Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchChick-fil-A backtracks from its no-antibiotics-in-chicken pledge, blames projected supply shortages
The fast-food chain Chick-fil-A backtracked from its decade-old "no antibiotics ever" pledge intended to help prevent human antibiotic resistance lin…
2 years, 1 month ago
Facebook News tab becomes unavailable as Meta scales back news and political content
Meta sunsetted Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform further deemphasizes news and politics. The feature w…
2 years, 1 month ago
Lego head mugshots add to California’s debate on policing and privacy
A Southern California police department has been handcuffed by Lego after the toy company asked the agency to stop adding Lego heads to cover the fac…
2 years, 1 month ago
Gardening bloomed during the pandemic, now garden centers want to keep interest up
Garden centers enjoyed a pandemic boom, particularly with millennials, as people looked for outdoor activities during lockdowns. Now, garden centers …
2 years, 1 month ago
AI robot monitors the health of tulips in fields
An artificial intelligence robot called Theo is a new high-tech weapon in the battle to root out disease from Dutch tulip fields. The robot, which ch…
2 years, 1 month ago
McDonald’s apologizes for global system outage that shut down some stores for hours
McDonald’s apologized for a global technology outage that shuttered some restaurants for hours on March 15. The company said the outage was caused b…
2 years, 1 month ago
A new kind of hospital is coming to rural America. To qualify, facilities must close their beds
As rural hospitals continue to struggle financially, a new type of hospital is slowly taking root, especially in the Southeast. Rural emergency hosp…
2 years, 1 month ago
Recycling electronics to reduce E-Waste in Kenya
U.N. agencies warn that electrical waste—everything from discarded refrigerators to TVs to e-scooters to mobile phones—is piling up worldwide, and re…
2 years, 1 month ago
A pioneering bill to slow fast fashion gets approval from France’s lower house. Next stop, the Senate
A pioneering bill to curb the rampant pace of fast fashion won unanimous approval in the lower house of the French Parliament, making France one of t…
2 years, 1 month ago
Judge denies Apple’s attempt to dismiss a class-action lawsuit over AirTag stalking
A judge has denied Apple’s motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit claiming that stalkers are using its AirTag devices to track victims—and that the…
2 years, 1 month ago