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Following a bombshell report from Groundwork Collaborative, Consumer Reports, and More Perfect Union revealing that Instacart uses AI to run pricing experiments on consumers, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) yesterday launched an investigation into the company’s pricing schemes.The report found that Instacart showed different shoppers different prices for the exactContinue Reading

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Lisa Summers, Scotland health and social care correspondent and Catherine Lyst, BBC Scotland Getty Images Scotland’s resident doctors are to go on strike in a dispute over pay – the first time a national walkout has been staged by NHS workers. Their union BMA Scotland had accused the government ofContinue Reading

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We round up the best new features of the Ubuntu 25.10 (“Questing Quokka”) release. Ubuntu 25.10, released on October 9, 2025 (supported until July 2026 for 9 months), is the final interim release before the next long term version of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. This release prioritizes modernization through Rust-based componentsContinue Reading

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NewGenium, a technology company based in Pasadena, California, has announced its SuperSynth process, a direct brine-to-lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) manufacturing technology. According to NewGenium, SuperSynth reduces the cost and complexity of LFP production by enabling extraction of lithium directly from brine, consolidating extraction and synthesis steps and eliminating the need for offshoreContinue Reading

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AmpUp has released its new Pricing Recommendation Engine, a feature within the AmpUp EV Cloud charging platform designed to help EV charging site operators set competitive and data-driven pricing. This tool is available at no additional cost to AmpUp’s Pro Plan customers and is intended to streamline the pricing processContinue Reading

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Long before whales and sharks, enormous marine reptiles dominated the oceans with unmatched power. Scientists have reconstructed a 130-million-year-old marine ecosystem from Colombia and found predators operating at a food-chain level higher than any seen today. The ancient seas were bursting with life, from giant reptiles to rich invertebrate communities.Continue Reading

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Newly released transcripts of Ghislaine Maxwell’s July interview with the Justice Department depict a surprisingly chilly relationship between Traitor 47 and Jeffrey Epstein, despite varied reports that the glitterati socialites were each other’s closest friends. In transcripts made available Friday by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Maxwell noted that TheContinue Reading