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‘Fuck Bots + Fuck Fees:’ Maggie Rogers Ribs Ticketmaster With IRL-Only Ticket Pre-Sale
Maggie Rogers announced she’s going “old school” ahead of her upcoming tour by bringing ticket sales back to the in-person box office. Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. today, and Rogers told her fans on her site to “buy an in-person ticket like it’s 1965” while expressing her frustration over recent price gouging and…
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One of the World’s Biggest Polluters Is Leading a Crucial UN Climate Meeting. Huh?
The world’s most important climate meeting this year is going to be headed up by one of the world’s most oil-reliant countries. It sounds like the plot of an absurdist play, but it’s reality, and the cracks are already starting to show ahead of an especially crucial year for climate action.
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Google Could Be Setting Itself Up for Failure With New Flight Price ‘Guarantees’
Google is taking a bold step in the world of online travel planning. The tech giant is piloting a price guarantee for airline bookings. Now, certain flights departing U.S. airports will come with a money-back promise. If a Google-guaranteed ticket price gets cheaper before the time of the flight, Google says it will step in…
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Man Behind Hack-for-Hire Campaign That Targeted Environmental Activists Is Keeping His Mouth Shut
The key figure in a hacker-for-hire scheme that targeted U.S. environmental activists and others is due to receive his prison sentence soon but, despite facing a potentially lengthy stint behind bars, he still won’t name the co-conspirators who hired him.