Apple acknowledges that it deliberately slows down some older iPhones as their batteries age. The company sayd its software "throttles" apps and processes, such as Snapchat filters, that require more computing power, in order to keep the phones from unexpectedly shutting down.
Another day., another health scare at Chipotle. The Los Angeles health department is investigating reports that customers got sick after eating at one of the chain's restaurants. Concerns sent Chipotle stock down more than 3 percent on Wednesday.
Some major corporations are already making good on President Trump's promise that corporate tax cuts will help middle-class Americans.
AT&T and Comcast say they will give employees a thousand dollar bonus following the passage of tax reform. Meanwhile, banking giants Wells Fargo and Fifth Third bank saying they'll raise the minimum wage they pay employees once the bill is signed into law.
Irrigation might have saved Jackson's hay, but she and her husband rejected the idea about 10 years ago over the cost: as much as $75,000 for a new well and all the equipment. But now — with an extended drought and another U.S. heat wave this week that will broil her land about an hour northwest of Dallas for days in 100-degree-plus temperatures — Jackson said she is “kind of rethinking.”
Children’s advocacy groups including Fairplay and Common Sense Media are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google, saying the tech giant serves personalized ads to kids on YouTube despite federal law prohibiting the practice.
U.S. regulators on Wednesday announced a settlement with the company that runs Dollar Tree and Family Dollar aimed at improving worker safety at thousands of the bargain stores across the country.
