Google owner Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) and iHeartMedia Inc have reached a settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and seven US states over allegations of deceptive advertising promoting Google's Pixel 4 smartphone. In a statement on Monday, the FTC said that the two companies aired nearly 29,000 deceptive endorsements by radio personalities promoting their use of and experience with Google's Pixel 4 phone in 2019 and 2020.