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Temu’s Annoying Promotional Emails Are the Worst
Summary Temu has good products & services, but their marketing emails are too aggressive. Their app is tolerable, but the daily emails are often misleading and overwhelming. Customers appreciate discounts, not deceptive subject lines in spam emails. Temu is doing business all over the world, and many people seem perfectly happy with it, despite a mild reputation for products that…
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Microsoft Edge Can Now Block Annoying Full Screen Pop-Ups
Have you ever been scrolling along, minding your own business, when an ad suddenly hijacks your page with a full-screen warning about a computer virus or account insecurity? These are invariably scams, but to the untrained eye, they could look like a genuine pop-up from a firewall. That’s why Microsoft Edge is using AI to help users spot when someone’s…
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Judge rules Sirius XM’s annoying cancellation process is illegal
A New York judge has determined that Sirius XM’s “long and burdensome” cancellation process is illegal. In a ruling on Thursday, Judge Lyle Frank found Sirius XM violates a federal law that requires companies to make it easy to cancel a subscription. The decision comes nearly one year after New York Attorney General Leticia James sued Sirius XM over claims…
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Cancelling those annoying subscription services is about to get a whole lot easier — here’s how
Based solely on the number of podcasts ads I hear for services that monitor personal spending, canceling subscriptions is an annoying, complicated process that most of us would rather forget about than stop paying for things we’re not using. Obviously, companies that rely on subscription fees don’t want you cancelling, with some throwing up roadblocks to stop you. That may…
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Google Chrome makes it easier to opt out of annoying notifications on Android
Google is expanding a Chrome safety feature to help you cancel pesky website notifications with a single tap. It’s already available on Pixels and is coming to more Android devices; adding a simple unsubscribe button in the notification so that you can get rid of websites you didn’t mean to subscribe to, like horoscopes or weird facts about ducks (there’s…
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Nomad’s updated Stand One Max charger fixes an annoying design flaw
Nomad is course-correcting from a small design blunder last year on its three-in-one MagSafe charging stand. Like its predecessor, the new Stand One Max for 2024 is a wireless multi-charger for a compatible iPhone, Apple Watch, and set of AirPods. However, now you can charge all of those devices with your phone in landscape orientation, allowing you to use Apple’s…
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