Nationwide coordinated retail crime crackdown results in hundreds of arrests, authorities say
A nationwide coordinated crackdown on retail crime — what authorities are calling the first of its kind — led to hundreds of arrests in 28 states last week. The blitz, led by Illinois’ Cook County regional organized crime task force, involved
OpenAI tops 3 million paying business users, launches new features for workplace
OpenAI on Wednesday announced that it now has 3 million paying business users, up from the 2 million it reported in February. The San Francisco-based startup rocketed into the mainstream in late 2022 with its consumer-facing artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT,
Elon Musk’s Neuralink raises $650 million in fresh capital
Elon Musk’s brain tech startup Neuralink has closed a $650 million funding round, the company announced Monday. ARK Invest, Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and other firms participated in the round, according to a press release. Neuralink
McDonald’s Snack Wrap is officially returning. Here’s when.
Snacktime is nigh at the Golden Arches. On June 3, McDonald’s announced exactly when the Snack Wrap will return to partipating restaurants nationwide: July 10. And, thankfully, it’s not a limited-time offer, either — it’s here for good. The Snack Wrap, which
Tesla’s robotaxi launch in tech-friendly Austin has Musk playing catch-up in his hometown
Tesla’s long-awaited entry into the robotaxi market — expected later this month — is coming to Austin, Texas, which has emerged as a key battleground for self-driving technology. CEO Elon Musk wrote in a post on X last week that the
Dollar General is shaking off tariff fears and winning over higher-income consumers
Shares of Dollar General jumped nearly 16% on Tuesday after the discounter raised its outlook, saying it drew more middle- and higher-income shoppers amid fears that higher tariffs would hurt consumer spending. The Tennessee-based retailer beat quarterly expectations for revenue and
Peloton launching resale market for used bikes, treadmills
Peloton on Tuesday launched its own marketplace for reselling used equipment and gear as the company looks to capitalize on the many bikes and treadmills collecting dust in people’s homes. The platform, dubbed Repowered, will allow members to post listings
Byron Allen puts broadcast TV stations up for sale
Byron Allen is putting his broadcast TV stations up for sale. Allen Media Group said on Monday it has retained investment bank Moelis & Co. to sell its group of 28 owned and operated broadcast TV stations, which are affiliated with
Amazon taps Xbox co-founder to lead new team developing ‘breakthrough’ consumer products
Amazon’s devices unit has a new team tasked with inventing “breakthrough” consumer products that’s being led by a former Microsoft executive who helped create the Xbox. The ZeroOne team is spread across Seattle, San Francisco and Sunnyvale, California, and is focused
U.S. foreign tax bill sends jitters across Wall Street
While U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs play out in U.S. courts, another one of his proposed laws could weaponize the American tax system. Investment banks and law firms warn this step could prove to be as significant as the impact of
E.l.f. Beauty to acquire Hailey Bieber skin care brand Rhode in up to $1 billion deal
E.l.f. Beauty announced on Wednesday plans to acquire Hailey Bieber’s beauty brand Rhode in a deal worth up to $1 billion as the cosmetics company looks to expand further into skincare. The acquisition — E.l.f.’s biggest ever, according to FactSet
Boeing to resume airplane deliveries to China next month, ramp up Max production, CEO says
Boeing’s airplane deliveries to China will resume next month after handovers were paused amid a trade war with the Trump administration, CEO Kelly Ortberg said Thursday, as he brushed off the impact of tit-for-tat tariffs with some of the United
Nvidia results spark global chip rally
Nvidia shares jumped on Thursday after posting a positive set of earnings, sparking a rally in global semiconductor stocks. Shares of Nvidia were 6% higher after the company posted better-than-expected earnings and revenue on Wednesday, even as it took a hit
Walmart fined for shipping realistic toy guns to New York, violating state law
Walmart agreed to pay a small fine and promised to ensure its third-party resellers are unable to sell realistic looking toy guns to buyers in New York, after state Attorney General Letitia James said Tuesday that the retail giant’s online
23andMe to delist from Nasdaq, deregister with SEC
23andMe on Tuesday announced it will voluntarily delist from the Nasdaq and de-register with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to a release. The move comes after Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said earlier this month that it will acquire “substantially all” of