The Latest
-
Pfizer to discontinue twice-daily weight loss pill due to high rates of adverse side effects
Pfizer said it still plans to release phase two trial data on a once-a-day version of its weight loss drug, known as danuglipron, in the first half of 2024.
-
A secret McDonald's spinoff is being built in a Chicago suburb. Here's what it looks like
A mysterious new restaurant has appeared in a Chicago suburb and it appears it is a secret spinoff from McDonald’s.
-
Subway is permanently adding a footlong cookie to menus. Here's how to score one for free
Subway’s foot-long sandwich might not be anything new to you, but this footlong menu treat is taking unusually long food to the next level.
-
Deck the halls with Chipotle's holiday merch
Chipotle drops exclusive merch, designed by artists for this holiday season starting Nov. 30, 9 a.m. PT
-
Parent company GM puts the breaks on Cruise self-driving cars
More bad news for San Francisco-based robotaxi company Cruise. Its parent company General Motors announced Wednesday plans to cut spending on Cruise by hundreds of millions of dollars in 2024.
-
‘Get Ready With Me': Video genre on everyday life thrives more than a decade after inception
More than a decade after debuting on the once-nascent YouTube creator community, “Get Ready with Me” videos have inundated social media.
-
Still looking for deals on holiday gifts? Retailers are offering discounts on Cyber Monday
For several major retailers, the “Cyber Monday” sale is a days-long event that began over the weekend.
-
Wendy's is giving away a year's worth of Frostys for $3: Here's how to get yours
The offer, which is meant to raise money to help children in foster care, will run through February 14, 2024.
-
Apple, Disney, other media companies pause advertising on X after Elon Musk boosted antisemitic tweet
Apple, Disney, Warner Bros., Comcast, and Lions Gate have paused online ad campaigns on X after owner Elon Musk made antisemitic comments on the platform.
-
IBM and EU pull ads from Elon Musk's X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlash
Advertisers are fleeing social media platform X over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content, hate speech on the site in general or billionaire owner Elon Musk’s own tweets endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
-
Amazon will allow US customers to buy cars on its site from local dealers starting next year
The idea is to have customers purchase a new car online and pick it up – or have it delivered – from their local dealer.
-
Climate change is impacting hops and barley crops, forcing beer industry to adjust
In the face of human-caused climate change impacting water access and weather patterns in the Willamette Valley — a region known for hops growing — farmers are using all the new strategies they can get to stay afloat and provide for large and small breweries alike. Climate change is anticipated to only further the challenges producers are already s... -
WeWork, once valued at $47 billion, files for bankruptcy
Office-sharing company WeWork filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in federal court Monday.
-
Two more companies recall fruit pouches for kids because they may contain lead
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received more reports of illness linked to lead-tainted pouches of apple cinnamon fruit puree marketed for children. At least seven illnesses in five states have been reported. Schnucks Markets and Weis Market, announced recalls of their cinnamon applesauce products because they may contain high levels of l... -
Elon Musk debuts ‘Grok' AI bot to rival ChatGPT, others
After its beta phase, Grok will be available to premium members on X, formerly Twitter.
-
Mark Zuckerberg undergoes knee surgery after tearing ACL while training for MMA fight
Mark Zuckerberg’s latest martial arts sparring session sent him to the operating table. The Meta Platforms CEO and mixed martial arts enthusiast posted on social media Friday that he tore one of his anterior cruciate ligaments, or ACLs, while training for a fight early next year.
-
Would you try these unusual Thanksgiving-infused food items?
Campbell, Baskin-Robbins and DiGiorno are some of the companies that unveiled Thanksgiving-infused treats available through the month of November.
-
Tens of thousands of workers at 18 major Las Vegas Strip hotels may go on strike this month
The Culinary Workers Union said about 35,000 members whose contracts expired earlier this year are ready and willing to walk off the job at 18 casinos
-
The No. 1 work perk that would get people to return to the office more often
If bosses want workers in the office more often, they’ll need to start paying up to cover commuting costs, employees say.
-
Thousands more UAW members go on strike as General Motors remains lone holdout
The United Auto Workers union has widened its strike against General Motors, the lone holdout among the three Detroit automakers, after reaching a tentative contract agreement with Jeep maker Stellantis.