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Thursday 16 November 2023

The Daily Money: Google offers AI help for holiday shopping; gas prices down in time for Thanksgiving travel

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The Daily Money

ALL THE MONEY NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Thu Nov 16 2023

 

Betty Lin-Fisher Consumer reporter

@blinfisher

Good morning. This is Betty Lin-Fisher bringing you the top headlines of the day.

If you need some help with your holiday shopping, Google wants to help with AI.

Google is expanding its artificial intelligence capabilities to help consumers shop during the holiday season. Starting today, Google is updating its Search Generative Experience (SGE), which brings generative AI capabilities into a search. It is available by opt-in on the Google app, home page or Chrome desktop.

Google is also expanding its virtual try-on tool to include men's tops, and a feature to generate photorealistic images of what you're shopping for will also be available in December.

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Gas prices are falling just in time for the Thanksiving drive

If you're going to hit the road for Thanksgiving next week, there's good news: gas prices are falling nationwide.

The national average for a gallon of unleaded gasoline dipped on Tuesday to $3.353, the lowest since February, according to AAA, a federation of motor clubs throughout North America. Even in California, where prices are among the steepest in the country, the price for a gallon of unleaded has come down from $5.638 a month ago and $5.138 last week to $5.059, according to AAA.

AAA is forecasting that 55.4 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles between Wednesday, Nov. 22 and Sunday, Nov. 26 and that 49.1 million will be driving.

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Forget delivery from a person in a car: Chick-fil-A is testing drone delivery at a small number of locations.

A franchise owner announced on Facebook that drone delivery is being offered for free for a limited time from its Brandon/Valrico Chick-fil-A location in the Tampa Bay area. In a statement to USA TODAY, Chick-fil-A said it is in the early stages of testing drone delivery at a small number of locations, but did not identify them.

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Signage is seen on a pump at a Chevron gas station, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in South Miami, Fla.

Gas prices fall to the lowest level since February, with more declines seen for Thanksgiving travel. Even Californians will feel relief, analysts say.

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The eastern coast of Greenland is lit up in early morning light as seen from British Airways Flight 48, a Boeing 747- 400, heads toward London in October 2018.
 

Horse escape forces cargo flight to return to New York's JFK

Less than an hour into the Air Atlanta Icelandic flight from JFK Airport to Belgium, a pilot radioed air traffic controllers to report the loose horse.

The Samson Sky Switchblade flying sports car lands from a successful first flight.
 

New flying sports car prepares to hit market

After 14 years of design and testing, a flying sports car, the Samson Sky Switchblade, had a successful first flight and is heading to markets soon.

In this photo illustration, a TikTok logo is displayed on an iPhone on February 28, 2023 in London, England.
 

Nepal bans TikTok over 'disrupting social harmony'

More than 2.2 million people use TikTok in Nepal. The app has been banned with immediate effect due to concerns that it is 'disrupting social harmony'

A person using the Venmo app on a smartphone to send money to a friend for dinner.
 

Group travel can be stressful. Track expenses easily with Venmo's new feature

Before Venmo Groups, travelers had to track trip expenses on their own, but the new tool will do it for you.

A drone test flight drops a tethered package in the parking lot of the Walmart Supercenter on Cypress Gardens Boulevard in Winter Haven, Florida.
 

Chick-fil-A offers free drone delivery at Florida location

The Brandon/Valrico Chick-fil-A location in Florida's Tampa Bay area is offering customers free delivery via drones.

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 02: A rare stamp known as an "Inverted Jenny" is displayed at the World Stamp Show in Manhattan on June 2, 2016 in New York City. The stamp, one of the most famous stamps in American history, was stolen from a display case at a convention in 1955 and only located last March. The stamp, which features an airplane printed upside-down, only surfaced at a New York auction house in April when an Irish man who had inherited it   brought it in. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
 

Rare US postal stamp, auctioned off for record-breaking $2 million

One of the most sought-after and rarest stamps in the United States, the 'Inverted Jenny,' was recently sold at an auction for an $2 million.

FILE - Workers begin to board up a display window at the Louis Vuitton store Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, after overnight vandals hit many high-end stores in Chicago. The Illinois Senate has a bipartisan plan to crack down on a recent spate of smash-and-grab retail thefts and the fencing that follows. Bill sponsor Western Springs Democratic Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton says smash-and-grab crimes not only result in product loss but terrorize   employees and patrons and damage property. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)
 

These charts explain how shoplifting has changed since early pandemic

Major grocers and other retail outlets have cited shoplifting as their reason for closing multiple locations.

Starbucks' 2023 holiday cups.
 

Everything to know about Starbucks Red Cup Day 2023

Starbucks announced its annual Red Cup Day will be held on Thursday, Nov. 16. Here's what you need to know.

Postal service asked for an increase in the price of first class stamps
 

USPS reports unexpected $6.5 billion net income loss for 2023

10-year recovery plan faces challenges as post office officials struggle to cut losses, return to profitability

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