Author: Maggie Caraway

As of Wednesday, two startups in the United States have received approval to sell lab-grown or cell-cultured chicken. The startups, Good Meat and Upside Foods, were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) months earlier after it was decided the companys’ lab-grown chicken was safe for human consumption. “This announcement that we’re now able to produce and sell cultivated meat in the United States is...

On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon claiming that the retailer duped millions of customers into signing up for its iconic Prime program then “sabotaged” their attempts to cancel their memberships. FTC Chair Lina Khan said in a statement, “Amazon tricked and trapped people into recurring subscriptions without their consent, not only frustrating users but also costing them significant money.” The agency has been investigating the...

This week, Target announced that it is testing an extension facility to help deliver orders the day after purchase to customers who live farther from city centers. The first facility was opened last month in Smyrna, Georgia and other locations are reportedly being considered as well. According to CNBC, “Drivers from Target-owned delivery service Shipt pick up packages from the extension facility and deliver them to customers’...

An address is no longer required to get a Domino’s pizza delivered. The pizza company is launching a new concept through its app called “pinpoint” delivery. Customers are able to select their delivery location by dropping a pin on a map. Dominos listed a few pinpoint delivery locations in a release that includes the beach, the campsite, the park, the fairgrounds, the boardwalk, the skatepark and...

A wave of pilot programs have begun in the food industry for restaurants to test out artificial intelligence technology. Here’s a few restaurants that are hopping on the bandwagon. Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s parent company CKE announced that it was aiming to launch partnerships with Preso and OpenCity AI to integrate artificial intelligence technology nationwide. According to CNBC, McDonald’s entered a strategic partnership with IBM in 2021...

Many Americans had travel plans for the weekend of Juneteenth, but unfortunately storms across the nation have caused flights to be delayed and even canceled. The flight tracking site Flight Aware recorded more than 9,000 flight delays and 579 flight cancellations nationwide on Friday. The three major New York airports reportedly had the most cancellations. Flight issues eased a little bit on Saturday with 7,408 flight delays...

Last week, thousands of subreddits chose to go dark in an effort to protest the company’s plan to start charging certain third-party developers to access the site’s data. The result of the protest is many forums displaying “private” or “restricted” messages. Despite the efforts, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is not changing his mind. He told the Associated Press, “Protest and dissent is important. The problem with...

Consumers have changed their preferences when it comes to alcoholic beverages and spirit sales have trumped beer for the first time ever. According to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, spirits revenue market share has nearly doubled since 2000. Spirits reached 42.1% market share in 2022 while beer holds 41.9%. So, what is driving up the sales of spirits? Check out some of these trends...

Toyota is finally ready to dabble in the electric vehicle industry and is looking to satisfy all types of customers. In order to do this, Toyota is creating an electric vehicle with a “fake” manual transmission as a fun add on for some customers. Even though most gasoline-powered vehicles today have automatic transmissions, some people still prefer manual transmission where the driver presses a clutch pedal...

Disney and Pixar are releasing its 27th feature film, “Elemental,” in theaters today and there is major pressure to succeed. According to CNBC, “Elemental” is Disney’s chance to prove it's still the king of animation. Disney ticket sales for animated films have slowed throughout the past couple of years, while Universal’s Illumination and DreamWorks animation have been dominating the box office. Disney’s Pixar studio is trying to...