The financial pressures battering the U.S. restaurant industry have reached one of America’s most iconic legacy brands. Multiple news outlets reported Friday that Dairy Queen has shuttered dozens of locations nationwide. From the heart of Texas to the interior of Alaska, local communities are losing long-standing businesses as independent franchisees…

Meta on Friday discontinued an artificial intelligence feature that allowed users to generate images by referencing public Instagram accounts, days after introducing the tool as part of a broader rollout of AI-powered creative features on Instagram. The company announced the decision in an update to its Instagram blog.”Earlier this week,…

President Donald Trump on Friday touted Micron Technology’s plans to invest $250 billion in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, including what the company says will become the largest chip manufacturing site in American history. The Boise, Idaho-based company announced Thursday that it is accelerating its U.S. manufacturing and research investments with a…

Greenworks Tools is recalling about 554,780 Kobalt-branded yard power tools and lithium-ion batteries after dozens of reports of batteries smoking, sparking or catching fire while charging, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The voluntary recall covers select Kobalt 24V and 48V outdoor power equipment sold with USB-C rechargeable…

If you read the press releases from the United States Central Command, you would know that Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz. Let me quote: “since early May, U.S. forces have helped facilitate the successful transit of more than 800 commercial vessels and 380 million barrels of crude…

Apple accused OpenAI on Friday of telling Apple employees interviewing for jobs to bring confidential prototypes, engineering artifacts and hardware components to interviews as part of an effort to accelerate the artificial intelligence company’s push into consumer devices. The allegation is among the most explosive claims in a sweeping trade…

Thousands of grills sold online and at Lowe’s and Walmart are being recalled due to the risk of glass shattering while the grill is in use, raising the risk of serious injury. Roughly 12,660 stainless steel Cuisinart Propel+ Four Burner 3-in-1 Gas Grills are covered by the U.S. recall, which…

This year’s federal budget deficit is now outpacing last year’s as federal spending is growing at a faster rate than tax revenue, pushing the annual shortfall closer to $2 trillion. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Thursday released its monthly budget review for the month of June, which showed…

Carnival Cruise Line hosted a traditional steel-cutting ceremony on Friday at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, marking a major milestone in the construction of its newest next-generation ship, Carnival Destiny, set to debut in summer 2029. The event featured a high-tech 3D hologram giving onlookers a first look at…

Delta Air Lines sees higher fares staying in place for consumers amid higher costs for fuel and other expenses, even if oil prices return to more moderate levels and allow jet fuel costs to decline in turn. Delta CEO Ed Bastian said on the company’s quarterly earnings call that the…