The beer industry is on track to get a whole lot less boozy
According to recent research, non-alcoholic beer is the fastest-growing beer segment.
BY Conor Grant ON February 15, 2019
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Amidst pressure from lawmakers, Amazon cancels plans to build massive HQ in NYC
After a yearlong selection process and months of debate, Amazon’s HQ deal with New York is dead in the water.
BY Lindsey Quinn ON February 15, 2019
OpenAI says its new robo-writer is too dangerous for public release
OpenAI created an AI-powered text-generator that is so good that the nonprofit decided not to release it to the public for fear of its abuse.
BY Conor Grant ON February 15, 2019
Big Gig: Gig economy workers join hands to fight for a $15-per-hour minimum wage
As companies continue to prune for IPOs in 2019, gig economy drivers have banned together to demand a fair minimum wage across all platforms.
BY Wes Schlagenhauf ON February 15, 2019
Lonely hearts break the bank: Romance scams cost people $143m last year
The FDA says romance-related scams cost people $143m in 2018, up from $33m in 2015.
BY Wes Schlagenhauf ON February 14, 2019
Johnson & Johnson to acquire Auris Health for $3.4B in the name of robotic health tech
Johnson & Johnson will acquire Auris Health, as it hopes to become a leader in the robotics healthcare industry by 2020. But, are robot surgeons actually more effective than humans?
BY Wes Schlagenhauf ON February 14, 2019
Lufthansa sues its own customer for $2k for gaming its layover loophole
Shrewd travelers who exploit layover loopholes are giving airlines such big headaches that Lufthansa actually sued one of its passengers for skipping his flight.
BY Conor Grant ON February 14, 2019
Ex-con app developers are disrupting price-gouging prison phones
Several inmate messaging apps that were launched by enterprising ex-cons are changing the way that families communicate with their incarcerated loved ones.
BY Lindsey Quinn ON February 14, 2019
A royal pain in the buns: The unlikely winner of Europe’s battle for the Big Mac
An Irish fast-food chain called Supermac’s won an unlikely trademark victory over the world’s largest burger chain.
BY Conor Grant ON February 13, 2019
Oh, how far we’ve come: Hotels are now offering fresh air as an amenity
As pollution worsens, hotels have found a way to capitalize on the new wellness technology market, by charging extra for premium air filtration systems.
BY Wes Schlagenhauf ON February 13, 2019
Fraud and abuse are still common in Google and Apple app stores
Reports show that both Apple and Google have been unable to eliminate fraudulent and abusive apps from their app stores despite increased security.
BY Conor Grant ON February 13, 2019
A new sheriff in town: The FDA to crack down on the $40B dietary supplement industry
After vowing to clean up the streets of medical bad actors, the FDA has finally set its sights on the $40B+ supplement industry.
BY Wes Schlagenhauf ON February 13, 2019
