#consumer — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.evshift.com/509209/2026-toyota-rav4-plug-in-hybrid-review-consumer-reports/ 2026 Toyota RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid Review | Consumer Reports #2026ToyotaRAV4PlugInHybridreview #AdvancedSafetySystems #AllWheelDrive #AWD #Consumer #ConsumerReports #CR #ElectricCars #ElectricDrivingRange #ElectricVehicles #EV #evs #Hybrid #Hybrids #phev #PlugInHybrids #PlugInHybridsCars #PlugIn #rav4 #Reports #review #RoadTest #SUVs #Toyota

Gas prices set to change when excise tax pause expires — what to know

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/12021613/gas-prices-excise-tax-pause/

Google eliminated its cheapest 128GB Pixel entry point, raising base prices $100 across the lineup despite identical mid-tier pricing. The shift narrows options for cost-conscious buyers even as AI ranks only sixth-seventh in consumer purchase reasons. https://www.implicator.ai/google-cuts-pixel-11-pro-base-ram-to-12gb-amid-global-memory-shortage/ #tech #pricing #consumer-trends

Google eliminated its cheapest 128GB Pixel entry point, raising base prices $100 across the lineup despite identical mid-tier pricing. The shift narrows options for cost-conscious buyers even as AI ranks only sixth-seventh in consumer purchase reasons. https://www.implicator.ai/google-cuts-pixel-11-pro-base-ram-to-12gb-amid-global-memory-shortage/ #tech #pricing #consumer-trends

[#TRADESHOW] #Guangzhou #International #Fashion & #Lifestyle #Fair 2026 will be held from October 30 to November 2, 2026, at Poly #World #Trade #Center in Guangzhou. As a major fashion and lifestyle #trade #expo in #China, the #exhibition #event serves as a #B2B #business #sourcing #platform for fashion #apparel, #home #textiles, #pet #products, #sports goods, and #consumer lifestyle categories. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/guangzhou-international-fashion-lifestyle-fair-2026/

[#TRADESHOW] #Guangzhou #International #Fashion & #Lifestyle #Fair 2026 will be held from October 30 to November 2, 2026, at Poly #World #Trade #Center in Guangzhou. As a major fashion and lifestyle #trade #expo in #China, the #exhibition #event serves as a #B2B #business #sourcing #platform for fashion #apparel, #home #textiles, #pet #products, #sports goods, and #consumer lifestyle categories. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/guangzhou-international-fashion-lifestyle-fair-2026/

Former Apple Senior Vice President Dan Riccio has invested in Formlabs and been appointed as a strategic advisor. Riccio, who led hardware engineering at Apple for decades overseeing iPhone and iPad development, will advise on product development and operational scaling as Formlabs expands in industrial 3D printing. Founder Max Lobovsky becomes Chairman. https://www.tctmagazine.com/former-apple-svp-invests-in-formlabs-and-appointed-strategic-advisor/ #3Dprint #3Dprinting #Consumer

Former Apple Senior Vice President Dan Riccio has invested in Formlabs and been appointed as a strategic advisor. Riccio, who led hardware engineering at Apple for decades overseeing iPhone and iPad development, will advise on product development and operational scaling as Formlabs expands in industrial 3D printing. Founder Max Lobovsky becomes Chairman. https://www.tctmagazine.com/former-apple-svp-invests-in-formlabs-and-appointed-strategic-advisor/ #3Dprint #3Dprinting #Consumer

IEA expects world oil demand to fall amid surging gas prices

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/12018757/oil-prices-demand-iea/

[#TRADESHOW] #Guangzhou #International #Fashion & #Lifestyle #Fair 2026 will be held from October 30 to November 2, 2026, at Poly #World #Trade #Center in Guangzhou. As a major fashion and lifestyle #trade #expo in #China, the #exhibition #event serves as a #B2B #business #sourcing #platform for fashion #apparel, #home #textiles, #pet #products, #sports goods, and #consumer lifestyle categories. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/guangzhou-international-fashion-lifestyle-fair-2026/

[#TRADESHOW] #Guangzhou #International #Fashion & #Lifestyle #Fair 2026 will be held from October 30 to November 2, 2026, at Poly #World #Trade #Center in Guangzhou. As a major fashion and lifestyle #trade #expo in #China, the #exhibition #event serves as a #B2B #business #sourcing #platform for fashion #apparel, #home #textiles, #pet #products, #sports goods, and #consumer lifestyle categories. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/guangzhou-international-fashion-lifestyle-fair-2026/

How to get EI if you can’t work because of wildfire evacuations

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/12015435/wildfires-employment-insurance/

How to get EI if you can’t work because of wildfire evacuations

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/12015435/wildfires-employment-insurance/

France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls from August 11

After a joint call by 11 consumer groups, the French parliament approved a law to impose fines on individuals or companies that make unsolicited marketing calls, which can be reported through a public website.

