Hacker News with Generative AI: Consumer Issues

Netflix customers infuriated by broken and poor livestream of Tyson/Paul fight (ycombinator.com)
Netflix customers infuriated by broken and poor livestream of Tyson/Paul fight
Streaming, Sports, Netflix, Boxing, Consumer Issues
8 points by chirau 5 days ago | 2 comments
I'm Mad as Hell About Square's Shady Automatic Emails (wired.com)
Once you give your email to any Square vendor, you are defaulted into receiving automated receipts and promotions from every participating Square vendor you visit.
Privacy, Email Marketing, Square, Consumer Issues
18 points by gwerbret 10 days ago | 1 comments
Who Is Windows For? (ycombinator.com)
Microsoft Windows exists to drive profits for Microsoft. Windows doesn't really serve users anymore. Everything is a dark pattern. Back in the day, the DOJ would have sued them, but now it's business as usual. As consumers we have no choice but to use this product or the Epic games store and it's absurd.
Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Antitrust, Consumer Issues
10 points by whoitwas 32 days ago | 25 comments
Federal probe targets airline frequent flyer programs (cnn.com)
Federal Agencies, Aviation, Consumer Issues, Investigations
15 points by colinprince 35 days ago | 1 comments
DOJ accuses Visa of monopoly that affects price of 'nearly everything’ (cnbc.com)
Antitrust, Finance, Business, Law, Consumer Issues
610 points by pseudolus 58 days ago | 464 comments
Cellular Apple Watch buyers call out Verizon's maddening activation block (appleinsider.com)
Apple Watch owners can't activate their cell plans through Verizon — unless they bought the device from the carrier, or complain at length.
Apple Watch, Verizon, Cellular Service, Consumer Issues
5 points by miles 58 days ago | 0 comments
Uber charges more if you have credits in your account (viewfromthewing.com)
I noticed something strange earlier this month when I pulled up the Uber app and requested a ride.
Uber, Pricing, Transportation, Consumer Issues
454 points by cwwc 60 days ago | 250 comments
Ink is completely full: Woman warns of HP printers. Won't let her print anything (dailydot.com)
Consumer Issues, Technology, Printers
8 points by josephcsible 97 days ago | 10 comments
'Charger hogs' are ruining the electric vehicle experience (cnn.com)
Electric Vehicles, Consumer Issues, Technology, User Experience
19 points by rntn 109 days ago | 51 comments
Intel 13/14 gen instability: Shady practices, terrible response, failure to act (youtube.com)
Intel, Hardware, Consumer Issues, Customer Service
60 points by RicoElectrico 110 days ago | 9 comments
A Way Around Exorbitant Rental Car Surcharges for Tolls (nytimes.com)
Travel, Transportation, Consumer Issues, Finance
9 points by lxm 120 days ago | 0 comments
Tell HN: Educative.io auto-renews without warning, refuses to provide refunds (ycombinator.com)
Online Learning, Subscription Services, Consumer Issues
92 points by blowski 123 days ago | 31 comments
Your Driving App Is Leading You Astray (nytimes.com)
Navigation Apps, Automotive, Technology, Consumer Issues
8 points by jbegley 134 days ago | 4 comments
New technology and old tactics have made buying a car a death march of deception (prospect.org)
Car Buying, Consumer Issues, Technology, Deception
84 points by jseliger 134 days ago | 88 comments
Thousands ofAmericans got caught in fintech and lost access to bank accounts (cnbc.com)
Fintech, Banking, Consumer Issues, Financial Technology
32 points by ValentineC 140 days ago | 11 comments
McDonald's ice cream machines are always broken and now the feds are involved (qz.com)
Food Industry, Consumer Issues, Government Regulation
15 points by jelliclesfarm 145 days ago | 2 comments
T-Mobile users enraged as "Un-carrier" breaks promise to never raise prices (arstechnica.com)
Telecommunications, Consumer Issues, Pricing, T-Mobile
62 points by LinuxBender 146 days ago | 53 comments
The Opaque Industry Inflating Prices for Prescription Drugs (nytimes.com)
Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Economics, Consumer Issues
31 points by JumpCrisscross 153 days ago | 10 comments
Asus agrees to a whole raft of US warranty service improvements after complaints (pcgamer.com)
Consumer Issues, Warranty, Asus, Tech
57 points by MilnerRoute 157 days ago | 19 comments
Cybertruck too big for parking spot, and Tesla won't let him return or resell it (businessinsider.com)
Tesla, Cybertruck, Consumer Issues, Business
28 points by peutetre 170 days ago | 59 comments
Tesla Auto Wipers: Why They Don't Work and Why There Isn't an Easy Fix (notateslaapp.com)
Tesla, Automobiles, Engineering, Consumer Issues
87 points by danso 174 days ago | 169 comments
Amazon Returns Have Gone to Hell (theatlantic.com)
E-commerce, Consumer Issues, Amazon, Retail
15 points by fortran77 177 days ago | 25 comments
Corporations are forcing Americans to pay more for less – in their own words (theguardian.com)
Corporations, Economics, Consumer Issues, United States
15 points by dbingham 182 days ago | 1 comments
Gamers Nexus: Asus Scammed Us [video] (youtube.com)
Gamers Nexus, Asus, Scams, Video Games, Consumer Issues
54 points by justinclift 194 days ago | 26 comments
Apple started cheating me out of App Store bundle purchases (lapcatsoftware.com)
Apple, App Store, Business, Consumer Issues, Software
10 points by inickt 195 days ago | 0 comments
Hertz Charged Member $277 for Not Filling Gas Tank on a Tesla, Won't Remove Fees (viewfromthewing.com)
Electric Vehicles, Consumer Issues, Business
76 points by josephcsible 196 days ago | 65 comments
Hertz Charges Tesla Model 3 Renter $277 Fee for Gas (thedrive.com)
Electric Vehicles, Tesla, Automotive, Pricing, Consumer Issues
30 points by tromp 196 days ago | 36 comments
Indians who pre-ordered Teslas in 2016 are giving up and chasing refunds (restofworld.org)
India, Tesla, Consumer Issues, Refunds
16 points by Brajeshwar 197 days ago | 7 comments
Limited Run Games selling burned CD-R games which don't work (twitter.com)
Gaming, Software, Consumer Issues, Humor
53 points by vyrotek 203 days ago | 20 comments
David Frankel is a man on a mission against robocalls (ieee.org)
Technology, Telecommunications, Privacy, Consumer Issues
188 points by rbanffy 210 days ago | 111 comments