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When the Shortage Is the Strategy (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-21 | by No One'S Happy | tags: supply chain, inflation, corporate profits

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Personalized pricing is “abhorrent,” but FTC limits may increase costs, critics say (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-21 | tags: ftc, personalized pricing, consumer protection

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This is the Real Reason Cracker Barrel’s CEO Is Out — And It Isn’t Because She Changed Anything (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-20 | by Andrea Olson | tags: cracker barrel, julie masino, customer research

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The FTC Wants Companies to Tell You When They Set Personalized Prices (cnet.com)

2026-08-20 | by Dashia Milden | tags: ftc, personalized pricing, consumer data

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The FTC is cracking down on companies that charge you a "personalized price" (techspot.com)

2026-08-20 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: ftc, personalized pricing, consumer data

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Bought Logitech kit during the Trump tariff mess? You may be due a refund … (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-20 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: logitech, trump tariffs, us supreme court

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FTC Warns Retailers on Using Private Consumer Data to Raise Prices (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-19 | tags: ftc, retail, consumer data

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Pivotal Child Safety Trial Against Meta Starts in Federal Court (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-18 | tags: meta, child safety, federal court

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Massive Child Safety Trial Against Meta Starts In Federal Court (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-18 | tags: meta, federal court, child safety

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If you’re a retiree, here’s how to assess your portfolio’s inflation risk (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: social security, consumer price index, inflation-protected bonds

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Meta faces a $1.4 trillion reckoning in latest trial over social media addiction (engadget.com)

2026-08-17 | by Karissa Bell | tags: meta, facebook, instagram

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Are you invisible to AI? Here’s how to check (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: google, search engines, consumer reports

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IFA 2026 Is About to Show What the AI-Powered Future Actually Looks Like, and It’s Landing in Berlin (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-16 | tags: ifa 2026, berlin, ai-powered

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Why travellers are obsessed with foreign supermarkets (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-16 | by Dayna Camilleri-Clarke | tags: foreign supermarkets, nightingale, supermarket layout

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Trump Declares the Few Drones You Can Still Buy Will Cost Way More (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: trump, drones, u.s.

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5 lessons to scale warehouse automation (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: accenture, warehouse automation, autonomy

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I requested a copy of my data from McDonald’s loyalty program (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | by Reece Rogers | tags: mcdonald’s, loyalty program, privacy rights

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McDonald's Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I'll Never Stop Eating There (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-13 | by Reece Rogers | tags: mcdonald's, loyalty program, privacy rights

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Screen-free nostalgia hits the cereal aisle with the return of real toys (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: cereal brands, cereal box prize, breakfast cereal

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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls and adds hefty fines (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: france, telemarketing, consumer protection

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Inflation eased slightly to 3.4% in July, but energy prices are still high (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-12 | tags: iran war, federal reserve, gas prices

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McDonald’s Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I’ll Never Stop Eating There (wired.com)

2026-08-12 | by Reece Rogers | tags: mcdonald’s, loyalty program, privacy rights

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Accel closes oversubscribed $550M India fund within weeks, 19 months after its last (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-11 | by Jagmeet Singh | tags: accel, india fund, consumer internet

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France Bans Unsolicited Telemarking Calls (slashdot.org)

2026-08-11 | tags: telemarketing calls, france, consumer protection

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Sony’s Next Pair of Wireless Headphones Might Actually Fit Your Budget (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: sony, wh-1000xm4, wireless headphones

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Social Security: 2026 bill could save benefits from insolvency—and impact COLA increases. How your checks could change (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: social security, social security 2100 act, colas

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Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-08 | by Stevie Bonifield | tags: advance, advance directed, affected

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Don’t eat this pistachio nut butter sold at Walmart. It could make you very sick (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: according notice, aware, bettergoods

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Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did (theverge.com)

2026-08-07 | by Stevie Bonifield | tags: advance, advance directed, affected

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Mexico's "Gamer Congresswoman" takes Sony to court over physical game disc shutdown (techspot.com)

2026-08-06 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: consumer, digital, game