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Tesla's self-driving subscription frustrates its early customers
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Italian court upholds €3.7m Viagogo fine for ticket touting
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Woke-washing: How fast fashion brands use social issues for sales
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ECJ 'makes it easier' to get compensation for Dieselgate scandal
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EU starts legal action over cancelled flights compensation
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