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AI personal shoppers hunt down bargain buys
AI personal shoppers hunt down bargain buys
by  AFP

Internet giants are diving deeper into e-commerce with digital aides that know shoppers' likes, let them virtually try clothes on, hunt for deals and even place orders. Shoppers can then set the price they would pay and leave the AI to relentlessly browse the internet for a deal -- alerting the shopper when it finds one, and asking if it should buy using Google's payment platform.

OPEC+ meets as oil output hike looms
OPEC+ meets as oil output hike looms
by  AFP

Ministers of the OPEC+ oil alliance, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, discussed production on Wednesday as another hike looms despite falling prices. OPEC+ ministers in their online meeting Wednesday reaffirmed the alliance's collective policy, according to a joint statement.

Longer flight delays without compensation? EU plan divides
Longer flight delays without compensation? EU plan divides
by  AFP

The EU is considering allowing airlines to incur longer flight delays without having to compensate passengers in a move that has consumer groups up in arms and is dividing member states. It would also have stripped about 75 percent of passengers of the right to compensation, said Europe's BEUC umbrella consumer rights group.