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Los Angeles sues Airbnb over alleged price gouging after January wildfires
NBC News· 2025-08-07 01:25
a lawsuit from the city of Los Angeles against Airbnb over allegations of price gouging after the wildfires. Now, in this suit, LA alleges that Airbnb violated anti- gouging laws by raising the prices of at least 2,000 rentals after January's catastrophic fires. Airbnb has denied the accusations, telling NBC News that in response to the state's emergency declarations, Airbnb took action to help hosts understand their obligations with respect to price increases in Los Angeles.is joining us now is Los Angeles ...
Congressman seeks to ban ‘surveillance pricing’
NBC News· 2025-07-25 22:00
We want to turn now to the business of artificial intelligence and a new push from Congress to protect consumers. For years, companies have collected your data to determine how to market you. Now, there are signs companies are using that same information not just to entice you to buy, but also to determine how much you pay.And one member of Congress thinks that should be illegal. NBC News chief Capitol Hill correspondent Ryan Nobles joins me with more. So Ryan, how does surveillance pricing work and what ca ...