Restaurateurs fuming over ominous new fee billed to their customers by Big Tech vendor
American restaurateurs are fuming over a new fee being charged to their customers by a powerful third-party point-of-sale vendor, Toast Inc., without their consent.
Alan Alda's 'M*A*S*H' boots, dog tags up for auction
Alan Alda, who played Hawkeye on "M*A*S*H," is auctioning his dog tags and boots he wore on the show to his center dedicated to helping scientists and doctors communicate better.
Hospitals begin test driving Google’s medical AI chatbot: report
Google has begun working with several hospitals, including the Mayo Research Clinic, to begin incorporating the tech giant's Med-PaLM 2 AI chatbot to provide healthcare advice.
Schumer calls on FDA to investigate Logan Paul’s energy drink
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration to urge the regulator to look into Prime energy drinks and their caffeine content.
‘Indiana Jones’ loses top box office spot to ‘Insidious’ sequel
"Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" lost its top spot at the box office to the horror sequel "Insidious 5" in its second week in theaters.
'Titanic' director James Cameron lists 102-acre oceanfront Southern California ranch for $33 million
James Cameron and his wife Suzy Amis Cameron have listed their oceanfront 102-acre ranch in Santa Barbara County for $33 million.
Jessica Simpson used home as collateral to buy her namesake company back: ‘Time for us to do this on our own’
Jessica Simpson said she had to put up her house as collateral and liquidate her stock portfolio in order to buy back her billion-dollar fashion brand.
Crocs sues rival Joybees over stolen trade secrets by former manager, intellectual property
Foam clog maker Crocs is suing rival Joybees over stolen corporate trade secrets and intellectual property while rival has filed competing claim.
Cruise industry seeing summer boom with pandemic restrictions lifted
Cruise ships are seeing more people come on board this summer with numbers expected to be at 31.5 million this year. That would be more than the last full year before the pandemic.
Vermont Native American chief says Ben & Jerry's headquarters on 'stolen' land
A Native American chief in Vermont said he would to talk to Ben & Jerry's about the land under its headquarters.
Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi: What to know
Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi received full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. An expert explains why this is a milestone in the treatment of the progressive disease.
Aretha Franklin's sons battle over late singer's estate
Aretha Franklin's sons are battling over two of her handwritten wills in a Michigan courtroom on Monday. Franklin died in 2018 without an official will in place.
Olivia Dunne starts fund to help fellow LSU female athletes get NIL deals
Olivia Dunne is one of the pioneers in the NIL space, and she wants to make sure her fellow female LSU Tigers get their own deals down the road.
Republican AGs warn Target: Pride campaign raises ‘concerns’ under child-protection laws
Seven Republican attorneys general sent a letter Wednesday to Target warning the company’s Pride collection contained vulgar clothing that may violate child-protection laws.
Rapper Nelly sells half of song catalog, including hits like 'Hot in Herre,' 'Dilemma' for $50M: source
Rapper Nelly has sold "select recorded assets" from his song catalog, including early 2000s hits like "Hot in Herre" and "Ride Wit Me," for $50 million.
Racist robots? NYC now requires 'bias audit' when AI used for job recruiting
New York City passed a law governing AI-assisted hiring practices, mandating that businesses that use the tool must conduct a third-party "bias audit" to prevent discrimination.
Winning numbers released for $546 M Powerball jackpot
Powerball lottery jackpot winning numbers were drawn Wednesday night and it has a jackpot of $546 million with a cash option of $282 million.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy scrutinizes Hollywood studio spending: report
Amazon's companywide cost-cutting push is reaching its entertainment divisions, as CEO Andy Jassy is reportedly scrutinizing the budgets of Amazon Studios' expensive productions.
Ben & Jerry’s gets 'Bud Light treatment' after claiming July 4 that US sits on ‘stolen indigenous land'
Ben & Jerry's customers are in uproar after the company called for the U.S. to acknowledge that the U.S. exists "on stolen land" on the Fourth of July.
White House sends Yellen to China as expert warns Beijing will push ‘concession based diplomacy’
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen heads to China to bolster ties as relations with Beijing remain strained diplomatically, militarily and economically.



















