The Company That Defined Dieting Is Sorry It Told Us to Have More Willpower
Ozempic, Oprah and apologies: WeightWatchers says there’s no shame in being overweight, or in taking new weight-loss drugs. Source link
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Why No One’s Going Into Accounting
Listen to article(2 minutes)An accounting career, once a launchpad into the upper middle class for hundreds of thousands of Americans,...
Delta, Southwest Search for Jet Engine Parts Sold With Forged Safety Records
Engine makers and regulators claimed that a small broker sold dodgy spare parts that found their way onto jets. Source...
WSJ News Exclusive | Senators Probe TikTok’s Executive Transfers From ByteDance
The senators want information about TikTok’s ties to its parent, including whether it disclosed recent personnel moves to the U.S....
WSJ News Exclusive | Meta Plans to Charge $14 a Month for Ad-Free Instagram or Facebook
European users would have the option to pay a fee or agree to personalized ads, according to the company’s pitch...
Companies Stall Climate Action Despite Earlier Promises
Cutting emissions is proving harder for larger companies to achieve than making commitments to cut those emissions. Source link
Amazon Searches for Its Next Big Hit
Listen to article(1 minute)The team atop Amazon.com has been pushing for years to find what they call a “fourth pillar,”...
American Airlines Fined $4.1 Million for Keeping Fliers on Planes Too Long
The U.S. penalty is the largest ever for tarmac delays, which the airline attributed to “exceptional weather events.” Source link
Dating Apps Put a Hefty Price Tag on Finding Love
Tinder, Bumble and others are introducing higher-priced tiers, betting users will pay up. Source link
The Battle to Ban TikTok and the Man at the Center of It
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen helped start a case that he thinks could make its way to the Supreme Court....
This Was Supposed to be the Antidote for TikTok Brain. It’s Just as Bad.
YouTube Shorts adds “short bursts of thrills” to kids’ digital diets, making it harder to pull away. Source link
WSJ News Exclusive | Lyft to Expand Its Ad Business as New CEO Eyes a Turnaround
The ride-sharing company and its larger rival, Uber, are racing to build significant ad operations. Source link
‘Barbie’ Surpasses $1 Billion at the Box Office
“Barbie” is now the fourth U.S. motion picture directed or co-directed by a woman to cross the billion-dollar mark. Source...
For Once, Rookie Consultants Don’t Have Enough to Do
With few clients, some young workaholics are spending their workdays watching Netflix. They’re still getting paid. Source link
Maaco, Meineke Owner Is Hit by Rising Car-Wash Competition
Driven Brands entered the car-wash business line in 2020, and it is now its third-largest segment by revenue. Source link
Meta Sees Ad Business Rebound but Warns of Higher Spending in Metaverse
The Facebook parent posted its highest quarterly sales growth in more than a year as demand for digital advertising gets...
Elon Musk’s Pivot to X Draws Strong Opinions Across Twitter
The latest move by the billionaire owner to remake the platform elicits excitement and dismay from users, shrugs from advertisers....
The Horrible Performance Review That Set Him on the Road to CEO
John Peyton led Dine Brands, the owner of Applebee’s and IHOP, through the pandemic as a rookie chief executive. But...
WSJ News Exclusive | Sergey Brin Is Back in the Trenches at Google
Co-founder is working alongside AI researchers at tech giant’s headquarters, aiding efforts to build powerful Gemini system. Source link
Mining Deploys Innovative Tech to Find Copper, Other EV Metals
Miners are turning to machine learning, cutting-edge chemistry and other innovative means to increase the supply of critical materials such...
