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Brewery Founders to Buy Their Company Back from Anheuser-Busch
The move comes amid cutbacks in the brewing giant’s craft segment.
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This photo released by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, shows the recalled Boppy Original Newborn Lounger and the Boppy Preferred Newborn Lounger.
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Recalled Pillows Linked to 10 Infant Deaths Still Being Sold on Facebook
The CPSC found thousands of them still for sale.
June 7, 2023
A man walks past a Microsoft sign set up for the Microsoft BUILD conference, April 28, 2015, at Moscone Center in San Francisco.
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Microsoft Will Pay $20M to Settle U.S. Charges of Illegally Collecting Children's Data
The company gathered the data without notifying parents or obtaining consent.
June 6, 2023
Apple CEO Tim Cook discusses the Apple Watch at the Apple event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015.
Consumer
Apple Expected to Unveil Sleek, Pricey Headset
Is it the device VR has been looking for?
June 5, 2023
Amazon Echo and Echo Plus devices, behind, sit near illuminated Echo Button devices during an event by the company in Seattle, Sept. 27, 2017.
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Amazon to Pay $31M for Alexa, Ring Privacy Violations
The company was also ordered to delete inactive child accounts and certain voice and geolocation data.
June 2, 2023
Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrives at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 15, 2022.
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Diddy Sues Diageo for Vodka, Tequila Neglect
He says the spirits company didn't make promised investments in his brands.
June 1, 2023
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A Peloton bike sits on Nov. 19, 2019, in San Francisco. Peloton is undergoing a significant rebranding, moving away from its image as a luxury exercise bike provider and towards a concept that is more inclusive, according to a statement from the company Tuesday, May 23, 2023.
Peloton Undergoes Significant Rebrand
May 24, 2023
Dutch startup Loop Biotech's cocoon-like coffins, grown from local mushrooms and up-cycled hemp fibres, designed to dissolve into the environment amid growing demand for more sustainable burial practices, are stored in Delft, Netherlands, Monday, May 22, 2023.
Dutch Inventor 'Growing' Mushroom Coffins
May 24, 2023
A United Parcel Service driver pilots his truck, in New York, Thursday, May 11, 2023.
UPS Strike Looms in a World More Reliant on Delivery
May 23, 2023
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Chicken Titan Launches New Beer
May 19, 2023
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Oscar Mayer Renames its 'Wienermobile' After 87 Years
The "Frankmobile" reflects the company's new, 100% beef recipe.
May 18, 2023
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
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Google Gives Search Engine AI Makeover
The transition will begin cautiously.
May 11, 2023
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Congress Eyes New Rules for Tech: What's Under Consideration
Tech companies have aggressively fought any federal interference.
May 8, 2023
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Frito-Lay Recalls Potato Chips
A small number of Lay's chips may contain an allergen.
May 5, 2023
Boxes containing Yeezy shoes made by Adidas are seen at Laced Up, a sneaker resale store, in Paramus, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022.
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$1.3 Billion in Adidas Shoes Stuck in Limbo After Split with Rapper
Shoes are piled up in warehouses.
May 5, 2023
Bottles of Bud Light beer sit on a shelf at a grocery store on April 25, 2023, in Glenview, Ill. Bud Light's parent company said Thursday, May 4, that it will triple its marketing spending in the U.S. this summer as it tries to boost sales.
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Bud Light Boosts Spending in U.S. to Counter Sales Declines
InBev kept its outlook stable, saying it's too early to predict the ups and downs in various markets this year.
May 5, 2023
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Apple, Google Partner to Combat Creepy Tracking Tactics
They submitted a proposal to set standards for combatting secret surveillance.
May 3, 2023
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Lay's Opens Soccer Field Made from Discarded Chip Bags
Lay's bags are converted into an underlying layer that can be recycled at after 10 years.
April 19, 2023
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Kellogg's Launches ICEE Cereal
The cereal claims to have an ingredient that "cools your mouth as you eat."
April 19, 2023
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Brewer Unveils ‘Beer that Made Itself’
Beck’s says its newest brew was created entirely by AI.
April 19, 2023
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Faulty Combination Smoke and CO Detectors Sold on Amazon
Undetected smoke and carbon monoxide increases the chance of injury or death.
April 13, 2023
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Nintendo to Help Build World's Largest Donkey Kong Arcade Machine
It will be 370% larger than the original machine.
April 12, 2023
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Guinness’ 1st U.S. Brewery in Decades Shutting Down
The move will result in nearly 100 layoffs.
April 7, 2023
An Amazon company logo is seen on the facade of a company's building in Schoenefeld near Berlin, Germany, on March 18, 2022.
Consumer
Amazon's $1.7B iRobot Purchase Faces UK Antitrust Scrutiny
The acquisition is already facing a review in the U.S. by the Federal Trade Commission amid worries about Amazon's growing market power.
April 6, 2023
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Amazon Accused of Mislabeling Sellers
The company is wrongfully classifying sellers as small or black-owned businesses.
April 5, 2023