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Some McDonald’s customers told us they don’t see value in the Golden Arches value menu.That’s a top concern for CEO Chris Kempczinski, who said the chain botched the rollout of a new low-cost menu.The menu, featuring 10 items priced under $3 each, was launched as McDonald’s simultaneously cut back on…
The US Army put its prototype command-and-control system to the test in the desert. Now, it’s sorting out what performed well enough to be scaled across the service — and what should be cut.The Army has been developing Next Generation Command and Control, or NGC2, alongside industry partners like Anduril…
New York City landlords are pushing back against Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze.A coalition of seven NYC landlords filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the long-promised freeze for rent-stabilized apartments in the city, passed on a 7—1 vote by the city’s Rent Guidelines Board in late June. The decision blocks rent…
For years, fast-food chains fought to steal customers from one another. Increasingly, their biggest competition may be coming from the grocery aisle.As inflation-weary consumers rethink what counts as a good value, supermarkets’ expanding prepared-food offerings are becoming a viable alternative to a drive-thru meal. New foot-traffic data from location analytics…
Photographer and art director Bukunmi Grace was between work trips when she booked a stay at Soho Warehouse in Downtown LA. That’s when she realized she could take Pilates classes at the hotel. Grace — who jokingly refers to herself as a “fake workout girlie” — says having access to…
US shipbuilders are trying to bring younger workers into their yards, and that means adapting to a generation with different expectations and a willingness to walk away if the job isn’t the right fit.The priorities of younger workers are prompting changes in how the US Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base Program…
Evolving drone and missile threats, from Europe to the Middle East, are pushing the Marine Corps to move faster on critical air-defense programs, a top Marine general said last week.The Marine Corps is investing in new air-defense systems, including the Marine Air Defense Integrated System, but Lt. Gen. Eric Austin,…
Disney isn’t building a “super app” tying together all its businesses — at least not yet.Adam Smith, the chief product and technology officer for Disney Entertainment and ESPN, told employees at a town hall last week that the company isn’t planning to turn Disney+ into a hub for buying tickets…
KYIV, Ukraine — At first, it was only a faint whine somewhere in the distance. Then the sound sharpened, swelled, and suddenly the drone was overhead, a high-pitched scream piercing the air as it flew past.The aircraft was Sting, a Ukrainian interceptor drone purpose-built to hunt Russian Shahed-type attack drones.…
The way Jeff Bezos sees it, AI and the data centers that support the novel technology are like knives.”You don’t want to accidentally outlaw the knife because it can be used in a bad way,” the Amazon cofounder said on CNBC on Thursday.”Knives are important tools and yes, every once…
