Hashtag Trending March 15 – Google faces lawsuit; Ford to ship and sell incomplete cars

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According to an article by Ars Technica, Google uses “bait-and-switch” tactics to get customers to place orders through “new, unauthorized, and deceptively branded web pages.” On those pages, customers are directed with buttons to order through food delivery companies such as GrubHub or DoorDash.

The automaker will instead ship the missing chips to dealers by next year, and they will then install them in customers’ vehicles after purchase.

It’s assumed that older generations are more likely to fall for misinformation online, however, the video app TikTok, popular among younger people, is responsible for generating lots of misinformation, proving that even Gen Z isn’t immune.

In the last few days, Chinese customs officers have stopped a large shipment of XFX Radeon graphics cards, which were mislabeled to avoid high import tax.

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