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  "id": 15501112,
  "title": "Consumer apprehension grows as U.S. retailers adopt AI-assisted pricing tools",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/consumer-apprehension-grows-as-u-s-retailers-adopt-ai-assisted",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-18T21:33:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Today",
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  "summary": "U.S. consumers aren't just frustrated with high prices. They're angry and confused about the increasingly high-tech ways that restaurant chains and major retailers are setting those prices. Digital…",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Consumer apprehension grows as US retailers adopt AI-assisted pricing tools",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/consumer-apprehension-grows-as-us-retailers-adopt-ai-assisted-pricing",
        "published": "2026-10-18T07:10:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune Business",
        "title": "Consumer apprehension grows as US retailers adopt AI-assisted pricing tools",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/consumer-apprehension-grows-as-us-retailers-adopt-ai-assisted-pricing-15497693",
        "published": "2026-10-18T21:28:00.000Z"
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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."
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