OpenAI’s “12 Days of Shipmas,” which wrapped up on Friday, brought a sense of levity to end the year. The marketing blitz served as a way for the high-profile and controversial AI startup to show…
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How Trump could spare Biden’s renewable energy credits and still cripple his landmark climate bill
by adminThe fate of President Joe Biden’s landmark climate legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act, is in the hands of the incoming Republican-controlled White House, Senate and House of Representatives. At the White House level, President-elect Donald Trump has already…
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Malls are using new restaurants to draw consumers as shopping centers reinvent themselves
by adminMalls used to be the destination for the buzziest stores. Now they’re home to the hottest restaurants. The slow death of department stores and rise of online shopping have hurt U.S. shopping malls, particularly over…
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When athleisure brand Vuori launched in 2015, it was headquartered in a garage, sold only men’s shorts and couldn’t get investors to give it the time of day. Now, the Carlsbad, California, retailer is expanding…
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Grubhub to pay $25M to settle charges that it misled diners and drivers about costs and pay
by adminGrubhub will pay $25 million to settle charges it misled customers about the cost of their delivery and drivers about how much they could earn on the food-delivery platform. The Federal Trade Commission and the…
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Starbucks union votes to authorize strike ahead of last scheduled bargaining session in 2024
by adminStarbucks Workers United said Tuesday that 98% of union baristas have voted to authorize a strike as they seek a contract with the coffee giant. Bargaining delegates are set to return to negotiations with Starbucks on…
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McKinsey & Co. to pay $650M to settle opioid consulting probe, ex-partner to plead guilty
by adminMcKinsey & Company agreed to pay $650 million in a deferred prosecution agreement that will resolve a federal criminal probe into the company’s consulting work advising Purdue Pharma on how to increase sales of its opioid painkiller OxyContin, a court filing said…
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McKinsey & Co. to pay $650M to settle opioid consulting probe, ex-partner to plead guilty
by adminMcKinsey & Company agreed to pay $650 million in a deferred prosecution agreement that will resolve a federal criminal probe into the company’s consulting work advising Purdue Pharma on how to increase sales of its opioid painkiller OxyContin, a court filing said…
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Walmart has started giving store-level associates body cameras to wear as part of a pilot program at some of its U.S. locations, CNBC has learned. It’s not clear how many of Walmart’s stores have the recording…
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CrowdStrike moved Monday evening to dismiss Delta Air Lines’ lawsuit around the July cybersecurity outage that led to canceled flights and stranded passengers, arguing that the airline’s litigation was an attempt to circumvent the contract between the two…