Apple is facing a lawsuit from the U.S. government. Officials claim the company has a smartphone monopoly. (photo: Apple) The U.S. government and and 15 states on Thursday sued Apple. U.S. and state officials say that Apple has a smartphone monopoly in the United States. “Consumers should not have to pay higher prices because companies […]
You know the routine. You pull up at any McDonalds craving a shake and before you can get the word out, the drive-thru speaker crackles, “Sorry. Shake machine’s down.” Well, all that may change soon after the Federal Trade Commission ruled that McDonald’s franchise owners have the right to fix their own Taylor frozen desert […]
William “Bill” Post, who is credited as the inventor of Pop-Tarts, died on Feb. 10 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was 96. Post, who was the son of Dutch immigrants as per his obituary, was serving as the plant manager of Keebler Co. in the early 1960s when he welcomed some executives from Kellogg’s who discussed the idea […]
The Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) gave more than $6 billion to pay for high-speed rail projects this week. The money comes with huge support with the U.S., but others have concerns about its costs. Brightline West, a new company owned by South Florida’s Brightline rail service, was given $3 billion for its planned rail line […]
DECEMBER 2, 2003 – Amazon will launch satellites with Space X in its mission to bring high-speed Internet to communities that don’t have Internet access. According to a press release from Amazon, the effort is called Project Kuiper. “Project Kuiper is Amazon’s initiative to provide fast, affordable broadband to communities around the world that are […]
L.A. officials held a news conference to announce that a suspect had been arrested in the case of a serial killer who allegedly shot and killed three homeless men in the city. – Photo credit: KTLA DECEMBER 2, 2023 – Four fatal shootings that occurred in the Los Angeles area this week — including the […]
