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Ford has rehired experienced human engineers to help address the shortcomings of artificial intelligence (AI) tools meant to tackle quality issues in the automaker's production processes.The hiring push helped Ford top the JD Power 2026 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS) for the first time since 2010 amid improvements in the quality of its new vehicles, and follows some hard-learned lessons about the ability of AI to replace human knowledge in […]

Organic moringa supplements sold through major online retailers including Amazon, Walmart, Target and TikTok Shop are being recalled nationwide after a supplier identified a potential salmonella contamination risk.New York-based Total Nutrition Inc. voluntarily recalled two TNVitamins organic moringa products after its supplier recalled the raw organic moringa ingredient because of possible salmonella contamination. The company said no illnesses have been reported in connection with the recall.The recalled products include TNVitamins […]

The Supreme Court on Monday dealt a blow to President Donald Trump's effort to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, preserving long-standing protections that shield the central bank from political interference.The nation's highest court, in a 5-4 decision, rejected Trump's bid to remove Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook while her legal challenge moves forward. The case centered on whether Trump had sufficient legal authority to fire Cook, a question with sweeping […]

A rare eight-sided Virginia mansion with a spooky reputation is looking for its next owner.The historic Octagon Mansion in Wytheville, Virginia, has hit the market for $295,000, offering buyers six bedrooms, roughly 5,000 square feet and more than 150 years of history — as well as a past tied to paranormal investigations and ghost-themed events, according to Realtor.com.Built in 1870, the home is one of the country's few remaining octagon […]

Cutting just one year from the Food and Drug Administration's drug review process could create more than $10 trillion in economic value while getting lifesaving medicines to patients faster, according to a new report calling for major FDA reforms.The report, The Multi-Trillion Dollar Opportunity in Reforming the FDA, published by the free-market policy group Unleash Prosperity, argues that lengthy effectiveness reviews, not safety testing, account for much of the agency's […]

Los Angeles officials have delayed implementation of a controversial plan to raise the minimum wage for hotel and airport workers to $30 an hour after the hospitality industry warned the mandate could result in layoffs, reduced hiring and increased automation.The measure, often referred to as the "Olympic Wage," was originally designed to increase wages to $30 an hour by 2028 as Los Angeles prepares to host the Summer Olympics. But city […]

Nearly one million bottles of heart and kidney medication have been recalled nationwide over the possibility of a "foreign substance," according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.California-based Amgen, Inc. voluntarily recalled at least 944,142 bottles of Corlanor and Sensipar tablets after "unexpected foreign matter" was found "in the reserve sample of one of the identified lots," the California state Board of Pharmacy said in an alert."The unexpected foreign matter was […]

A Nobel Prize-winning economist has warned that persistent predictions of artificial intelligence destroying the job market could become a self-fulfilling prophecy.Robert Shiller, who shared the 2013 Nobel Prize in economics for his work on asset prices, wrote a guest essay on Monday in The New York Times that argued the panic over AI is not a new sociological phenomenon.In fact, he wrote, humans have been worried that new technology could […]

The Golden State Warriors will have a new company patch on their jerseys, and it will set a new precedent in the sponsorship deal space.IREN, an Australian-founded vertically integrated AI cloud provider, will have its brand on the jerseys beginning with the 2026-27 season after a deal reportedly worth more than $50 million a year.The financial terms, first reported by Sportico, make it the largest sponsorship deal in North American […]