The Latest Breaking News from McDonald

Teen McDonald’s employee killed after 16-year-old coworker attacked him, cops say

Reginald ‘RJ’ Harrell, 17, was working on his scheduled day off when he was fatally stabbed inside the restaurant restroom, his family says

The Independent UK · 18m ago

Who’s taking your fast food order? Chick-fil-A and McDonald’s have different answers

AI could ease restaurant workloads—or create new headaches. The stakes range from getting orders right to how menu prices are determined.

Fortune · 6h ago

Fishing company behind McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish devastates Alaska salmon and Native communities

‘We have this big void in our lives right now,’ said the commissioner for the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. ‘We’ve never had a generation that hasn’t had the opportunity to learn and be taught by elders and parents, and that has such a big impact on our youth’

The Independent UK · 7h ago

McDonald's AI Price-Fixing Federal Lawsuit: What It Means for Every Big Mac You Buy

A federal lawsuit filed Oct. 2 accuses McDonald's AI of coordinating prices at 14,000 U.S. restaurants. Here's what the case could mean for you.

Latin Times · Oct 8

How AI triggered a federal lawsuit? McDonald’s sued over AI pricing: What the Big Mac case says about franchisee independence

McDonald’s is facing a federal antitrust lawsuit over its AI-powered pricing tools. Illinois resident Michael Thomas alleges the system uses shared, nonpublic data from thousands of restaurants to influence menu prices at each location. The lawsuit claims the central software uses shared sales data across 14,000 locations to coordinate prices,…

The Economic Times · Oct 8

McDonald’s is accused of using an AI tool to track millions of daily transactions. Then customers find out what it allegedly does to their bill

"Algorithmic price-fixing aimed at customers who are already stretched thin."

We Got This Covered · Oct 7

Is AI Setting McDonald's Prices? Burger Giant Sued Over Pricing Tool

McDonald's faces a proposed US class action alleging its AI pricing tool helped franchisees fix menu prices, a claim the company strongly denies.

International Business Times UK · Oct 7

McDonald's Hit With Class Action Lawsuit. Fast Food Giant Accused of Using AI-Powered Menu Price-Fixing

The lawsuit alleges that McDonald's violated federal antitrust law by conspiring with independent franchisees to fix prices using machine-learning algorithms trained on nonpublic restaurant data.

International Business Times · Oct 7

Is the Combo Meal Actually Cheaper? We Did the Math at 6 Fast-Food Chains

Combo meals sound like they should save you money. After all, the restaurant bundles the sandwich, fries and drink together, so surely that costs less than ordering everything separately, right? Not necessarily—especially now that fast-food chains are competing with $5 meal deals, value menus, app discounts and build-your-own boxes. We…

Grocery Coupon Guide · Oct 7

McDonald’s sued for allegedly using AI tool to determine pricing for franchises

Suit says AI tool allows independently owned franchises to exchange nonpublic price and sales information

The Guardian - US · Oct 7