BA.2 Now Dominant COVID Variant in US, FTC Sues Intuit Over 'Free' TurboTax Software

Speaker 1: This is CE it, and here are the stories that matter right now, BA 0.2 also called stealth. Omicron is now the most dominant COVID variant in the us responsible for nearly 55% of COVID 19 cases across the country. As mass mandates and city vaccine requirements expire. Some scientists are concerned that the us is underestimating the severity of the coronavirus. Once again, more contagious than the original Omicron strain, BA 0.2 has led to larger COVID waves. In other countries, [00:00:30] public health officials are monitoring the situation. The us federal trade commission is suing into it over its turbo tax software. Accusing the company of deceiving consumers by calling its tax by software free. The FTC alleges that millions of tax filers couldn't use into its product in 2020, since it's unavailable to those in the gig economy with a 10 99 work form, or for people earning their income from farming, the FTC is seeking a court order to halt into it from running what it calls deceptive advertising. And finally, after [00:01:00] much anticipation HBO's house of the dragon, the prequel series to game of Thrones will premier. This August. The first spinoff series of the popular show takes place about 200 years before the game of throne timeline. During the tars rule of Westeros, the ancient dragon rider bloodline takes center stage in a story about power rivalry and dragon stone. You can watch house of the, a starting August 21st on HBO and HBO. Max Speaker 1: Stay up to date with the latest by visiting CX.