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  "id": 12397086,
  "title": "McDonald's is being sued over claims its AI pricing tool fixed menu prices across franchises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/mcdonalds-is-being-sued-over-claims-its-ai-pricing-tool-fixed-menu",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-06T14:00:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Quartz",
    "slug": "quartz",
    "url": "https://qz.com/mcdonalds-antitrust-lawsuit-ai-pricing-franchises-100626"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A proposed class action filed in federal court in Chicago alleges the fast-food chain conspired with franchisees to coordinate prices using machine-learning algorithms",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}