Neuralink, the neurotech startup co-founded by Elon Musk, announced Thursday it has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to conduct its first in-human clinical study. Neuralink is building a brain implant called the Link, which aims to help patients with severe paralysis control external technologies using only neural signals. This means patients with severe degenerative diseases like ALS could eventually regain their ...
Just in time for Memorial Day: cheap beer and, in some cases, practically free. Bud Light parent company, AB InBev, has launched a promotion offering a rebate of up to $15 to win back customers of the longtime top-selling beer in the U.S. The web address of the promotion is BudLight.com/BudLightOnUs. U.S. residents can submit to that link proof of ...
Neuralink, the neurotech startup co-founded by Elon Musk, announced Thursday it has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to conduct its first in-human clinical study. Neuralink is building a brain implant called the Link, which aims to help patients with severe paralysis control external technologies using only neural signals. This means patients with severe degenerative diseases like ALS could eventually regain their ...
Mega retailer Target is pulling some of its merchandise that celebrates Pride month after threats to employees, the company said Tuesday. “Since introducing this year’s collection, we’ve experienced threats impacting our team members’ sense of safety and wellbeing while at work,” a Target spokesperson said in a statement. “Given these volatile circumstances, we are making adjustments to our plans, including ...
A baker and a tattoo artist recently garnered TikTok virality other small business owners could only dream of. The only problem? The exposure wasn’t positive. Kylie Allen, owner of the West Virginia-based bakery Kylie’s Kakes, posted a video last month about a dispute with a dissatisfied customer over an $84 rainbow sprinkle cake, which spiraled into a controversy users deemed ...
Sales of Bud Light continue to plummet, reflecting ongoing backlash to the brand’s decision to hire transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney as a spokesperson. According to data cited by the beverage industry trade publication Beer Business Daily, sales volumes of Bud Light for the week ending May 13 sank 28.4%, extending a downward trend from the 27.7% decline seen the week ...
When Peloton unveiled its 2019 holiday commercial depicting a husband who gifted his wife a stationary bike for Christmas, the ad was widely panned as sexist, dystopian and reminiscent of a hostage video. People took umbrage at the commercial’s characters — a white, upper-middle-class family — and said it sent a range of dangerous messages about everything from gender norms to body dysmorphia. While the controversy ...
Netflix’s crackdown on password sharing has come to the U.S. The streaming service said it began alerting members on Tuesday about its new sharing policy, noting that Netflix accounts are only to be shared within one household. “Your Netflix account is for you and the people you live with — your household,” the company said in an email, which it ...
PacWest Bancorp, one of the lenders seeking to survive the U.S. regional banking crisis, said on Monday it had agreed to sell a $2.6 billion real estate construction loan portfolio at a discount in a bid to improve its balance sheet. PacWest’s shares rose 15% on the deal, which gives the California-focused bank breathing space to cope with a flight ...
Target is recalling five million scented candles because their glass encasings could break, posing a safety hazard. According to a statement on the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website, the affected Threshold Glass Jar Candles can break or crack during use, causing lacerations and severe burns. Target has received 137 reports of candle jars breaking or cracking during use, with six ...