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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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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A new investigation has revealed that grocery delivery service Instacart is using a covert, AI-powered dynamic pricing scheme to charge customers different prices for the same items — potentially costing households over $1,000 more a year. Groundwork Collaborative, Consumer Reports, and More Perfect Union collaborated on an experiment with 437 shoppers across four U.S. locations…
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President Donald Trump is continuing to peddle the baseless claim that his administration is delivering “economic relief” for Americans — even as prices of consumer goods are rising and polling shows that a majority of Americans are concerned about food and travel costs this Thanksgiving. On Monday, the White House announced that the “worst inflation crisis” from the Biden administration is…
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