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AI at the Pump Accused of Price Fixing | Mesa News
A major lawsuit alleges that gas giants like Marathon and Circle K are using AI software called Kalibrate to secretly collude on prices, driving up California’s already sky-high gas costs by as much as six cents per gallon. The suit, representing thousands of drivers since 2022, claims this algorithmic pricing violates antitrust laws — a concern that even Governor Newsom addressed with a 2026 bill. With average prices now over $5 a gallon, the case pits everyday consumers against tech-enabled price-fixing, raising urgent questions about how algorithms are reshaping the economy at the pump…
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