On this episode, Dara sits down with Manny Newburger, Adjunct Professor of Consumer Law at UT Austin School of Law and VP of Barron and Newburger, to discuss what the CFPB and FTC have been up to the

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) officially launched in 2021. Already dubbed the “mini-CFPB,” on this episode, Dara speaks with two experts and California native

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The ethics of artificial intelligence has been a hotly debated topic for years. With the data science community often torn about the proper uses of AI, many industry participants are left scratching t

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