Walmart’s restored ‘basket fee’ unrelated to tariffs, company claims
In the tariff era, minor price fluctuations can be big news, and many people are quick to blame any price increase on tariffs. Just last night, Mashable fact-checked a false alarm about Microsoft raising some Surface laptop prices. Now, it’s Walmart’s turn. On April 30, Reuters reported that Walmart had
Is It Mac Or Mack Truck? A Look At How The Company Got Its Name & Logo
If you’re a Disney fan, then you’re probably already familiar with Mack, Lightning McQueen’s trusty carrier in the movie “Cars”. But Mack isn’t just the truck’s name, it’s also the name of the brand he represents — Mack Trucks (spelled with a k, not
UK company allegedly paid $4m in bribes to secure Microsoft data center construction contract
Three people were arrested by the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) after Blu-3, a construction management company, was suspected of bribing former members of the Mace Group during construction of a Microsoft data center in the Netherlands. According to the SFO, its team sent over 70 officers to four residential
Digital photo frame company Nixplay cut its free cloud storage to almost nothing
One of the most frustrating realities about modern technology products is that while so many of them can get exciting new features via the internet, they can lose them just as easily. That happened to owners of Nixplay smart digital photo frames this week when they were hit with a
Revenue management software company IDeaS launches marketing solution
Hospitality revenue management software (RMS) company IDeaS has launched IDeaS Spotlight, a solution to help hotel marketers identify ideal timing for marketing campaigns. In an interview with PhocusWire, Mike Chuma, vice president of global marketing for IDeaS, explained that the team at IDeaS “worked backwards,” and determined that, as an
Lawmakers demand answers from Nvidia over suspected GPU diversions to China, company denies any wrongdoing
A U.S. congressional investigation suspects that Chinese AI company DeepSeek has trained its large language model using tens of thousands of Nvidia GPUs, many covered by U.S. export controls. As Nvidia’s hardware was central to China’s AI progress, the House Select Committee on the CCP this week sent a formal
xAI, Elon Musk's AI company, just purchased X, Elon Musk's social media company
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has purchased X, according to a post shared by Musk. Besides their similar names and owner, the companies are already connected through xAI’s chatbot Grok, which is integrated into X. X was acquired by xAI through an all-stock transaction. “The combination values xAI at $80
Who Owns Tractor Supply And How Did The Company Get Started?
Tractor Supply is the largest retail farm products supplier in the U.S., exceeding $14.8 billion in sales during in fiscal 2024, per MorningStar.com. In our coverage of the rural and ranch focused giant, we’ve discovered some of the reasons behind its success among consumers,
What Company Makes Them & Where Are They Built?
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Chandra Ramsurrun/Shutterstock Hisense has built a reputation for supplying electronics at competitive prices. The company offers a huge range of products; everything from fridges to TVs is included in its product portfolio.
