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Meta said Thursday that it’s suing an app maker that uses artificial intelligence to simulate nude images of real people who appear clothed in pictures. Meta said it filed a lawsuit in Hong Kong against Joy Timeline HK Limited, the entity behind app CrushAI, to prevent it from advertising CrushAI …

Initial claims for U.S. unemployment benefits last week rose to their highest level in eight months, a sign the labor market might be losing steam as concerns over tariffs take hold of U.S. businesses and consumers.  New applications for jobless benefits in the week ending May 31 reached 247,000, up …

Vietti Food Group is voluntarily recalling some canned baked beans for undeclared soy on the label that could people with a soy allergy at risk, the FDA said.  The 15 oz. cans of Yellowstone Brown Sugar Molasses Baked Beans were distributed in Illinois, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Texas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Delaware, …

The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent – and economists credit American consumers for helping to slay it. Some of America’s largest companies, from Amazon to Disney to Yum Brands, say their customers are increasingly seeking cheaper alternative products and services, searching for bargains or …

A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule by the National Labor Relations Board that would have made it easier for millions of workers to form unions at big companies. The rule, which was due to go into effect Monday, would have set new standards for determining when …

Detroit — One of the biggest reasons people cite when saying they won’t buy an electric vehicle is “range anxiety“: the fear of running out of juice on the road with nowhere to recharge. Stellantis’ Ram brand may have an answer for that, especially for people who need a truck …

A Taco Bell diner is beefing with the fast-food chain, claiming its false advertising led him to buy a pizza that turned out to be very short on meat.  In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, New York City resident Frank Siragusa alleged that Taco Bell’s advertising is “unfair and materially misleading,” …

Disney World’s crowds are getting smaller, signaling that the high entry costs to the theme park as well as competition from other destinations may be taking a toll on attendance, Wall Street Journal reporter Jacob Passy told CBS News.  “We specifically looked at July 4, which over history has always …

Meta late Wednesday debuted a social media app called Threads that the social media giant describes as “Instagram’s text-based conversation app.” The new service, which looks set to compete with Twitter, launched a day early in Apple’s App Store. Originally, the app had been scheduled for release on July 6. …

As the operator of a tourist submersible designed to dive 4,000 meters below the sea’s surface, OceanGate asked its customers to sign liability waivers before stepping inside the 21-foot vessel — paperwork that outlined their risks in stark terms, including the possibility of death, emotional trauma or physical injury.  That …