Wednesday, 24 June, 2026
Fueling Fraud? US Gas Giants Sued for Using AI to Rig Pump Prices
By TechShots Studio
California drivers have filed a class-action lawsuit against major fuel retailers—including Walmart, 7-Eleven, BP, and Marathon. The suit alleges the companies used an AI pricing tool by Kalibrate to pool competitor data and artificially inflate gasoline prices. Plaintiffs claim this algorithmic price-fixing has boosted costs by up to 30 cents per gallon in a state that already suffers America's highest fuel prices.
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