McDonald’s is cutting prices on some combo meals to woo back customers who’ve been turned off by the rising costs of grabbing a fast food meal. Starting Sept. 8, McDonald’s will offer Extra Value Meals, which combine select entr褳 like a Big Mac or an Egg McMuffin with medium fries or hash browns and a…… MORE
OpenAI and Meta are adjusting how their chatbots respond to teenagers showing signs of distress. OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, plans to introduce new controls for parents to link their accounts to their teen’s account. Parents can choose which features to disable and receive notifications if their teen is in distress. The company says ChatGPT…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. will pay a $10 million fine to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit alleging it allowed personal data to be collected on kids under 13, violating federal law. The FTC said Tuesday Disney violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, which requires kid-oriented apps and websites…… MORE
The company that markets and distributes Modelo and Corona beers in the U.S. has lowered its full-year sales and profit outlook, citing lower U.S. beer sales. Constellation Brands President and CEO Bill Newlands said on Tuesday that U.S. purchases of high-end beers declined over the past few months. He says consumers are making fewer trips…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is ending a program that allows members of its Prime membership subscription program to share their free shipping benefits with people who don’t have the same primary address. The online behemoth said it will eliminate the sharing on Oct. 1 and is encouraging users outside the household of the account…… MORE