insert_link Food & Drink Major Food Brands and Restaurant Chains Are Suspending Their Operations in Russia McDonald's and Starbucks have both announced that they have closed their restaurants and cafes in Russia, at least for now. Additionally, in a brief statement, U.S. drinks giant Coca-Cola said that it was "suspending its business" in the country, and PepsiCo has also made the decision to suspend the sale of Pepsi Cola, 7Up, and Mirinda soda in the Russian market. In an email sent to McDonald's employees and franchisees, […] todayMarch 14, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple Backlash grows against Spotify after Neil Young’s Departure Following Neil Young’s withdrawal from Spotify Wednesday to protest the streaming service’s popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast — which has come under fire for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines — Young has been declared a “hero” by fans, peers, and even the director of the World Health Organization. Meanwhile, the backlash against Spotify continues to escalate. However, it remains to be seen if Young’s boycott will make a real difference, […] todayJanuary 31, 2022
insert_link Tech Made Simple Here’s what’s behind the Wordle c-r-a-z-e A simple word game is the newest social media and pop culture phenomenon: Wordle. But what exactly, is Wordle? Well, it's actually simple to explain, but not so easy to do. The task is to guess a five-letter word. You have six tries. After each guess, the tiles change colors to show which letters are not in the word (gray), which letters are in the word but in the wrong position […] todayJanuary 17, 2022
insert_link Health & Wellness FDA clears Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 boosters for all US adults The Food and Drug Administration has just opened booster shots for the Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to all adults, expanding eligibility outside of the initial, vulnerable groups they were cleared for earlier this fall. Just over 16 percent of people in the United States who had an initial vaccine series have already received a booster shot. This expanded eligibility should see those numbers rise. Although the COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States are still […] todayNovember 22, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Pfizer and Moderna listen to FDA and Expand Covid Vaccine trials for Kids 5 – 11, hoping to get approval this Fall The New York Times reports that at the urging of federal regulators, two coronavirus vaccine makers – Pfizer and Moderna - are expanding the size of their clinical trials for children ages 5 to 11 — a precautionary measure designed to detect rare side effects including heart inflammation problems that turned up in vaccinated people younger than 30. The Food and Drug Administration has indicated to Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna that […] todaySeptember 23, 2021
insert_link Tech Made Simple Elon Musk sides with Epic, calling Apple’s App Store Fees a “De Facto Global Tax on the Internet” Tesla CEO Elon Musk blasted Apple’s App Store fees on Twitter Friday, in a tweet that sides with Epic in the ongoing Epic v. Apple dispute. "Epic is right," wrote Musk, before going on to call Apple's App Store fees a "de facto global tax on the Internet." Musk has clashed with Apple over the years due to employee poaching issues, but this is the first time he's directly spoken out about Apple's App […] todayAugust 2, 2021
insert_link Food & Drink Subway updates their App and revamps their Menu with “Eat Fresh Refresh” Subway has announced "really bold changes" to its existing menu in a bid to recapture consumer appetites, including "Eat Fresh Refresh," its largest menu update in its 50-plus year history, available in all U.S. locations on July 13th. The company embarked on creating the new bread options back in January 2019 and had them ready to go for summer 2020, but "couldn't launch it in the middle of the pandemic," […] todayJuly 12, 2021
insert_link Fashion Etsy announces it’s acquiring Depop Etsy announced its plans to acquire the secondhand fashion marketplace Depop for $1.6 billion, in a deal that, according to the New York Times, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021. And CNBC's coverage included a statement from Etsy CEO Josh Silverman which read, "Depop's world-class management team and employees have done a fantastic job nurturing this community and driving organic, authentic growth in a way that aligns well with […] todayJune 7, 2021
insert_link Food & Drink Skip the Straw The next time you hit the drive-through for lunch or a quick afternoon pick-me-up, you might want to think twice before using the plastic straw that inevitably came with your drink. February 26 is National Skip the Straw Day, an event held the fourth Friday of every February to raise awareness about how many straws end up as litter and how these straws ultimately affect our environment. Plastic straws have developed a […] todayFebruary 25, 2021
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