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Amazon Scraps AI-Powered TV Show Recaps After ‘Fallout’ Fallout

Given the length of time it can take for the new season of your favorite TV show to come out, it’s understandable that you might want a little video recap of what’s happened so far.Ideally, that recap is accurate.Fans of Amazon’s hit show “Fallout” said that wasn’t the case in its AI-made synopsis of season one, released ahead of the hit show’s new season next week. Fans quickly spotted factual errors, and Amazon Prime Video…

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Top South Korean Shipbuilder Arming Philippines With New Frigates

One of South Korea’s top shipbuilders is turning out new warships for the Philippines as Manila accelerates its naval modernization.The new frigates mark a major upgrade for the Philippine fleet, offering the country a more credible defense as China turns up the pressure in the South China Sea.The historically obsolete…

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Instacart uses AI pricing experiments creating price differences

Instacart is using AI-enabled pricing experiments that are substantially raising the prices of identical products for different customers, according to an investigation by Consumer Reports and Groundwork Collaborative.  By comparing shopping carts of consumers who were instructed to buy the same products on the platform at the same time, researchers…

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Bargain Coffee Is Booming, but Shoppers Still Splurge on Starbucks

Rising costs are prompting shoppers to opt for store-brand coffee, but brand loyalty is keeping Starbucks ahead in grocery sales for now.An InMarket report, released on Thursday, shows that consumers are increasingly favoring private-label coffees. The average share of private label spend rose from 19% in Q1 to 22% in…

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