AI data centers are contributing to rising household electric bills, particularly in regions like Northern Virginia's 'Data Center Alley.' While not the sole cause, data centers accounted for roughly …
A joint investigation by Consumer Reports, the Groundwork Collaborative and More Perfect Union found that Instacart used an AI pricing platform called Eversight to charge different customers different…
A Consumer Reports investigation found that Uber and Lyft charge different customers significantly different prices for the same rides, with median price differences of about 50%. The investigation al…
OpenAI faces challenges in building its ad business due to limited ad inventory, unlike rivals Google, Meta, and Amazon which have endless formats. YouTube's VP Tara Walpert Levy says the platform's T…
Smart fridges and other internet-connected appliances risk losing functionality and security when manufacturers stop providing software updates, a process known as 'zombification.' A 2025 FTC report f…
Consumer Reports found that Uber and Lyft use AI to charge different customers significantly different prices for the same ride at the same time, with one route in Kansas City generating 29 different …
Consumer Reports found that Uber and Lyft use AI-driven pricing to charge vastly different fares for identical rides, with a median price difference of 50%, and offer fake discounts based on inflated …
Residents of Virginia are seeing their electricity bills triple due to the rapid expansion of data centers, even if they have never used one. A Manassas man's bill jumped to $281 in January, roughly t…