Two Miles, Two Prices In Fresno, California, a company-run McDonald’s sold a Big Mac for $5.69 in September. Another company-run store two miles away charged $6.89 for the same sandwich, a 21% premium, according to a Reuters price check of the McDonald’s app. Reuters could not confirm that software caused the gap. But its Sept. 29 investigation found McDonald’s runs...
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The Algorithm Behind the Menu: How AI Pricing Engines Set What You Pay for Lunch
Two Miles, Two Prices In Fresno, California, a company-run McDonald’s sold a Big Mac for $5.69 in September. Another company-run...
Opinion: Execute Him if the Law Allows. Don’t Turn It Into a Broadcast.
I Have No Sympathy for Nidal Hasan Let me be clear about where I stand before I say anything else....
Reversed on Appeal: Politics, Strategy and the Limits of Judicial Accountability
A federal district judge blocks a presidential policy. An appeals court or the Supreme Court sets the order aside. Critics...
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