US Politics
The Algorithmic Squeeze: How Brand Power and Secret Software are Holding California Drivers Hostile
California's petroleum watchdog revealed Chevron stations charged the highest average price among major brands in late May, costing drivers billions amidst wartime price spikes and exposing a retail market problem. This is a grotesque manipulation of a captive market, a direct assault on the economic liberty of Californians who are being bled dry by corporate algorithms and brand contracts designed to maximize profits over people.
