Amazon's Ring has ended its partnership with surveillance firm Flock Safety following public backlash over privacy concerns, while inflation in the US cooled last month, and a Venezuelan deportee is set to return to the US after a court ruling. The decision to terminate the deal between Ring and Flock Safety, which was announced in October, cancels an agreement that would have allowed law enforcement agencies working with Flock to access video captured on Ring devices for investigations, according to BBC Technology. The move came after a Ring advertisement aired during the Super Bowl sparked widespread criticism.
The consumer price index in the US rose by 2.4% over the 12 months to January, a slowdown from 2.7% the previous month, as reported by the Department of Labor, according to BBC Business. This marked the slowest pace of inflation since May. This retreat could fuel arguments by US President Donald Trump and others that the central bank could cut interest rates without causing a new rise in prices. However, some analysts have cautioned that progress toward the Federal Reserve's 2% target could stall if companies pass on tariff costs to consumers or if labor shortages push up prices.
Meanwhile, a US federal judge ordered that some Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador must be allowed to return to the United States to fight their cases, according to The Guardian. Luis Muñoz Pinto, 27, who was sent to the prison, expressed both hope and fear regarding his return, stating, "I'm not over that nightmare yet."
In other news, Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 is not crowded, according to the airport's boss, Thomas Woldbye, who told an industry event that the terminal feels crowded because passengers walk in the "wrong place," according to BBC Business. Woldbye noted that British people tend to keep to the left, while Europeans keep to the right, causing congestion in both directions.
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