Prosecutors in Philadelphia have sued to stop Elon Musk and his political group America PAC from awarding $1m (£770,092m) to voters in swing states, accusing the billionaire of “running an illegal lottery”. “America PAC and Musk must be stopped, immediately,...
The boss of McDonald’s has apologised to customers hit by an E. coli outbreak in the US linked to the chain’s Quarter Pounders, a new setback for the chain which has been struggling with flagging sales. “We are sorry for...
Adidas has ended its “fight” with Kanye West over antisemitic comments he made in 2022, which scuppered the sports brand and US rapper’s “Yeezy” collaboration. Adidas discontinued the collection at the time and started selling off Yeezy stock at wholesale...
The surging global popularity of TikTok has seen the co-founder of its parent company, ByteDance, become China’s richest person. According to a rich list produced by the Hurun Research Institute, Zhang Yiming is now worth $49.3bn (£38bn) – 43% more than...
Some video game actors based in the UK have said they wish they could strike in solidarity with their US counterparts. Voice actors connected to the SAG-Aftra union have been refusing to work with companies like Activision, Disney, Warner Bros...
Wikipedia is embroiled in a major legal battle in India that experts say could impact how the online encyclopaedia functions in the country. The battle stems from a 20m rupee ($237,874; £183,012) lawsuit filed by India’s largest newswire service against...
Some users on X who spend their days sharing content that includes election misinformation, AI-generated images and unfounded conspiracy theories say they are being paid “thousands of dollars” by the social media site. The BBC identified networks of dozens of...
Starbucks is dropping its much-hyped range of olive oil-infused coffees in the US and Canada from early November. The announcement comes less than a week after new boss, Brian Niccol, promised to shake up the coffeeshop giant’s menu in an attempt to...
