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Chief Executive Officers of pharmaceutical companies testify before the Senate Finance Committee on “Drug Pricing in America: A Prescription for Change, Part II” February 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. From left to right are Richard A. Gonzalez, chairman and CEO of AbbVie Inc; Pascal Soriot, executive director and CEO of AstraZeneca; Giovanni Caforio, chairman of

XBB.1.5 strain of Covid CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday recommended that Covid vaccine manufacturers make single-strain shots for the fall that target omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, the dominant strain of the virus nationwide. “Based on the totality of the evidence, FDA has advised manufacturers who will

Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies brings the ball upcourt during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers during Game Five of the Western Conference playoffs at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee, April 26, 2023. Justin Ford | Getty Images The National Basketball Association suspended Ja Morant for 25 games after the Memphis Grizzlies star brandished

In this article DAL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An employee works at the Airbus A350 assembly site, in Colomiers near Toulouse, south-western France, on December 9, 2022. Valentine Chapuis | AFP | Getty Images A lot has changed in the four years since one of the aviation industry’s biggest air shows was held

In this article DKNG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Omar Marques | LightRocket | Getty Images Sports gambling powerhouse DraftKings has made a $195 million, all-cash offer for PointsBet’s U.S. assets, it said on Friday, topping an earlier bid by Fanatics. Fanatics in May agreed to buy the Australian company’s U.S. operations for $150

A person receives a COVID-19 vaccination dose, during a free distribution of COVID-19 rapid test kits for those who received vaccination shots or booster shots, at Union Station on January 7, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The U.S. Food and Drug Administration‘s independent panel of advisors raised doubts about the

From drive-thru to back-of-house operations to predictive ordering for consumers, restaurant brands are starting to pilot artificial intelligence to streamline food service. The technology has yet to reach critical mass at major chains but has the potential to automate more tasks and give restaurant workers the opportunity to have a more meaningful experience with guests.

In this article BMY Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Dado Ruvic | Reuters Bristol Myers Squibb on Friday sued the Biden administration over Medicare‘s new powers to slash drug prices, the third such lawsuit to be filed against the program in a matter of days. The lawsuit filed in federal district court in New

In this article TM 7203.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Akio Toyoda, president and CEO of Toyota Motor Corp. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT – Toyota Motor stock sealed its best week since 2009 on Friday, as the automaker laid out a robust plan for future all-electric vehicles and company scion

A bartender creates specialty cocktails made with Casamigos at the opening party for Alo Miami on December 16, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Jason Koerner | Getty Images CHICAGO — The spirits industry is overcoming economic headwinds to meet changing consumer preferences as it chips away at the dominance of beer. Spirits revenue market share grew

Vice Media Group logo Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images When Suroosh Alvi, Gavin McInnes and Shane Smith founded Vice magazine, which later expanded to Vice Media, they built a business based on a punk rock, counterculture image. Smith once had himself recorded, nearly naked and drinking alcohol, giving a tour of the media organization’s

In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Christine McCarthy, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, The Walt Disney Company, participates in a panel discussion during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. Michael Kovac | Getty Images Entertainment

PGA TOUR logo is seen during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines South on January 29, 2021 in San Diego, California. Ben Jared | Pga Tour | Getty Images The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has informed the PGA Tour it will review the organization’s proposed merger with Saudi-funded LIV Golf,

A pilot holds the thrust controls of a United Airlines Boeing 787 aircraft at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, March 9, 2023. Ed Jones | AFP | Getty Images A House panel voted Wednesday to raise the mandatory retirement age for commercial airline pilots to 67 from 65 as the industry faces

In this article Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Cava logo is displayed at a Cava location in Pasadena, California, Feb. 6, 2023. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant chain Cava priced its initial public offering at $22 per share, above a previously stated range, the company said

In this article ABI-BE STZ Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Modelo Especial beer arranged in the Brooklyn Borough of New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bud Light lost its top spot in the U.S. beer market last month, as the brand’s sales sagged following a

New York, NY. – December 7th. Portrait for a profile on Fanatics founder & CEO Michael Rubin at his office in downtown NYC. The Washington Post | Getty Images Fanatics held its second investor day in nearly a year as the company quietly moves closer to an initial public offering, a source familiar with the

In this article SBUX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Marchers with Starbucks pass through the landmark intersection of Hollywood and Highland during the annual Pride Parade on June 12, 2022 in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California. David Mcnew | Getty Images Starbucks Workers United said Tuesday that dozens of the coffee chain’s

In this article BBBY OSTK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A “Store Closing” banner on a Bed Bath & Beyond store in Farmingdale, New York, on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Johnny Milano | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bed Bath & Beyond’s brand name may be the only part of the failed retailer that lives

Illustration by Elham Ataeiazar Artificial intelligence is scary to a lot of people, even within the tech world. Just look at how industry insiders have co-opted a tentacled monster called a shoggoth as a semi-tongue-in-cheek symbol for their rapidly advancing work. But their online memes and references to that creature — which originated in influential