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Amazon to buy Ring, maker of Wi-Fi--connected doorbells
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is expanding its home-security business by buying Ring, which makes Wi-Fi-connected cameras and doorbells. The deal comes months after the online retailer started selling its own Wi-Fi-connected indoor security cameras, w...
McDonald's moves cheeseburgers off Happy Meal menu
NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald's is taking cheeseburgers and chocolate milk off its Happy Meal menu in an effort to cut down on the calories, sodium, saturated fat and sugar that kids consume at its restaurants. Diners can still ask specifically for c...
"Lady Doritos"? It's not happening, PepsiCo says
NEW YORK (AP) — Don't expect to see "lady Doritos" on store shelves. The company behind the cheesy chips said Tuesday that it's not developing a line of Doritos designed specifically for women, despite widespread online speculation that it was. T...
Starbucks gives workers raises, stock grants due to tax law
NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks is giving its U.S. workers pay raises and stock grants this year, citing recent changes to the tax law. All employees will soon be able to earn paid sick time off, and the company's parental leave benefits will include a...
Amazon sweepstakes is narrowed down to 20 competitors
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon's second home could be in an already tech-heavy city, such as Boston, New York or Austin, Texas. Or it could be in the Midwest, say, Indianapolis or Columbus, Ohio. Or the company could go outside the U.S. altogether and set u...
Walmart boosts starting pay, closing dozens of Sam's Clubs
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart confirmed Thursday that it is closing dozens of Sam's Club warehouse stores across the country — a move that seems sure to cost jobs — on the same day it announced that it was boosting its starting salary for U.S. worke...
Diet Coke gets new look, new flavors amid sinking sales
NEW YORK (AP) — Diet Coke is getting a makeover to try to invigorate the sugar-free soda's slumping sales. Coca-Cola Co. said Wednesday it's adding a slimmer 12-ounce Diet Coke can, updating the logo and offering the 35-year-old drink in four new f...
McDonald's tests fresh beef in another burger
NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald's is testing the use of fresh beef in another burger, the latest move by the fast food chain to swap out frozen beef as it seeks to improve its image. The company said Tuesday that the new burger, called Archburger, is b...
Trump trains crosshairs on favorite target, again - Amazon
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump returned to a favorite target Friday, saying that Amazon.com should be charged more by the U.S. Postal Service for the packages it sends around the world. Amazon has been a consistent recipient of Trump's i...
Got a toy that can spy? Here's how to know and what to do
NEW YORK (AP) — The toys your kids unwrap this Christmas could invite hackers into your home. That Grinch-like warning comes from the FBI, which said earlier this year that toys connected to the internet could be a target for crooks who may listen i...
Alexa, can I do my holiday shopping through you?
NEW YORK (AP) — It was a few weeks before Christmas and time to put my voice assistant to the test: Could I just shout out the gifts I needed to buy without having to get on a smartphone or computer? Alexa, the virtual assistant inside my Echo D...
Not at home? Amazon wants to come in and drop off packages
NEW YORK (AP) — Don't want Amazon boxes sitting on the porch? The company hopes you'll let a stranger inside to drop them off. Amazon said Wednesday it'll launch a service called Amazon Key next month that will let people allow the door to be unlocke...
Confusion hits consumer market over US ban of Kaspersky
NEW YORK (AP) — Worries rippled through the consumer market for antivirus software after the U.S. government banned federal agencies from using Kaspersky Lab software on Wednesday. Best Buy and Office Depot said they will no longer sell software m...
Amazon hunting for 2nd home, cities start lining up to apply
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon, bursting out of its Seattle headquarters, is hunting for a second home. Must haves: A prime location, close to transit, with plenty of space to grow. The company said Thursday it will spend more than $5 billion to build a...
What grocery shoppers want: Low prices, one-stop shopping
NEW YORK (AP) — Donna Brown visited a Whole Foods for the first time in at least five months with one goal: see how much Amazon had cut prices. She did buy almond milk, yogurt and lunch meat, but doesn't plan to quit her usual grocers, Walmart and HE...
Now hiring at Amazon: Thousands of people in 1 day
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon plans to make thousands of job offers in just one day as it holds a giant job fair next week at nearly a dozen warehouses across the U.S. Those offered jobs on the spot will pack or sort boxes and help ship them to c...
Amid competition, Verizon loses key customers for first time
NEW YORK (AP) — Verizon, the once-unstoppable cellphone leader in the U.S., lost key wireless customers for the first time, even as it brought back unlimited data plans to counter smaller rivals. In the first three months of the year, Verizon lost 3...
Something completely different at McDonald's: Fresh beef
NEW YORK (AP) — Coming soon to McDonald's: Fresh beef. The fast food giant said Thursday that it will swap frozen beef patties for fresh ones in its Quarter Pounder burgers by sometime next year at most of its U.S. locations. It's a major change f...
Insider Q&A: De Beers CEO talks diamonds, millennials
NEW YORK (AP) — Instead of romantic proposals and engagement rings, the commercials trying to sell a new generation on diamonds show young couples rolling around on a bed, arguing in a car and even questioning whether they'll ever marry. The ads are...
Forgot 2 defrost: Butterball gives Thanksgiving help by text
NEW YORK (AP) — "Forgot 2 defrost early. What 2 do now?" Butterball, which has been fielding phone calls from Thanksgiving cooks for three decades, is letting people text their turkey-related questions this year for the first time. The company's r...
