Just Dunkin’: Dunkin’ Donuts to change its name
Dunkin’ is dropping the donuts — from its name, anyway. Read more
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What’s next for Instagram as founders leave
The co-founders of Instagram are resigning their positions with the social media company without explanation. Read more
Instagram co-founders resign from company
The co-founders of Instagram are resigning their positions with the social media company without explanation. Read more
SiriusXM to buy Pandora for $3.5 billion in bid to expand its reach
Satellite radio provider SiriusXM said today that it would acquire music streaming service Pandora Media for $3.5 billion in a bid to corral listeners who do not want to pay for premium channels. Read more
Delta to use facial recognition in Atlanta’s international terminal
Delta Air Lines plans to launch what it calls the nation’s first “biometric terminal” by deploying facial recognition at multiple points in the international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Read more
Trump mileage rollback under fire at California hearing
Electric vehicle advocates, environmental groups and California officials blasted the Trump administration’s proposal to roll back car-mileage standards at a today hearing in a region with some of the nation’s worst air pollution. Read more
Employers giving paid leave getting tax credits in new law
Employers who offer paid family and medical leave to their workers earning up to $72,000 a year can receive tax credits under the new tax law, the government has affirmed. Read more
Why the ‘gig’ economy may not be the workforce of the future
From Uber to TaskRabbit to YourMechanic, so-called gig work — task-oriented work offered by online apps — has been promoted as providing the flexibility and independence that traditional jobs don’t offer. Yet the evidence is growing that over time, these jobs don’t deliver the financial returns many workers expect. Read more
Why are billionaires buying up media companies?
For the billionaires ownership of storied magazines or newspapers provides an alluring combination of a trophy property, a high-profile opportunity to demonstrate their business acumen and a chance to display highbrow civic-mindedness. Read more
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Nissan recalls cars, SUVs due to risk of fire
Nissan recalled nearly 240,000 cars and SUVs worldwide due to a fire risk and is advising people to park the vehicles outdoors in rare cases. Read more
Will American Airlines bar customers from changing a ticket?
American CEO Doug Parker says his airline would be acting just like many other businesses when customers want to swap their ticket for a different flight or for another day. Read more
Colorado meatpacker recalls 132K pounds of ground beef after E. coli death
USDA investigators are concerned contaminated products may be inside consumers’ freezers. The products were shipped nationally. Read more
5,500 hogs, 3.4 million chickens and turkeys drown in Florence aftermath
The animals killed by Florence will be buried, composted or “rendered” for usable parts, state officials said. Read more
Hawaii unemployment rate holds at 2.1% in August
Hawaii’s unemployment rate remained at 2.1 percent in August for the third straight month amid continued strength in the state’s labor market. Read more
Monsanto asks judge to throw out $289M award in cancer suit
Agribusiness company Monsanto has asked a San Francisco judge to throw out a jury’s $289 million award to a former school groundskeeper who said the company’s Roundup weed killer left him dying of cancer. Read more
McDonald’s workers across U.S. protest against sex harassment
McDonald’s workers are staging protests in several cities in what organizers called the first multistate strike seeking to combat sexual harassment in the workplace. Read more
Apple, Firefox tools aim to thwart Facebook, Google tracking
Facebook and other companies routinely track your online surfing habits to better target ads at you. Two web browsers now want to help you fight back in what’s becoming an escalating privacy arms race. Read more
Burger King, Pizza Hut, other fast-food chains agree to stop using ‘no-poaching’ pacts
Together, the agreements ban enforcement nationwide of no-poaching agreements among most of the major fast-food companies that have a presence in Washington, the state’s attorney general, Bob Ferguson, said in an interview today. Read more
Average U.S. mortgage rates climb; 30-year at 4.60%
Long-term U.S. mortgage rates this week jumped to their highest level since the start of August, raising costs for would-be homebuyers. Read more
Operator runs multiple drone deliveries for 1st time in Reno
The city of Reno confirmed the first successful deliveries by multiple drones steered by a single operator under a federal program fast-tracking regulatory approval for unmanned aerial vehicles nationwide. Read more
The Apple Watch is inching toward becoming a medical device
Apple CEO Tim Cook has long emphasized the watch’s health and fitness-tracking capabilities. Read more
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