The mugs were sold from November 2023 through January 2024 for about $10, $13 or $20 depending on gift set.Screenshot: US Consumer Product Safety Commission This story originally appeared on Quartz. Nestle USA is recalling more than 440,000 Starbucks-branded mugs after customers reported being burned and cut after using the metallic products, the Consumer Product … Read more
The Starbucks NFT rewards program will soon be no more. In late 2022, Starbucks dipped its toes into the world of Web3 with a beta launch of its new NFT rewards program, Starbucks Odyssey. It has remained as a closed, invite-only beta ever since. However, according to a recently updated FAQ on the official Starbucks … Read more
Update: Starbucks announced Friday that it’s discontinuing its NFT program, which was in beta, to “prepare for what comes next as we continue to evolve the program,” according to an FAQ page. We spoke with Steve Kaczynski, the program’s lead, on the Chain Reaction podcast last month. On Friday, he tweeted that his future … Read more
A franchise operator that runs Starbucks outlets in the Middle East and North Africa region said Tuesday that it will lay off 2,000 workers amid calls for boycotts of the American coffee giant linked to the ongoing war in Gaza. “As a result of the continually challenging trading conditions over the last six months, we … Read more
Klaus Vedfelt | Digitalvision | Getty Images Cue the George Orwell reference. Depending on where you work, there’s a significant chance that artificial intelligence is analyzing your messages on Slack, Microsoft Teams, Zoom and other popular apps. Huge U.S. employers such as Walmart, Delta Air Lines, T-Mobile, Chevron and Starbucks, as well as European brands … Read more
People dit at McDonald’s outdoor seating after going out on a Saturday night along Rothschild Street on June 11, 2022 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images McDonald’s and Starbucks, two of the biggest U.S. restaurant companies, both said the Israel-Hamas war hurt their sales at the end of last year. Shares of … Read more
The mother of an intellectually disabled girl who was allegedly led from school grounds by three male students and sexually assaulted in a Starbucks bathroom and a nearby empty building filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Starbucks, Pittsburgh Public Schools and a property management company of negligence. The lawsuit alleges that school personnel at Taylor Allderdice … Read more
Google Just Disabled Cookies for 30 Million Chrome Users. Here’s How to Tell If You’re One of Them. But me love cookies!Photo: VIAVAL TOURS / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock) Mr. Tweet Fumbles Super Bowl Tweet Today marks the first of many upcoming moments of silence in Google’s years-long plan to kill cookies. As of this morning, the … Read more
Members and supporters of Starbucks Workers United protest outside of a Starbucks store in Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 16, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Starbucks said it wants to resume contract talks with the union representing its baristas, starting in January. Saturday marks the two-year anniversary of the first unionization of … Read more
Darren Lynn Bousman has directed four Saw movies—parts 2-4, and the Chris Rock-starring Spiral—and while his latest, The Cello, has some gruesome elements, it’s a big departure for the filmmaker in many ways. Ahead of the film’s release December 8, io9 got a chance to ask him more. “Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” … Read more