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The state of California says 10 Los Angeles marijuana dispensaries owe $14.4 million in taxes. A public auction was held to make up those fees with property seized from the businesses. But after the gavel was hit, the state only made $2,075, according to officials.Nine of the dispensaries were operating illegally, and one was a legal business but owed back taxes, the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration said in a news release announcing the public auction for the seized goods. This marked the first time…

Infidelity is one of the main reasons why couples fight and break up. It is utterly devastating to learn that your partner has been unfaithful to you. And emotional cheating can sometimes be just as bad as if the person did it physically. Learning about it can make you react very strongly—it’s natural to be upset and angry.Redditor u/Apprehensive-Bad8053 recently turned to the r/AITAH online community for their verdict and relationship advice. The OP learned during an out-of-state trip that his girlfriend had been…

Apple has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit that alleges the company misrepresented the abilities of its Family Sharing plans when it came to sharing app subscriptions with family members. Apple is settling the lawsuit for $25 million, pending court approval in 2024. Here’s what to know: What was the lawsuit about? At the heart of the lawsuit was an Apple feature called Family Sharing. The feature allows a subscriber to share services and content with up to five other family members. Services and content include…

A bitter battle is taking place between Big Tech and the free press over how to share in the income that news content generates for technology giants. The future of our news ecosystem, a linchpin of democracy, depends on the outcome.Last week, after months of hardball negotiations, Google and the Canadian government agreed on a deal that would require the company to pay Canadian news outlets about $73.5 million a year. Canadians are no longer facing the threat that Google would remove all news content from its search…

If you purchased an Apple App Store or iTunes gift card, Apple may owe you money after it agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged the company misrepresented the value and security of its gift cards.The primary issue plaintiffs had was that gift cards could be redeemed by an unknown third party even though that third party did not purchase the card. As detailed in this Apple community forum post from 2020, one of the ways someone else can redeem a gift card you purchased usually involves a scammer copying down…

At one point in 2021, Jasmine Sharma was so exasperated with her low tips at the Jon & Vinny’s restaurant in Fairfax that she learned to approach almost every diner with what she dubbed her “monologue.”“Hi, all. Here is the check. Take your time, no rush at all.” She said she’d seek to explain an 18% service fee added to the check to each customer. “If you do want to leave an additional tip, it is more than appreciated, not required,” she would say.Sometimes people would hear Sharma out. Other times they were too…

Image via Marvel Studios Peyton Reed, the director behind Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, has finally answered fan questions about the Quantum Realm as the threequel gives us a closer look at the mysterious hidden world. The film that’s going to kick start Marvel Phase Five and introduce the next big bad has its general release tomorrow. Reed really had his work cut out for him as the director has had to create a follow-up to 2018’s Ant-Man and The Wasp whilst also setting up for the cosmic scale battles…

Apple's butterfly keyboard was a terrible time for the company, failing left and right across the MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro lineups. If you had one fail yourself, you might be due part of a $50 million settlement.That settlement covers people in the United States who bought a MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro between 2015 and 2019 and had to replace their keyboards or keycaps due to Apple's design flaw. Three groups of people can claim their share, but time's running out — the March 6 deadline looms…

Cryptocurrency prices struggled Monday in the ongoing crisis sparked by the downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried’s once-powerful FTX empire. The largest token Bitcoin has shed about 4% over two days, while second-ranked Ether is roughly 7% lower. Cryptocurrency prices struggled Monday in the ongoing crisis sparked by the downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried's once-powerful FTX empire. The largest token Bitcoin has shed about 4% over two days, while second-ranked Ether is roughly 7% lower.Crypto exchange FTX and related companies now…

UK shoppers who have bought items from Amazon over the past few years may soon find they get some money back in their pockets. A huge £900million legal claim has been submitted against the retail giant which alleges that Amazon breached strict competition laws. This meant many users ended up paying higher prices for products when cheaper deals were readily available.The claim is being led by consumer-rights champion Julie Hunter, who says items sold on Amazon's UK store sometimes hid prices that were actually better. The…