pay $150 million in fines for double-charging customers, withholding promised reward bonuses for credit card holders, and opening thousands of bank accounts under customers’ names without their knowledge, a federal investigation revealed. Teyonah Parris and John Boyega on Working With Jamie Foxx | io9 InterviewThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced its findings in a news release on Tuesday, saying Bank of America customers were charged overdraft feesmultiple times after a

After lawsuit, Jon & Vinny’s adds language on customer checks to explain 18% service fee

Nearly two weeks after former servers at Jon & Vinny’s filed a class-action lawsuit against the popular Italian American restaurant, alleging that the establishment violated California gratuity laws, the restaurant changed the language tacked on to the end of customer bills regarding its 18% service fee.At the bottom of customers’ checks, it now reads: “The service charge is not a tip or gratuity, and is an added fee controlled by the restaurant that helps facilitate a higher living base wage for all of our…

Tamil Nadu Govt Amends Rules for EVs and Green Fuel Vehicles, Does Away With Permit Fee

The government order is all set to pave the way for registration of battery-operated vehicles as transport vehicles in the state. (Representative image/News18)All battery-operated transport vehicles and vehicles driven on methanol and ethanol fuel, except goods vehicles whose gross vehicle weight is below 3,000 kg, should be issued permit without payment of any fee, said the orderThe Tamil Nadu government has issued an order that permits shall be given for battery-operated vehicles and vehicles driven on ethanol and…

Costco Puts a Stop to Sharing Membership Cards

Costco members should be wary of sharing their cards with friends or family as the company takes action against non-members. The company announced on Tuesday that it is cracking down on card-sharing, and members will soon be required to show proof of identification at the checkout counters before they can make a purchase.This Summer’s Hottest UmbrellaWhile the company has not confirmed when the new policy is expected to start, customers should reconsider using a borrowed card or risk being turned away at the counter.…

Use Grubhub? This trick gets you free delivery for two years

It’s Friday night. You’re tired from a long work week. You decide to treat yourself to a nice meal from that cool new spot across town, but you’re already in your pajamas. You worked hard this week. You deserve it. So you whip out your phone, order it on Grubhub, then do a spit take when you see the price. Delivery fees on mobile ordering apps are no joke. Thankfully, there’s a way to skip all of that. It’s called Grubhub+, and it will save you a ton of cash. Normally you have to weight the cost of a $10 monthly…

Amazon France: Amazon appeals to French court to scrap planned €3 book delivery fee

Online retailer Amazon.com has appealed to France's highest administrative court to overturn part of a law seeking to charge a minimum €3 ($3.3) delivery fee for books purchased online, it said on Tuesday.Amazon France said the clause in the law, which stipulates that books ordered online for a value of less than 35 euros must have a minimum €3 delivery fee, went against the general interest of French consumers at a time of concern over rising costs. The law is due to come into effect in October and represents an increase…

Yellowstone Fame Kevin Costner Splurged A Massive $12 Million Last Year Amid His Divorce With Christine Baumgartner Which Also Included…

Kevin Costner’s Massive Expenses From Last Year Have Been Revealed Amid His Divorce With Christine Baumgartner( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Kevin Costner and his family splurged nearly $12 million on expenses in the last year. ‘The Bodyguard’ actor’s private financial information for 2022 has been laid bare amid his split from estranged wife Christine Baumgartner, 49, who filed for divorce from the 68-year-old in May after 18 years of marriage. Kevin had previously argued in court documents obtained by Page Six he did…

Hotel Guests Sue Marriott Over Los Angeles Fee

The lawsuit alleged a surcharge enriches the hotel chain by overcharging guests. The lawsuit alleged a surcharge enriches the hotel chain by overcharging guests. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to…

Biden Meeting with Ticketing Execs to Tackle Junk Fees

Even Joe Biden is sick of annoying and excessive fees. To take action, the president is reportedly hosting executives from the likes of SeatGeek, Live Nation Ticketmaster, Airbnb, xBk, DICE, TickPick, Wisconsin’s Pablo Center at the Confluence, and Rhode Island’s Newport Festivals Foundation at the White House today to put a stop to surprising junk fees.Time to Tackle the Taylor Swift Ticketmaster Turmoil | TechModoThe White House says that Biden is set to announce what the aforementioned companies are doing to target or…

GPT-3.5 vs GPT-4: Is ChatGPT Plus worth its subscription fee?

OpenAI describes GPT-4 as "10 times more advanced than its predecessor, GPT-3.5. This enhancement enables the model to better understand the context and distinguish nuances, resulting in more accurate and coherent responses." Specifically, OpenAI refers to a number of differences:  Number of Parameters: OpenAI doesn't reveal the exact number of parameters used in GPT-4. However, according to Andrew Feldman, CEO of AI company Cerebras, GPT-4 has been trained with around 100 trillion parameters. That's an order of