TNB Tech Minute: Uber Faces Amended Lawsuit Over Billing, Cancellation Practices
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🗓️ 15 December 2025
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| 0:38.4 | 21 states and Washington, D.C. are joining the Federal Trade Commission in an amended lawsuit |
| 0:43.9 | against Uber over deceptive billing and cancellation practices. The lawsuit originally filed |
| 0:49.9 | in April alleges that the Ridehilling Company subscription service charged customers without their |
| 0:55.1 | consent, failed to deliver promised savings, and made it hard for users to cancel. The amended |
| 1:01.2 | complaint filed today includes the request for civil penalties, alleging Uber violated state and |
| 1:06.4 | federal laws. Uber said the subscription services sign up and cancellation processes are clear and follow the |
| 1:12.6 | law, and added it would defend itself in court. Ford is taking a massive financial hit. |
| 1:19.0 | The automaker said it's expecting to record a roughly $19.5 billion charge primarily due to |
| 1:24.7 | write downs in its electric vehicle business. The sum is among the largest |
| 1:28.5 | impairments taken by a company and marks the U.S. auto industry's biggest reckoning to date |
| 1:33.5 | that it can't realize its EV ambitions anytime soon. Ford's CEO says they're now pivoting |
| 1:39.5 | their strategy. The company, which has lost $13 billion on its EV business since 2023, said it would |
| 1:45.9 | bolster its lineup of gas-powered vehicles while shifting to hybrid and so-called extended-range |
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