Chicago Gas Prices Might Surge After Tornado Almost Hits Refinery
A tornado's near-miss of a major ExxonMobil refinery outside Chicago on Monday night, resulting in a power outage, could soon lead to a significant increase in ...
Georges Elhedery Appointed as CEO for HSBC Group Starting This September
HSBC has named Georges Elhedery as its new group chief executive officer, with his tenure commencing on Sept. 2....
Hugo Boss Stock Drops 10% on Lowered 2024 Outlook Due to China Demand
Hugo Boss saw its shares drop as much as 10% following a downward spiral in its sales forecast. This highlights ongoing challenges in the luxury fashion industr...
Hacker Group Exposes Disney’s Internal Slack Messages Highlighting AI Issues
An activist hacker group claims to have exposed thousands of internal Disney messages....
Wendy’s CEO Faced Backlash Over Dynamic Pricing Strategy
Wendy's dynamic pricing strategy has sparked concerns about the implications of unregulated pricing in the industry....
Burberry Shares Fall Over 16% Following CEO Change and Profit Alert
At today's market opening, Burberry's shares tumbled 16% due to a poor first-quarter performance. This downturn prompted the luxury fashion brand to change its ...
Spotify Launches New Comments Feature To Tackle Longstanding Moderation Issues
This week, Spotify has launched a new feature allowing comments on podcasts to address ongoing moderation challenges....
CDK Global Resolved the Auto Dealer Outage by Reportedly Paying a $25 Million Ransom
According to sources familiar with the matter, CDK Global, a software company backing car dealerships across the U.S., seems to have paid a $25 million ransom t...
Apple TV+ Releases Show on Deadly AI Following Apple Intelligence Launch
One of the latest series released by Apple TV+ called "Sunny," starring Rashida Jones, provides a humorous yet unsettling take on a near future where people dea...
MOD Pizza Acquired by Elite Restaurant Group To Prevent Bankruptcy
Several months following the closure of underperforming locations, MOD Pizza has finalized a transaction aimed at steering clear of bankruptcy, a step the chain...
Uber for Teens Has Re-Sparked the Longstanding Debate About Fingerprinting Drivers
Seven years ago in California, Uber and Lyft successfully opposed a proposal to mandate fingerprinting for ride-hailing app drivers. However, the recent introdu...
Over 1,300 US Stores Are Set To Close This Year
According to a recent Business Insider compilation of reports from nine retail chains, over 1,330 stores across the U.S. have either closed or are scheduled to ...
Walmart Offers Half-Price Membership To Attract Amazon Shoppers Before Prime Day
Although Walmart's members-only sales event has ended and Amazon's Prime Day is still a week away, the fierce competition between these two retail giants contin...
Johns Hopkins University Offers Free Medical School for Most Students After $1B Donation
To make Johns Hopkins University's medical school tuition-free for the majority of students, Bloomberg Philanthropies has pledged $1 billion....
Six Flags and Cedar Fair Merge in $8B Deal, Becoming Largest US Amusement Park Operator
Last week, Six Flags and competitor Cedar Fair sealed an $8 billion collaboration deal to establish the biggest amusement park owner in the U.S....
Hotels Are Adopting an AI Tool That Scans Discarded Items To Minimize Food Waste
Hotels are leveraging AI-powered cameras above their kitchen trash cans to reduce food waste from breakfast buffets....
Netflix Ends Cheapest Ad-Free Plan in UK and Canada and Sets Upgrade Deadlines
Users subscribed to the Basic tier in the UK and Canada are now facing deadlines to either upgrade to a more expensive option or accept advertisements....
Tesla Cars Make Debut on Chinese Government’s Approved Procurement List
According to the Chinese state-owned media outlet The Paper, Tesla vehicles have now been added to the local Chinese government's purchase list for the first ti...
Instacart Users Track Rising Grocery Prices With ‘Reorder Items’ Feature
Traditional paper receipts are increasingly becoming redundant in grocery shops across the U.S., overshadowed by the rising popularity of app-based ordering and...
Fisker Seeks Bankruptcy Court Approval for Sale of EVs at Average Price of $14K
Fisker has found a prospective buyer for the rest of its all-electric Ocean SUV stock and has petitioned for sale approval from the judge covering its Chapter 1...