Democrats need to put banning surveillance pricing at the top of their priorities.
Starbucks CEO says the company is planning to focus more on AI and tech, including a adding system that would recognize customers as they arrive in stores to "present personalized digital menus."
October 31, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Democrats need to put banning surveillance pricing at the top of their priorities.
Translation: custom pricing.
October 30, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Translation: custom pricing.
Sounds like a plan for individual surveillance pricing...which oof, I hate it.
October 30, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Sounds like a plan for individual surveillance pricing...which oof, I hate it.
That’s right, and just like cars congestion pricing on RAM should be set high enough that I get to be king of da highway
Here’s an opinion that’s going to make everybody mad: local LLMs are like cars and hosted LLMs are like trains
Altman is right that local inference is inefficient. The thing is there are reasons other than efficiency for local inference. Seeing a lot of nonsensical blabbering from both sides of the fence on this one.
November 1, 2026 at 11:44 AM
That’s right, and just like cars congestion pricing on RAM should be set high enough that I get to be king of da highway
The commissions pricing discourse makes me wanna raise my prices
November 1, 2026 at 10:06 PM
The commissions pricing discourse makes me wanna raise my prices
Given the similar pricing it's amazing how bad Travelodge is compared with Premier Inn.
October 30, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Given the similar pricing it's amazing how bad Travelodge is compared with Premier Inn.
They forgot to mention the dynamic pricing as an added “bonus”…
Oh, the usual will have an unusual price increase!
Oh, the usual will have an unusual price increase!
October 30, 2026 at 3:05 PM
They forgot to mention the dynamic pricing as an added “bonus”…
Oh, the usual will have an unusual price increase!
Oh, the usual will have an unusual price increase!
I think this is just cover for algorithmic pricing.
October 30, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I think this is just cover for algorithmic pricing.
I didn't foresee Taco Bell pricing itself out of my budget during my lifetime...
November 2, 2026 at 8:31 PM
I didn't foresee Taco Bell pricing itself out of my budget during my lifetime...
What is "surveillance pricing" and how we can fight against it? EFF will have a discussion on this on Nov 5th at 11 AM Pacific. www.eff.org/livestream-...
October 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM
What is "surveillance pricing" and how we can fight against it? EFF will have a discussion on this on Nov 5th at 11 AM Pacific. www.eff.org/livestream-...
Is this code for dynamic pricing?
October 31, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Is this code for dynamic pricing?
More like personalized pricing.
Starbucks CEO says the company is planning to focus more on AI and tech, including a adding system that would recognize customers as they arrive in stores to "present personalized digital menus."
October 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
More like personalized pricing.
MTA lawyers blasted their federal counterparts for hiding information from the judge in an ongoing lawsuit to cancel congestion pricing.
MTA Attorneys Accuse Feds Of Ethical Breach In Congestion Pricing Lawsuit - Streetsblog New York City
MTA lawyers blasted their federal counterparts for hiding information from the judge in an ongoing lawsuit to cancel congestion pricing.
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November 1, 2026 at 7:48 PM
MTA lawyers blasted their federal counterparts for hiding information from the judge in an ongoing lawsuit to cancel congestion pricing.
Surveillance pricing
October 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Surveillance pricing
✨️Dynamic Pricing✨️
November 1, 2026 at 5:48 PM
✨️Dynamic Pricing✨️
And "personalized pricing", no doubt.
October 30, 2026 at 4:22 PM
And "personalized pricing", no doubt.
States say they still lack details about Trump’s new Medicaid drug pricing models.
https://www.washingtonsun.com/health/states-drug-price-savings-medicaid-trump
https://www.washingtonsun.com/health/states-drug-price-savings-medicaid-trump
States Can’t Confirm the Drug Price Savings Trump Keeps Touting
States say they still lack details about Trump’s new Medicaid drug pricing models.
www.washingtonsun.com
November 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
States say they still lack details about Trump’s new Medicaid drug pricing models.
https://www.washingtonsun.com/health/states-drug-price-savings-medicaid-trump
https://www.washingtonsun.com/health/states-drug-price-savings-medicaid-trump
What if the price you pay depended on what computer you use, or how your mouse moves across the page? Join EFF, @consumerreports.org, and @techequity.bsky.social on 11/5 at 11AM PT for a livestream discussion on surveillance pricing. eff.org/livestream-...
November 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
What if the price you pay depended on what computer you use, or how your mouse moves across the page? Join EFF, @consumerreports.org, and @techequity.bsky.social on 11/5 at 11AM PT for a livestream discussion on surveillance pricing. eff.org/livestream-...
The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into nine companies, including Minneapolis-based Target and Delta Air Lines, regarding personalized pricing algorithms and practices.
Target, Delta targeted in federal investigation into personalized pricing
Both companies deny they use predatory practices in their dynamic pricing policies.
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October 29, 2026 at 5:54 PM
The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into nine companies, including Minneapolis-based Target and Delta Air Lines, regarding personalized pricing algorithms and practices.
"It's not you, it's congestion pricing."
October 28, 2026 at 8:49 PM
"It's not you, it's congestion pricing."
Dynamic pricing needs to be outlawed, STAT!
October 30, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Dynamic pricing needs to be outlawed, STAT!
What is “honest pricing?”
November 2, 2026 at 6:23 AM
What is “honest pricing?”
Warum sind die Leute so gegen dynamic pricing die feiern doch sonst die Marktwirtschaft so ab?
November 2, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Warum sind die Leute so gegen dynamic pricing die feiern doch sonst die Marktwirtschaft so ab?
"personalized digital menus" is probably going to include personalised/surge pricing too
October 30, 2026 at 4:27 PM
"personalized digital menus" is probably going to include personalised/surge pricing too