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US lawmakers, in letter, question McDonald’s CEO about algorithmic pricing practices

By Waylon Cunningham Nov 3 – US Senator Elizabeth Warren and four other lawmakers questioned McDonald’s use of algorithmic pricing tools in a letter to CEO Chris Kempczinski, which the lawmakers shared with Reuters. The letter, dated November 2, cites a Reuters story from September 29 that found McDonald’s uses machine learning algorithms to generate what the company calls the “optimal price” recommendations for each menu item at each restaurant, based in part on an estimate of how much each sto

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5 outlets · 5 articles
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Reporting countries
United Kingdom, India, Portugal, Singapore
English
Countries concerned
United States
Economy & energy · intensity 0.3 · tone 0.70
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (67%); silent in Arab-Muslim world.

Western 67%Sino-Russian & BRICS 17%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 17%

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  • Confirmed by 5 outlets in 4 countries.
  • Ignored by Arab-Muslim world.
  • Propagation: first reported by Channel News Asia (Singapore), . 4 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.

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Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

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  1. US lawmakers, in letter, question McDonald’s CEO about algorithmic pricing practices
    Channel News AsiaSingapourSingapore → United StatesEnglish
  2. US lawmakers, in letter, question McDonald’s CEO about algorithmic pricing practices
    srnnews.comPortugalPortugal → United StatesEnglish
  3. US lawmakers, in letter, question McDonald’s CEO about algorithmic pricing practices
    ca.finance.yahoo.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → United StatesEnglish
  4. US lawmakers, in letter, question McDonald’s CEO about algorithmic pricing practices reut.rs/4eIdgWc
    Reuters (Bluesky)Royaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United StatesEnglish
  5. US Senator Elizabeth Warren and four other lawmakers questioned McDonald's use of algorithmic pricing tools in a letter to CEO Chris Kempczinski, which the lawmakers shared with Reuters reut.rs/3WrhBa0
    Reuters (Bluesky)Royaume-UniUnited Kingdom → United KingdomEnglish
  6. US lawmakers, in letter, question McDonald’s CEO about algorithmic pricing practices
    livemint.comINIndia → United StatesEnglish