Tag: slimy

15 SEP

Here’s a real-life, slimy example of Uber’s regulator-evading software

Enlarge (credit: Adam Berry/Getty Images) We reported back in May that the Justice Department had commenced a criminal investigation into Uber’s use of a software tool that helped drivers evade picking up local officials in places where the service had not been approved. Portland, Oregon, was one of the cities we mentioned where Uber employed […]

08 JUN

Drug coupons are costing us billions: Lawmakers seek end to slimy scheme

Enlarge (credit: jridgewayphotography) When Mylan’s CEO, Heather Bresch, appeared before lawmakers last September to explain the skyscraping price of life-saving EpiPens, she touted coupons that would cut out-of-pocket costs for customers rather than plans to lower prices. Executives for Turing Pharmaceuticals, Valeant, Marathon, Kaléo, and many others used the same strategy amid price-gouging claims. But the […]