- https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/08/06/france-to-ban-unsolicited-telemarketing-calls-from-august-11_6756208_7.html

#rights #privacy #telemarketing #marketing #consumers #consumer #telephone #telephones #france #eu #europe #call #calls

France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls from August 11

After a joint call by 11 consumer groups, the French parliament approved a law to impose fines on individuals or companies that make unsolicited marketing calls, which can be reported through a public website.

- https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/08/06/france-to-ban-unsolicited-telemarketing-calls-from-august-11_6756208_7.html

#rights #privacy #telemarketing #marketing #consumers #consumer #telephone #telephones #france #eu #europe #call #calls

France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/08/06/france-to-ban-unsolicited-telemarketing-calls-from-august-11_6756208_7.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49254880

#HackerNews #France #telemarketing #ban #unsolicited #calls #consumer #rights #digitalprivacy

France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2026/08/06/france-to-ban-unsolicited-telemarketing-calls-from-august-11_6756208_7.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49254880

#HackerNews #France #telemarketing #ban #unsolicited #calls #consumer #rights #digitalprivacy

Is the consumer inflation due to #Trump 's tariffs underestimated?

The CPI should be calculated using the out-of-pocket cost of consumer purchases including imported items. #Consumer imports is higher, not lower, than producer imports. Imported items being processed domestically can be classified as non-consumer imports.

The #CPI assumes a basket with 10% imported goods. But total imports is 14% of #GDP. Either the CPI underestimates import inflation. Or companies are paying for the tariffs.

[#TRADESHOW] #Guangzhou #International #Fashion & #Lifestyle #Fair 2026 will be held from October 30 to November 2, 2026, at Poly #World #Trade #Center in Guangzhou. As a major fashion and lifestyle #trade #expo in #China, the #exhibition #event serves as a #B2B #business #sourcing #platform for fashion #apparel, #home #textiles, #pet #products, #sports goods, and #consumer lifestyle categories. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/guangzhou-international-fashion-lifestyle-fair-2026/

[#TRADESHOW] #Guangzhou #International #Fashion & #Lifestyle #Fair 2026 will be held from October 30 to November 2, 2026, at Poly #World #Trade #Center in Guangzhou. As a major fashion and lifestyle #trade #expo in #China, the #exhibition #event serves as a #B2B #business #sourcing #platform for fashion #apparel, #home #textiles, #pet #products, #sports goods, and #consumer lifestyle categories. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/guangzhou-international-fashion-lifestyle-fair-2026/

this may sound insignificant on a "grand scheme" or from populist perspective, but in practice it's actually very helpful and useful, and most importantly very grounded in reality.

especially when it comes to entertainment services and their "discounts" under certain conditions, or quiet renewals. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/09/andy-burnham-british-people-ripped-off-cost-of-living

#Subscription #Ownership #UnitedKingdom #UK #DigitalOwnership #Tech #Technology #Consumer #ConsumerRights #Economy #Economics

this may sound insignificant on a "grand scheme" or from populist perspective, but in practice it's actually very helpful and useful, and most importantly very grounded in reality.

especially when it comes to entertainment services and their "discounts" under certain conditions, or quiet renewals. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/09/andy-burnham-british-people-ripped-off-cost-of-living

#Subscription #Ownership #UnitedKingdom #UK #DigitalOwnership #Tech #Technology #Consumer #ConsumerRights #Economy #Economics

[#TRADESHOW] #Guangzhou #International #Fashion & #Lifestyle #Fair 2026 will be held from October 30 to November 2, 2026, at Poly #World #Trade #Center in Guangzhou. As a major fashion and lifestyle #trade #expo in #China, the #exhibition #event serves as a #B2B #business #sourcing #platform for fashion #apparel, #home #textiles, #pet #products, #sports goods, and #consumer lifestyle categories. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/guangzhou-international-fashion-lifestyle-fair-2026/

[#TRADESHOW] #Guangzhou #International #Fashion & #Lifestyle #Fair 2026 will be held from October 30 to November 2, 2026, at Poly #World #Trade #Center in Guangzhou. As a major fashion and lifestyle #trade #expo in #China, the #exhibition #event serves as a #B2B #business #sourcing #platform for fashion #apparel, #home #textiles, #pet #products, #sports goods, and #consumer lifestyle categories. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/guangzhou-international-fashion-lifestyle-fair-2026/

2 Torsten Slok, chief economist, Apollo Global Management: #Healthcare #margins have halved since 2015; #consumerstaples are stuck near 6% and #consumer #discretionary near 8%; #energy and #materials have given back most of their 2022-23 gains; #realestate is going sideways; and … 🧵

2 Torsten Slok, chief economist, Apollo Global Management: #Healthcare #margins have halved since 2015; #consumerstaples are stuck near 6% and #consumer #discretionary near 8%; #energy and #materials have given back most of their 2022-23 gains; #realestate is going sideways; and … 🧵

@ChrisMayLA6 You have to offset this against the declining standards of #Regulation for the #environment, #publichealth & #consumer #protection.

