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- The consumer-rewards apps duping you into paying more.
- Pro-crypto Democrats’ attempt to smooth things over with the industry.
- Private equity’s porta-potty dreams gone down the drain.
- Why you should be extra careful using a table saw.
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TODAY'S NUGGETS
☕ Those points mean nothing. Consumers enticed into rewards and loyalty programs at their favorite businesses may actually be paying more for the same products, a damning new report reveals. Dwindling discounts on everyday purchases conceal a surveillance pricing racket by corporations like Kroger and McDonald’s that uses digital loyalty programs to track your data. The software monitors your demographic information, past purchases, browsing history, and more to charge you as much as the algorithm predicts you’ll pay.
