Battery chargers
The Consumer Protection Authority (CPA) in the Sultanate of Oman has issued a warning about certain portable wireless battery chargers that fail to meet approved safety standards. The affected products are the Belkin XCITE and Baseus chargers, which have been linked to potential battery overheating, posing serious health and safety
Consumer protection
The Trump administration is advancing a plan to revert state laws that safeguard consumers from having medical debt listed on their credit reports. This shift could impact millions of Americans already struggling with unpaid medical bills. The proposal would allow the federal government to dictate how debts are reported to
Consumer protection
Microsoft, the global technology giant, has been slapped with a major lawsuit by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), alleging that the company misled approximately 2.7 million Australian customers into purchasing more expensive Microsoft 365 subscription plans that bundled its artificial intelligence assistant, Copilot. The ACCC claims that
Canada. Canadian Food Inspection Agency
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued recall notices for green pistachios and raw pistachio kernels linked to an ongoing salmonella outbreak. The outbreak has affected 117 Canadians, with 17 hospitalized, and products have been sold and distributed in Ontario. The CFIA warns consumers not to consume, use, sell,
Amazon.com Inc.
The Federal Trade Commission has announced a $2.5 billion settlement with Amazon over allegations of manipulative design and dark patterns used to trick Prime subscribers into signing up. The settlement, the second-largest consumer redress in FTC history, requires Amazon to pay $1.5 billion directly to affected customers and
Fraud
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) has introduced the Stop the Scammers Act, a bill aimed at restoring critical funding to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and increasing protections for consumers from scams and fraud. The legislation comes in response to the Republican tax bill, which slashed CFPB funding in
Fraud
Washington D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb has filed a lawsuit against bitcoin ATM operator Athena Bitcoin Inc. for allegedly financially exploiting residents through its ATMs. The lawsuit claims that 93% of all deposits made to Athena Bitcoin ATMs were fraudulent in the past five months, and that the
Fraud
The National Assembly is poised to prioritize digital assets, financial crime prevention, and fintech platforms as part of an effort to bolster capital market regulations. Market watchers suggest that key legislations will focus on establishing security token offerings (STOs), legal frameworks, and financial fraud responses powered by artificial intelligence (AI)
Legislators
Rep. Ed Case of Hawaii's 1st congressional district voted against the FY 2026 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill due to severe funding cuts to small business programs and agencies that protect the public. The bill's proposed discretionary funding level is $23.2 billion, $2.
Legislators
Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Maria Cantwell and 23 Congressional Democrats filed an amicus brief to defend the independence of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The brief argues that President Trump's decision to fire three Democratic CPSC Commissioners is an illegal and partisan power grab, undermining consumer
Legislators
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) led 26 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief to preserve the independence of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The move comes in response to President Trump's illegal
Legislators
U.S. Senators and Representatives led by Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Maria Cantwell, and Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, have filed an amicus brief to preserve the independence and effectiveness of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) after President Trump's illegal firing of three Democratic Commissioners. The brief argues
