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Dec 20, 2022

The creators of “Fortnite” agree to pay an epic price

Epic Games will be paying more than $500 million to settle claims from the Federal Trade Commission that say the company violated the privacy protections of kids and fooled players into making in-game purchases. Michael Schumacher of Wells Fargo Securities talks rising interest rates and the bank of Japan. Also, female truckers have a bone to pick with Facebook.

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The creators of “Fortnite” agree to pay an epic price — Christian Petersen/Getty Images

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Female truckers say Facebook’s algorithms may be steering job ads away from women, older workers
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A complaint to the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission alleges that these algorithms may be recreating hiring biases — unintentionally, in some cases, but still illegally.

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The creators of “Fortnite” agree to pay an epic price

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Female truckers say Facebook’s algorithms may be steering job ads away from women, older workers

The Team