@ChrisMayLA6 You have to offset this against the declining standards of #Regulation for the #environment, #publichealth & #consumer #protection.

Lucioles

https://dandanjean.com/2026/08/09/lucioles/

Lucioles

https://dandanjean.com/2026/08/09/lucioles/

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what else are they monetizing
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NOW PLAYING == The Ralph Nader Show 8/8/26 Episode 649 - Bold plans for a more affordable USA

https://youtu.be/phsPHq-aP7c?si=Nw4E5d7baD_trn7Z

#news #uspol #politics #consumer #RalphNader #history #corporatecrime #SteveSkrovan #DavidFeldman #HannahFeldman #independent #activism #greenparty #education #LearnSomething #radio #vsn #progressive #left #publicradio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist #SupportPublicMedia

NOW PLAYING == The Ralph Nader Show 8/8/26 Episode 649 - Bold plans for a more affordable USA

https://youtu.be/phsPHq-aP7c?si=Nw4E5d7baD_trn7Z

#news #uspol #politics #consumer #RalphNader #history #corporatecrime #SteveSkrovan #DavidFeldman #HannahFeldman #independent #activism #greenparty #education #LearnSomething #radio #vsn #progressive #left #publicradio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist #SupportPublicMedia

[#TRADESHOW] #Guangzhou #International #Fashion & #Lifestyle #Fair 2026 will be held from October 30 to November 2, 2026, at Poly #World #Trade #Center in Guangzhou. As a major fashion and lifestyle #trade #expo in #China, the #exhibition #event serves as a #B2B #business #sourcing #platform for fashion #apparel, #home #textiles, #pet #products, #sports goods, and #consumer lifestyle categories. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/guangzhou-international-fashion-lifestyle-fair-2026/

[#TRADESHOW] #Guangzhou #International #Fashion & #Lifestyle #Fair 2026 will be held from October 30 to November 2, 2026, at Poly #World #Trade #Center in Guangzhou. As a major fashion and lifestyle #trade #expo in #China, the #exhibition #event serves as a #B2B #business #sourcing #platform for fashion #apparel, #home #textiles, #pet #products, #sports goods, and #consumer lifestyle categories. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/guangzhou-international-fashion-lifestyle-fair-2026/

The AI agent divide: enterprises run them, consumers won't touch them

If this matters to you, share it.

https://1ban.news/consumer-ai-agent-adoption-gap-2026/

#1ban #consumer #agent #adoption #gap #tech

Consumer advocates are calling for significant changes to the planning of the new state retirement scheme for children. According to Dorothea Mohn, a financial... https://news.osna.fm/?p=58566 | #news #advocates #consumer #demand #fund

[#TRADESHOW] #Guangzhou #International #Fashion & #Lifestyle #Fair 2026 will be held from October 30 to November 2, 2026, at Poly #World #Trade #Center in Guangzhou. As a major fashion and lifestyle #trade #expo in #China, the #exhibition #event serves as a #B2B #business #sourcing #platform for fashion #apparel, #home #textiles, #pet #products, #sports goods, and #consumer lifestyle categories. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/guangzhou-international-fashion-lifestyle-fair-2026/

[#TRADESHOW] #Guangzhou #International #Fashion & #Lifestyle #Fair 2026 will be held from October 30 to November 2, 2026, at Poly #World #Trade #Center in Guangzhou. As a major fashion and lifestyle #trade #expo in #China, the #exhibition #event serves as a #B2B #business #sourcing #platform for fashion #apparel, #home #textiles, #pet #products, #sports goods, and #consumer lifestyle categories. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/guangzhou-international-fashion-lifestyle-fair-2026/

#Privacy related –

You know when you make a purchase with a seller (often local) and they use "Square" POS terminals to process your payment (they can even do this via an app on their phone) —

The company (Square) saves the information like your bank card, email address, physical mailing address... and you often don't even know that the seller is using Square (nevermind consent to it).

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#shopping #consumer #ConsumerConcerns

#Privacy related –

You know when you make a purchase with a seller (often local) and they use "Square" POS terminals to process your payment (they can even do this via an app on their phone) —

The company (Square) saves the information like your bank card, email address, physical mailing address... and you often don't even know that the seller is using Square (nevermind consent to it).

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#shopping #consumer #ConsumerConcerns

I stopped trusting USB-C cable labels and started testing them

https://www.makeuseof.com/i-stopped-trusting-usb-c-cable-labels-started-testing-with-meter-instead/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49152255

#HackerNews #USB-C #Testing #Cable #Quality #Trustworthy #Tech #Consumer #Electronics

I stopped trusting USB-C cable labels and started testing them

https://www.makeuseof.com/i-stopped-trusting-usb-c-cable-labels-started-testing-with-meter-instead/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49152255

#HackerNews #USB-C #Testing #Cable #Quality #Trustworthy #Tech #Consumer #Electronics