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Butcher is fined after he rigged his meat scales so he could overcharge his customers

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Butcher is fined after he rigged his meat scales by sticking coins to it with Blu Tack so he could overcharge his customers Matthew Butler rigged scales to overcharge customers around 30p on every sale Trading standards found the Muddy Pig Butchers owner used coins to tip scales  Butler claimed in court he had ‘experimented’ … Read more

Uber and Lyft overcharge riders traveling to and from non-white neighborhoods, study reveals 

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A new report suggests Uber and Lyft are bias. Researchers analyzed data from millions of trips in Chicago, uncovering those traveling to and from low-income and non-white areas were overcharged per mile. However, the prejudice does not stem from the drive, but derives from the decision-making algorithms used to determine pricing. Aylin Caliskan, with George … Read more