McDonald’s pushes AI tools that suggest Big Mac prices based on ‘customer willingness to pay’

McDonald’s has ramped up its use of AI to guide menu prices at restaurants across the country as it tries to boost profits – risking backlash from regulators and customers already fed up with surveillance pricing tactics. The world’s largest fast-food chain has increasingly been pushing franchisees to use an AI-powered algorithm that analyzes data across McDonald’s 14,000 restaurants to estimate “customer willingness to pay in your area,” according to a Reuters report. At a McDonald’s store in Fresno, Calif., for example, a Big Mac costs $5.69, according to the company’s mobile app. But at a location just two miles…

Trump calls for ‘tremendous self-regulation’ of AI at lunch with billionaire tech titans

President Trump called for “tremendous self-regulation” of artificial intelligence at a White House lunch with tech billionaires — as he prepared to sign orders renaming AI as “super intelligence” in official communications. “There’s a belief that there should be tremendous self-regulation,” Trump told reporters in the East Room, seated between…

Massive layoffs rock Disney as new CEO slashes hundreds of jobs

The Mouse House is downsizing again. New Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro reportedly kicked off a new round of layoffs on Tuesday, cutting a couple of hundred workers from the company’s workforce, according to Deadline. Most of the employees are in the company’s tech and HR divisions. The company’s TV division…

Apple CEO John Ternus seeks major overhaul, wants products released faster: report

Apple’s new chief executive officer, John Ternus, is weighing a broad overhaul of the iPhone maker aimed at sharpening its engineering focus, introducing products more frequently and creating a leaner organization, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. The early ideas under consideration include moving away from Apple’s traditional spring and fall product-release…

Odell Beckham Jr. cut by Giants in sad end to quiet second stint

Odell Beckham Jr. isn’t going to get a fairytale ending with the Giants after all. Beckham, who beat the odds to make the team in training camp, was released Tuesday by the Giants, The Post confirmed. His second act with the Giants ends without a catch in three regular-season games.…

Leverage matchups, fantasy football waiver wire for QB replacements in Week 4

Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. Navigating the quarterback position through the first three weeks of the fantasy football season has felt like walking through a minefield. Not only has…

Africa’s oldest known defensive wall outside Egypt discovered, and it’s 4,000 years old

The largest defensive wall at Oued Beht. Archaeologists think its base was constructed about 4,000 years ago. (Image credit: G. Lucarini, Oued Beht Archaeological Project)Archaeologists have unearthed 4,000-year-old defensive walls in Morocco that are the oldest structures of their kind in North Africa outside the Nile Valley.The discovery expands what’s known about…

How to help slow muscle loss as you age with 4 simple habits: fitness expert

As Americans increasingly turn to GLP-1 medications — which have been linked to a loss of lean muscle, especially during rapid weight loss — experts say preserving strength and mobility should be a priority as people age. Jacob Zemer, a New York-based fitness coach who primarily trains clients ranging from…

Luke Bryan’s son has high school football starting debut to remember

Battle Ground Academy senior Bo Bryan — the son of country music star Luke Bryan — is balling in his first season as a starting quarterback. Bo’s second-half heroics led his team to a 41-35 win over rival Franklin Road Academy on Friday in a rematch of last year’s Tennessee…

Why do cats yowl? | Live Science

If you’ve ever been jolted awake by your cat letting out a long, mournful cry in the middle of the night, your sleep-deprived brain may wonder why, exactly, your cute little pet yowls all the time.The answer isn’t as simple as “they want food” or “they’re being dramatic.” The sound…

Gotham FC topples Current to extend first-place lead in standings

Gotham FC overcame a tie for the fastest goal in NWSL history Friday night by receiving goals from Midge Purce and a landmark tally by Sam Kerr to give the hosts a 2-1 NWSL victory over the Kansas City Current Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, N.J. Gotham FC improved to…

Susan Collins drops brutal reminder of Maine Dem rival rocked by assault accusations

Republican Sen. Susan Collins says her Democratic challenger in Maine’s high-stakes US Senate race apparently “struggles to control his temper.” Collins broke her silence about Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson on Friday after a newly resurfaced 1988 police record detailed accusations that Jackson assaulted a man and pushed his longtime partner during…

Mets’ Kodai Senga showing signs of success as late-inning reliever

Almost nothing has gone as planned for the Mets this season, which is how they ended up with Kodai Senga entering Friday’s game in the top of the ninth, trying to close out a win over Washington as Michael Jackson’s ”Beat It” blared over the Citi Field sound system. The…

Bayonne, N.J. scores comeback win to advance to Little League World Series

October came early. Fans were treated to an outright spectacle and thrilling end to the Little League World Series Metro regional tournament with New Jersey’s Bayonne Central launching an epic, 8-6 championship comeback over Darien, Conn., advancing to Williamsport for the first time in the league’s 75-year history. Neither side…

Cade Klubnik backs up his moxie — and then some — in Jets debut

So what if it was the Bucs reserves. The Kid was ready. Kid Klubnik was ready.  Cade Klubnik was ready for his preseason NFL debut Friday night when Geno Smith’s sore ankle prevented him from being ready for his preseason Jets homecoming.  Klubnik was informed Thursday by Aaron Glenn that…

Alaska Democrat turns down support from Kamala Harris ahead of Senate primary 

Alaska Democratic Senate hopeful Mary Peltola rejected support this week from former Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost the state by double-digits in her failed 2024 presidential campaign.  “Alaska is a must-win Senate seat for Democrats to retake control of the Senate,” Harris wrote in a fundraising email, urging the…

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