May 25
Beyond Meat has brought on Kim Kardashian as its first chief taste consultant, the company revealed yesterday.
May 25
‘Mississippi Masala’ Helped Me Define Deep-Rooted Feelings My Family Never Spoke Of
Posted in: Today's ChiliFor the first time, I saw what it meant for someone to be surrounded by elders who are always mourning a lost home.
May 25
Jeep parent company Stellantis will reportedly plead guilty to emissions fraud
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe world’s fifth-largest automaker will reportedly soon plead guilty to end a multi-year investigation into its efforts to conceal the amount of pollution created by its diesel engines. According to Reuters, the US Justice Department and Dodge parent company Stellantis could announce as early as next week that the automaker has agreed to pay $300 million to settle allegations of crminal fraud. Stellantis declined to comment on the report.
The Justice Department began investigating Stellantis around 2019 when the automaker recalled nearly 1 million vehicles in the US and Canada for not meeting federal tailpipe emission standards. As of last year, the agency has announced criminal charges for just three Stellantis employees. The probe involved approximately 100,000 Ram pickup trucks and Jeep SUVs sold in the US.
The deal comes five years after Volkswagen famously pleaded guilty to its own emissions scandal. “Dieselgate” saw the German automaker eventually pay more than $20 billion in fines and legal settlements for installing illegal software designed to cheat government emissions tests. Since then, sales of diesel vehicles have plummeted in Europe and other parts of the world.
May 25
Watch Live as Boeing's Starliner Undocks from ISS and Attempts Desert Landing
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Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner has been cleared to depart the International Space Station, setting the stage for the final act in this important end-to-end demonstration of the system. You can watch all of the action live right here.
May 25
While much of the hype surrounding Jurassic World Dominion has been about the return of the original Jurassic Park trio, it’s not just relying on nostalgia. The film’s bringing some new faces to the franchise, too, including DeWanda Wise’s Kayla Watts. As a pilot who helps the group get from place to place, and…
May 25
Clearview AI, the surveillance firm notoriously known for harvesting some 20 billion face scans off of public social media searches, said it may bring its technology to schools and other private businesses.
May 25
Government officials are set to testify at a hearing regarding the ongoing shortage in baby formula, which was made worse through a failure to act sooner on part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA issued a background memo ahead of Wednesday’s hearing that detailed the events leading up to the…
May 25
In a last-ditch effort to avoid a Massachusetts lawsuit, Exxon claimed being sued violated its First Amendment right to free speech. On Tuesday, that motion to dismiss the suit was thrown out in the state’s Supreme Judicial Court. The lawsuit, which accuses Exxon of lying for decades about the climate impacts of…
May 25
Our Flag Means Death Music Supervisor Maggie Phillips on Picking the Perfect Song
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Even if you don’t recognize Maggie Phillips by name, chances are you’ve heard her work. If you’ve watched Moonlight, Legion, The Umbrella Academy, or even Our Flag Means Death, and you remember thinking, damn, that’s a hell of a song choice, you might have Phillips to thank for that truly epic needle drop.
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