The Latest Breaking News from Michael Thomas

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

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

‘I had a really crippling break’: how author Michael Thomas lost 20 years to mania, depression and more

In 2006 the novel Man Gone Down made Thomas famous and won him a €100,000 prize. He expected to produce a follow-up within a year – but life had other plans

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30

“The further you get from Arsenal’s title win at Anfield, the more special it becomes, as it’s a game that will never be repeated, a special, special night” Alan Smith on Arsenal’s legendary 1989 title decider

The Gunners’ 2-0 win against Liverpool sealed a dramatic title victory

FourFourTwo · Jul 25

Meta putting up tents across the US to house AI servers, like ‘a scene out of the movie Mad Max’ — structures take three months to build and use jet engines for power

Meta is reportedly building more tents that house expensive data centers across the U.S., as it reportedly cuts construction time from two to three years to just a few months. It's also bringing its own power instead of relying on electricity from the grid.

Tom’s Hardware · Jun 5

Michael Thomas, Sergio Agüero, Josh Stones: football’s latest title-winning goals

Plus: dramatic late drops into the relegation zone, the Italia 90 XI and teams wearing away kits in finals

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29

Arsenal 1-0 Newcastle United: Premier League – as it happened

Eberechi Eze’s early goal was enough to secure a win against Newcastle and keep Arsenal’s title dream within reach

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25

AI boom drives clash between grid power vs. energy "islands"

Data centers could plug into the grid, or they can operate on their own.

Axios · Apr 3

Google to tap into gas plant for AI datacenter in sharp turn from climate goals

Texas power plant would emit 4.5m tons of carbon dioxide per year, more than that of the entire city of San Francisco

The Guardian - US · Apr 2