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Instacart Says It Is Pulling the Plug on Its AI-Powered Price Tests

After an investigation found some customers were charged nearly 25% more for identical items, Instacart says it’s ending its controversial price-testing program.

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Powerball jackpot hits $1.6B: The only states where you'd actually get $1B

A winner following Monday's drawing would not be an instant billionaire.

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What the iRobot bankruptcy means for Roomba owners

Should Roomba owners worry about their robot vacuum after iRobot's bankruptcy? Here's what the company says.

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CEO of SpaceX rival United Launch Alliance resigns

Tory Bruno's abrupt departure comes after 12 years in the role. The company, a Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture, has had to fight to keep pace with Elon Musk's SpaceX.

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STAT+: Pharmaceutical industry evades drug price transparency, again

For more than five years, pharma companies and PBMs have managed to avoid disclosing the actual prices of prescription drugs.

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The incredible Sony XM6 headphones are on sale for under $400 at Amazon

The Sony XM6 headphones are on sale at Amazon for $398, down from the normal price of $459.99. That's a 13% discount.

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Instacart is immediately ending controversial price tests

Instacart is ending price tests after a Consumer Reports investigation that claimed it's inflating grocery bills.

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Alphabet agrees to buy Intersect Power for $4.75bn

Deal will help Google’s parent company expand access to generation needed to power AI development

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How U.S. Defense Industry Dodged a Rare-Earth Shortage After China’s Curbs

America’s ability to make precision-guided missiles was threatened during Trump’s tariff war. But experienced players have rescued the supply chain, for now.

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China Vanke Gets Temporary Lifeline to Prevent Debt Default

Bondholders for one of China’s biggest real estate developers extended a grace period to negotiate a delayed repayment of a $285 million bond.

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ETHZilla sells $74.5 million of ether in effort to trim debt load

This is the company's second sale of part of its ETH treasury, following a $40 million sale in October to fund share repurchases.

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Alphabet to Buy Data Center Partner Intersect for $4.75 Billion

Alphabet Inc. has agreed to buy clean energy developer Intersect Power LLC for $4.75 billion in cash, plus its existing debt, marking one of the largest deals by the tech giant in its push to dramatically expand its data center footprint to power AI.

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Larry Ellison Personally Backs Paramount's Bid for Warner

Oracle Chair Larry Ellison says he will personally back Paramount Skydance's bid for Warner Bros. Discovery with a guarantee of $40 billion in equity financing. Ellison's son David is the CEO of Paramount. Paramount is trying to beat out a rival bid from Netflix. Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde reports. …

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Daiwa Revives M&A Hiring to Boost Global Status, Ride Japan Wave

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. is resuming an expansion of its mergers and acquisitions business to capitalize on a dealmaking boom at home and lift its standing abroad.

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Larry Ellison provides personal guarantee for Paramount takeover of Warner Bros Discovery

WBD had urged shareholders to reject $108.4bn hostile takeover bid from Paramount, which is controlled by the Ellisons, following $82.7bn Netflix deal The tech billionaire Larry Ellison has agreed to provide a personal guarantee of more than $40bn for Paramount Skydance’s fight to gain control of Wa…

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Instacart is ending its controversial price tests

Instacart has announced it will be ending price testing on its platform. This comes after a study published earlier this month revealed pricing experiments that led to some customers seeing higher prices than others and the FTC saying last week it would be investigating the grocery delivery app.
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