pricing

Apple Scales Back iPhone 18 Orders as Price Hike Cools Demand

Apple Scales Back iPhone 18 Orders as Price Hike Cools Demand
Apple Scales Back iPhone 18 Orders as Price Hike Cools Demand
October 09, 2026  |  Mobile

Apple has reduced its orders of components for the latest iPhones for October by at least 15%, Reuters reported Friday, citing a paywalled article by...

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AFL-CIO Think Tank Seeks Ban on Electronic Shelf Labels
AFL-CIO Think Tank Seeks Ban on Electronic Shelf Labels
September 11, 2026  |  Retail

The AFL-CIO Tech Institute, a think tank established in 2021 by the AFL-CIO labor union, is calling on policymakers to ban the use of electronic...

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States Accelerate Crackdown on Algorithmic Pricing, Raising Compliance Stakes
States Accelerate Crackdown on Algorithmic Pricing, Raising Compliance Stakes
September 09, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

State efforts to regulate algorithmic pricing are accelerating, replacing a handful of isolated restrictions with an increasingly complex patchwork of antitrust, consumer protection and data...

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OpenAI Lets Some Customers Pay Only When AI Performs
OpenAI Lets Some Customers Pay Only When AI Performs
August 31, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI has reportedly begun giving some major customers a new payment option. Under this system, these clients pay only when the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) does...

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Hotel Pricing AI Software Faces Test After Court Revives Atlantic City Case
Hotel Pricing AI Software Faces Test After Court Revives Atlantic City Case
August 26, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Picture a hotel handing its private pricing data to a computer program, while the hotel across the street is feeding its own numbers into that...

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FTC Weighs Algorithmic Pricing Enforcement Policy
FTC Weighs Algorithmic Pricing Enforcement Policy
August 24, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission is considering an enforcement policy that would put businesses on notice that using personal data to set individualized prices without adequate...

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US AI Labs Cut Prices 25% in 1 Month to Fend Off Chinese Rivals
US AI Labs Cut Prices 25% in 1 Month to Fend Off Chinese Rivals
August 14, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Consumers are paying nearly 25% less for artificial intelligence models from leading U.S. labs than they were in mid-July, following price cuts announced by OpenAI...

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Airlines’ AI-Powered Pricing Could Mean Fewer Cheap Fares
Airlines’ AI-Powered Pricing Could Mean Fewer Cheap Fares
July 30, 2026  |  Travel Payments

Travelers could soon face more trouble finding low-cost seats as airlines adopt AI-powered pricing practices. That’s according to a report Thursday (July 30) by Bloomberg News, which...

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