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Walmart Wins Patents for AI-Powered Price Changes (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-20 | get AI Price Adjustment Tool → | tags: walmart, patents, price changes

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Walmart secures two AI pricing patents, raising dynamic pricing concerns (techspot.com)

2026-03-20 | get AI Pricing Strategy Book → | tags: walmart, ai pricing, patents

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Walmart Wins Patents To Give Algorithms More Sway Over Prices (slashdot.org)

2026-03-19 | get Smart Price Adjustment Device → | tags: walmart, patents, algorithms

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Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post Now Setting Readers’ Subscription Prices With Uber-Style AI (futurism.com)

2026-03-17 | by Frank Landymore | get AI-Powered Subscription Management Tool → | tags: washington post, ai-driven algorithm, jeff bezos

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Washington Post’s Surveillance Pricing Under Fire From Dems Who Want to Ban the Practice (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-16 | get Privacy Screen Filter → | tags: washington post, surveillance pricing, jeff bezos

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The American Healthcare Conundrum (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-16 | tags: medicare, healthcare costs, drug pricing

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Amazon Is Jacking Up the Price on Prime Video Without Ads (gizmodo.com)

2026-03-13 | get Amazon Prime Video Gift Card → | tags: amazon, prime video, streaming

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I tried building my startup entirely on European infrastructure (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-20 | get Cloud → | tags: american, european, infrastructure

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Brace for a barren landscape of new hardware launches, as AI demand reshapes the world of consumer electronics — trillions in AI investment threaten to derail entire industries (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-17 | by Sayem Ahmed | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: chips, consumer, market

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'Software Isn't Dead, But Its Cosy Business Model Might Be' (slashdot.org)

2026-02-17 | by Posted | get Cloud → | tags: agents, consumption, consumption based

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Absurd GPU Pricing Update: Q1 2026 Edition (techspot.com)

2026-02-16 | get NVIDIA GeForce → | tags: nvidia gpu, radeon rx, amd memory

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Samsung and SK hynix shorten memory contracts as pricing power shifts back to suppliers — both companies now at 40-50% operating margins (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-11 | by Luke James | get Memory → | tags: memory, post, price

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AYANEO’s monster of a Windows gaming handheld sells for more than a Galaxy Z TriFold (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-10 | get Gaming Console → | tags: ayaneo, bird, early

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KPMG asked its own auditor for a discount, citing AI "efficiencies" (techspot.com)

2026-02-08 | get Cloud → | tags: ai changing, audit, audit pricing

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KPMG asked its own auditor for a discount, citing AI efficiencies (techspot.com)

2026-02-08 | get AI Auditor Software → | tags: ai changing, audit, audit pricing

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Turns Out Congestion Pricing Has Been Good for Drivers in the Suburbs, Too (gizmodo.com)

2026-02-06 | get Traffic Management System → | tags: congestion, congestion pricing, drivers

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T-Mobile quietly launches 2 new plans, but you might not be offered them (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-05 | get Smartphone → | tags: experience, mobile, plan

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Amazon Germany fined $70 million for 'influencing' third-party Marketplace pricing (engadget.com)

2026-02-05 | get E commerce platform → | tags: amazon, germany, prices

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Valve pushes back Steam Machine launch due to storage and memory shortage (engadget.com)

2026-02-05 | get Steam Machine → | tags: machine, memory, pricing

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Valve’s Steam Machine has been delayed, and the RAM crisis will impact pricing (theverge.com)

2026-02-04 | by Jay Peters | get Steam Machine → | tags: memory, price, pricing

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Apple revises App Store pricing and payouts in select countries following new tax rules (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-29 | by Marcus Mendes | get Ecosystem → | tags: apple, pricing, rate

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Zotac reportedly cancels GPU orders and raises MSRP by $200 or more across the board — the company blames 'system error' for cancellations (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-24 | by Jowi Morales | get NVIDIA GeForce → | tags: cards, graphics, price

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Nvidia may have ended its Open Price Program that incentivized MSRP, "massive" GPU price increases expected (techspot.com)

2026-01-23 | get GPU → | tags: actively, actively influence, aibs

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Rackspace customers grapple with “devastating” email hosting price hike (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-16 | get Email hosting → | tags: email, laughing, mailbox

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New Jersey AG hits Apple with record penalty over retail store pricing violations (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-16 | by Marcus Mendes | get E-books → | tags: apple, consumers, merchandise

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Spotify is raising prices again - but these alternatives will cost you less (zdnet.com)

2026-01-15 | by Artie Beaty | get Streaming service → | tags: increase, music, premium

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Why NUKEMAP isn't on Google Maps anymore (2019) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-14 | get Nuclear Map → | tags: fallout, google, model

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Why NUKEMAP isn't on Google Maps anymore (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-14 | get Geospatial Technology → | tags: fallout, google, model

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A consumer watchdog issued a warning about Google’s AI agent shopping protocol — Google says she’s wrong (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-13 | by Julie Bort | get Google Assistant → | tags: agents, google, merchants

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A consumer watchdog issued a warning about Google’s AI agent shopping protocol — Google says she’s wrong (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-13 | by Julie Bort | get Google Assistant → | tags: agents, google, merchants