February 2023

Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO of the popular yogurt company, Chobani, has promised to donate a total of $1 million to support relief efforts in Turkey and Syria after catastrophic twin earthquakes devastated the countries last week. As of Friday, the death toll had exceeded 40,000. Ulukaya, a Turkish immigrant, initially stepped up with a $1 million donation. And according to Yahoo Finance, “Ulukaya requested others join him...

Sales for the last remaining Blockbuster, located in Bend, Oregon, have been boosted 200% after releasing a Super Bowl-like ad on social media. Blockbusters have been around since 1985, but since streaming services like Netflix and Hulu took over, the movie rental company has pretty much become extinct. Except for one location. Blockbuster manager, Sandi Harding, explained the ad to “Fox & Friends” last week. The decision...

Delivery workers in New York City are finally catching a break. Chick-fil-A opened a storefront on the Upper East Side on Thursday that will operate through April 13 creating a place where workers who deliver for apps like DoorDash, UberEats or GrubHub can take a break. According to CNN there are more than 65,000 delivery workers in New York. And since the pandemic, when people started to...

YouTube CEO, Susan Wojcicki, announced on Thursday that she would be stepping down after leading the world’s largest video site for the last nine years. Chief product officer, Neal Mohan, will replace her. In a letter to the company’s employees, Wojcicki said, “Today, after nearly 25 years here, I’ve decided to step back from my role as the head of YouTube and start a new chapter...

Millions of owners of certain Hyundai and Kia models are going to be offered a free software patch to prevent their cars from being stolen. The specific models are 2015-2019 Hyundai and Kia models with turn-key ignitions. According to the Highway Loss Data Institute, many of those models “lack electronic immobilizers that prevent thieves from simply breaking in and bypassing the ignition. The feature is standard...

A new lawsuit filed last week claims Olaplex, a highly favored hair product brand, causes “serious injury.” According to CNN, Olaplex says independent test results prove that the allegations being made are false.     More than two dozen women filed the lawsuit in California on Feb. 9 claiming Olaplex, specifically No. 0 to No. 9 products, caused hair loss, brittle hair, breakage, bald spots and scalp...

Walmart is following suit with other major companies and is asking employees to come back to the office after the nation relied on remote work during the pandemic. According to the Wall Street Journal, Walmart Chief Technology Officer, Suresh Kumar, said that Walmart will be asking its technology employees to work in person at least two days a week. Additionally, a Walmart Spokesperson told FOX Business that...

The price of eggs has reached record highs recently. According to Yahoo Finance, the cost of eggs is up 70.1% year-over-year. The cost increased 11.1% month-over-month from November to December and 8.5% month-over-month from December to January. Additionally, based on results from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average cost of a dozen large Grade A eggs has reached $4.82. What is causing the prices of eggs...

Mars Wrigley is in hot water…or chocolate. The Snickers and M&M’s maker has been fined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) after two workers fell into a vat of chocolate at one of the company’s factories. The incident happened in June of last year and carried a fine of more than $14,500, Yahoo Finance reported. OSHA’s report described the accident as “serious.” The two workers, who...

Honda, Toyota, General Motors and Nissan have all recently issued recalls affecting over 195,700 vehicles. Here is the breakdown: Nissan Nissan is recalling about 64,700 second-generation (2018-23) Nissan Leaf EVS. An error in the driver’s manual regarding instructions to operate the defroster is the reason for the recall. According to InsideEVs, “The manual states that maximum fan speed should be engaged. However, doing so will result in...