Four takeaways for parents from the Senate grilling of social media CEOs
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, apologizes to families who have been harmed due to unsafe social media during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Jan. 31, 2024,...
View ArticleBissell recalls over 140,000 vacuum cleaners due to potential fire hazard
Bissell recalls multi reach hand and floor vacuum cleaners due to fire hazard. (Consumer Product Safety Commission) (NEW YORK) — Bissell, a floor cleaning product company, recalled over 150,000 of its...
View ArticleMeta will label AI-generated images on Instagram and Facebook
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Meta will begin labeling images created by OpenAI, Midjourney and other artificial intelligence products, Nick Clegg, the company’s president of global affairs,...
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View ArticleESPN, Warner Discovery, Fox Sports to launch joint sports streaming network
Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — ESPN, Warner Discovery and Fox Sports announced Tuesday that they will partner to create a massive new streaming network dedicated...
View ArticleHomeland Security Investigations cracks down on counterfeit goods ahead of...
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Homeland Security Investigations is cracking down on counterfeit goods before Super Bowl LVIII, a top HSI official told ABC News. “We’re looking at folks, criminal organizations...
View ArticleWhy 2024 may be the best year to buy a new car or truck
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Many Americans have put off buying a new sport utility vehicle or truck because of steep prices and high interest rates. Now, however, may be the right...
View ArticleGoogle joins effort to increase transparency online with new digital standard
Google Headquarters is seen in Mountain View, California, United States on May 15, 2023. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Google announced Thursday that it is joining a...
View ArticleThe economic surge feels like a drag? Your state may be underperforming
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. economy shattered expectations in recent weeks, extending a run of overachievement that has quieted some of the most skeptical economists. Americans,...
View ArticleBig Pharma CEOs grilled on Capitol Hill over drug prices: 4 key takeaways
Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senators grilled chief executives from three top pharmaceutical companies over prescription drug prices during an hourslong committee hearing...
View ArticleWhy are there so many car recalls? Experts weigh in
Ditto/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Honda and Acura recalled a combined 750,000 cars this week over an airbag defect, becoming the latest in a series of recalls this year that has touched carmakers from...
View ArticleWhat is Temu, the company made famous in Super Bowl ads?
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Super Bowl viewers could hardly miss an ad blitz from e-commerce company Temu promising low prices that allow customers to “shop like a...
View ArticleInflation fell markedly in January, according to latest data
Noel Hendrickson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer prices rose 3.1% in January compared to a year ago, slowing markedly from the previous month but missing expectations of an even larger cooldown, a...
View ArticleMan credited with inventing the Pop Tart dies at 96
Pop Tarts (NEW YORK) — William “Bill” Post, the man often credited with inventing the beloved Pop Tart, has died at 96. Born on June 27, 1927 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Post was one of seven children...
View ArticleExpert tips to book cheap spring break travel now
Greg Bajor/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While snow and frigid temps are sweeping parts of the country, travel deals for spring break are heating up. Experts like Going.com founder Scott Keyes explained to...
View ArticleDole announces voluntary recall of salad kits for potential listeria...
FG Trade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. has announced a voluntary recall of a “limited number” of Dole-branded and private label salad kits due to potential cross contamination...
View ArticleWendy’s debuts new Cinnabon innovation on the breakfast menu
Wendy’s (NEW YORK) — Everyone knows the best part of freshly made cinnamon rolls are the gooey melty center, so Wendy’s worked with Cinnabon to create a sweet new pastry for its breakfast menu that...
View ArticleNew York City sues social media companies, accuses them of contributing to...
Westend61/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The City of New York on Wednesday sued the companies behind SnapChat, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok, accusing them of fomenting a “nationwide youth mental health...
View ArticleNumber of striking US workers more than doubled last year, study shows
ArtistGNDphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of striking workers in the U.S. more than doubled last year due to massive work stoppages carried out by autoworkers, nurses and Hollywood...
View ArticleOpenAI video-generator Sora risks fueling propaganda and bias, experts say
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A sunbathed Dalmatian tiptoes across a windowsill, a Chinese New Year parade engulfs a city street, an archeologist digs up a chair from desert sand. Videos...
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