Amazon wants to build a telecommunications platform that would put thousands of satellites in space to offer voice, messaging, emergency and other services in connectivity-starved areas. The technology giant’s Leo subsidiary said Monday that it has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to launch a “direct-to-device” telecom service comprising more than 5,100 low…
Coca-Cola has resumed production of its Fairlife milk dairy beverages after a cyberattack forced it to halt operations at four plants across the U.S. The company said in a statement on Monday that it has made “significant progress” in restoring service at the facilities and has “resumed the majority of production.” On July 16, Coca-Cola announced that…
Oil prices tumbled on Monday amid a pause in fighting between the U.S. and Iran, with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz saying Sunday on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the break is aimed at “giving diplomacy some space.” Brent crude, the international benchmark, fell $6.35, or 6.6%, to $90.41 a barrel, while…
Cracker Barrel on Monday said Julie Masino, the chief executive behind the restaurant chain’s much-criticized 2025 logo redesign, is stepping down. Masino will be replaced by David Deno, who most recently served as CEO of Bloomin’ Brands, the owner of Outback Steakhouse and other restaurant chains. Cracker Barrel said Deno will step into the CEO role…
More than 267,000 people have been forced to flee parts of Western Europe on Saturday as out-of-control wildfires continued to rage in Spain and France. Thick black ash coated roof terraces in the north of Madrid’s center, the Spanish capital, where 70,000 people were evacuated as residents were forced to keep their windows closed by…
Artificial intelligence could one day supercharge human cognition, leading to significant advances in science, technology and other fields. It could also make us dull, new academic research suggests. That’s because the so-called large language models that power AI apps often yield information that is predictable and normative for the population as a whole, reducing life’s…
As artificial intelligence spreads across the U.S. economy, Sen. Mark Warner wants to rein in AI agents, the autonomous bots that can complete tasks for consumers, such as booking trips and shopping online. The Virginia Democrat is supporting a first-of-its-kind draft bill — the Artificial Intelligence Access, Gatekeeper Exchange and Nondiscriminatory Transfer, or AI Agent, Act — that…
