Retailers are pulling back from self-checkout after years of theft, errors, and questionable time savings
Only 36% of surveyed retailers plan to invest in the technology this year
Europe is building its own payment network to finally compete with Visa and Mastercard
ENP connects payment networks that already exist, covering 130 million users across 13 countries
McDonald's has been using AI to decide how much you should pay for a Big Mac
AI pricing tool can make a Big Mac cost $1.20 more just two miles away
Recap: McDonald's has made several attempts to deploy AI across its businesses over the past few years, not all of them successfully. A recent extensive report sheds light on one area where the fast-food giant has had a long and potentially lucrative history with machine learning and algorithms: dynamic pricing.
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Walmart will finally accept Apple Pay and Google Pay starting August 24
The retailer is finally giving up its decade-long fight against Apple Pay
The FTC is cracking down on companies that charge you a "personalized price"
Businesses must disclose if they use consumer data to set individual prices
A four-year-old budget CPU is outselling AMD's best gaming chip in some markets
AMD marketing director's tweet inadvertently shows how distorted the CPU market is
GameStop now makes more money from Pokemon cards than video games
GameStop's CEO says physical games are "totally irrelevant" to the company
Data shows physical PlayStation games can be up to 90% cheaper than their digital versions
Once Sony ends disc production in 2028, newer games will only be available at full digital price
Most Americans want digital shelf labels and surveillance pricing banned
Consumers fear retailers will use the technology to raise prices faster and more often
Amazon blocks sales of e-bikes that exceed legal speed limits
The move follows an investigation into listings for models capable of topping 40 mph
Snapdragon X2 laptops launch with up to 18 cores, 5.0GHz clocks, and 80 TOPS NPU
New laptops ditch conservative RAM and storage choices in favor of configurations built for heavier workloads
Target puts customers on the hook for AI shopping assistant errors
Terms say AI-made purchases are considered authorized by the user
Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts for smart features
Account not required for basic TV functionality
Amazon adds 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options, but convenience comes at a premium
New paid delivery tiers are rolling out to more than 2,000 US cities and towns
Amazon sold 60% fewer CPUs than a year ago, pointing to a stalled PC refresh cycle
"Obsolete" CPUs like the Ryzen 5800X and Ryzen 3600 are up YoY
Apple redesigns its Mac buying experience with a new build-to-order configurator
Taking a page out of Dell's playbook?
GameStop is closing hundreds of stores as the physical game era fades
Is GameStop on track to become the next Blockbuster?
AMD dominates Amazon's best-selling CPU chart, taking 19 of the top 20 spots
All 14 of Amazon's best-selling processors come from Team Red
Global DRAM shortage squeezes OEMs, but PC retail prices remain stable for now
Acer and Asus warn that higher costs will eventually reach consumers
Online shoppers in New York are seeing a new warning: "This price was set by an algorithm"
New York now requires retailers to admit when prices come from your personal data
Switch 2 sales outpace original by 75%, driving record July hardware growth
Nintendo's fastest-selling console, topping 2 million US sales