by Madyson Fitzgerald | Mar 27, 2026 | affordability, AI, AI surveillance, Algorithms, Food Prices, grocery costs, Instacart, News, Personal Data, Surveillance
One online grocery shopper got charged $3.99 for a box of Wheat Thins, while another — buying from the same store at the same time — got charged $4.89. A consumer watchdog detected this price discrepancy during an investigation last September in Seattle. The grocery app Instacart used an artificial intelligence-powered algorithm that charged customers differently for each item by as much as…
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by Truthout | Jan 16, 2026 | Donald Trump, Food, Food Prices, grocery costs, Inflation, News, Trump economy
For months, President Donald Trump has falsely claimed that food prices have gone down under his watch — but a new federal report shows that prices have increased overall since he reentered the White House, particularly for some staple items. Trump has peddled false narratives regarding price decreases at several junctures, including in late November, when he claimed that costs for groceries…
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