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Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores
Maryland has signed the first law in the U.S. prohibiting grocery stores from using personal data to offer different prices to different customers based on their browsing history, location, or purchasing behavior. The legislation targets so-called "surveillance pricing," a practice where retailers and third-party data brokers leverage individual consumer profiles to dynamically adjust what shoppers pay. The move sets a potential precedent for other states grappling with how to regulate AI-driven pricing tools that critics argue quietly penalize certain consumers.
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ChatGPT serves ads. Here's the full attribution loop
OpenAI has quietly built out an ad attribution loop within ChatGPT, giving marketers a traceable path from AI-generated recommendations to actual conversions. The system connects product suggestions to clicks and purchases in a way that mirrors traditional digital advertising infrastructure. For brands, it signals that ChatGPT is evolving from a search alternative into a full-fledged commercial channel.
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Coby Adcock’s Scout AI raises $100 million to train its models for war. We visited its bootcamp.
Scout AI has secured $100 million to develop battlefield-ready artificial intelligence, training autonomous systems designed to put individual soldiers in command of entire fleets of unmanned vehicles. The company's bootcamp-style testing ground is where these AI agents are being stress-tested against real-world combat scenarios. The investment signals growing private capital interest in the race to field autonomous military technology.
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How one venture firm is investing in an increasingly fragmented world
Geopolitical instability is reshaping where and how venture capital flows, and Kompas VC is betting that the physical world holds the answer. The firm has carved out a distinct niche backing startups that operate at the intersection of technology and tangible infrastructure. As global fragmentation accelerates, this focus positions Kompas to capitalize on supply chain, manufacturing, and industrial opportunities that purely digital-first funds have long overlooked.
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Claude system prompt bug wastes user money and bricks managed agents
A bug in Claude's system prompt handling is causing managed agents to malfunction and burning through users' API credits in the process. The issue, flagged on Anthropic's GitHub, points to a flaw that renders affected agents non-functional while still racking up costs. For teams relying on Claude-powered automation, the combination of wasted spend and broken workflows makes this a priority fix to watch.
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