UK to probe fairness of personalized pricing practices in online retail – TechCrunch

The UK government has announced an investigation into personalized pricing practices in online retail following growing concerns that vulnerable consumers are at risk of price discrimination through the use of ecommerce technologies that vary prices for products such as cars, holidays and household goods via the use of personal data points. The Competition Markets Authority (CMA) will…

The best subreddits

So you’ve just joined the wonderful world of Reddit and want to explore it. With so many subreddits, however, navigating the “front page of the internet” can be daunting. You’re in luck — we’ve gathered 23 of the best subreddits to help get you started on the site. The post The best subreddits appeared first…

Why we lie to ourselves every day – TechCrunch

Human action requires motivation, but what exactly are those motivations? Donating money to a charity might be motivated by altruism, and yet, only 1% of donations are anonymous. Donors don’t just want to be altruistic, they also want credit for that altruism plus badges to signal to others about their altruistic ways. Worse, we aren’t…

What does SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son plan to say or do about its ties to Saudi Arabia? We’re about to find out – TechCrunch

Throughout October, it seemed that among others in tech, SoftBank might be forced to rethink its cozy relationship with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, or MBS, who has charmed many captains of industry since rising to power, but whose dark side came into abrupt view over the murder and gruesome disposal of journalist…

James Patterson released a work of interactive fiction on Facebook Messenger – TechCrunch

One of the world’s best-selling authors is experimenting with a new form of digital-first storytelling. James Patterson has partnered with Facebook to release his latest novel,‘The Chef’, on its messaging app. The thriller has been available to read on Facebook Messenger since Tuesday and will make its print debut in February. Interested readers just have to send…