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Cheddar morning business update 11/14: Tesla at center of new lawsuit
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Tesla's at the center of a new lawsuit, claiming that the production floor is a "hotbed for racist behavior."
The FDA has approved the first "digital pill," embedded with a sensor so doctors can tell if a patient has taken their medication, including the date and time the person took it.
And Bill Gates' investment company invested $80 million in a high tech development outside of Phoenix.
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Business Briefs: Credit cards, cutting cable, Disney
Business Briefs: Credit cards, cutting cable, Disney
Annual credit card interest and fees have topped $100 billion. Cord cutting is on the rise. Disney is set to debut its first virtual reality film.
Annual credit card interest and fees have topped $100 billion. Cord cutting is on the rise. Disney is set to debut its first virtual reality film.
Business Briefs: Chinese tariffs, Krispy Kreme, Uber
Business Briefs: Chinese tariffs, Krispy Kreme, Uber
Business Briefs: Comcast, FDA, Nike
Business Briefs: Comcast, FDA, Nike
Comcast is backing down. The FDA is looking to crack down on dairy imposters. Nike says its Zoom Vaporfly 4% sneakers will make athletes run faster.
Business Briefs: Facebook, Wendy’s, Jeff Bezos
Business Briefs: Facebook, Wendy’s, Jeff Bezos
Facebook is cracking down on fake news. Wendy and Papa John are no longer on speaking terms. Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin performed a successful test of its rockets’ emergency abort capabilities.Business Briefs: Amazon, Target, Netflix
Business Briefs: Amazon, Target, Netflix
Amazon Prime Day has broken records. Target held a 24-hour sale of its own. Netflix is getting a makeover.Business Briefs: Google, UPS and Walmart
Business Briefs: Google, UPS and Walmart
Would you let UPS into your home when you're not there? The company is testing a program that will let delivery drivers drop packages inside homes, according to Cheddar.Business Briefs: Amazon Prime Day, Harvey Weinstein, World Emoji Day
Business Briefs: Amazon Prime Day, Harvey Weinstein, World Emoji Day
Business Briefs: Netflix, Jeff Bezos, IHOP
Business Briefs: Netflix, Jeff Bezos, IHOP
Netflix isn’t immune to competition. Their latest quarterly earnings show they added 670,000 subscribers in the U.S., on half of its own estimate, according to Cheddar.Business Briefs: Comcast, Facebook, We-Work
Business Briefs: Comcast, Facebook, We-Work
Comcast is unlikely to raise its bid for 21st Century Fox assets, according to CNBC.Business Briefs: Amazon Prime Day, Elon Musk, ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’
Business Briefs: Amazon Prime Day, Elon Musk, ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’
Amazon Prime Day begins today at 3 p.m. Eastern Time and runs for 36 hours.
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Congress abandons bid to reverse Trump deal with ZTE
Congress abandons bid to reverse Trump deal with ZTE
Congress is abandoning an effort to clamp down on the Chinese telecom giant ZTE in a defense bill.Congress is abandoning an effort to clamp down on the Chinese telecom giant ZTE in a defense bill.Colorado VA hospital plagued by delays, high costs to open
Colorado VA hospital plagued by delays, high costs to open
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File). FILE - In this June 8, 2017, file photo, the campus of the Veterans Administration hospital is under construction in Aurora, Colo. The center is set to open Saturday, July 21, 2018, years behind schedule and more than...
It's more than $1 billion over budget and five years behind schedule, but an elaborate new veterans hospital is finally opening in suburban Denver with the promise of state-of-the-art medical care.It's more than $1 billion over budget and five years behind schedule, but an elaborate new veterans hospital is finally opening in suburban Denver with the promise of state-of-the-art medical care.Bayer to stop sales of birth control device tied to injuries
Bayer to stop sales of birth control device tied to injuries
(Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals via AP). FILE - This image provided by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals shows the birth control implant Essure. On Friday, July 20, 2018, the maker of the permanent contraceptive implant subject to thousands of injury ...
The maker of a permanent birth control implant said Friday it will stop selling the device in the U.S. at the end of the year.The maker of a permanent birth control implant said Friday it will stop selling the device in the U.S. at the end of the year.Director James Gunn fired from 'Guardians 3' over old tweets
Director James Gunn fired from 'Guardians 3' over old tweets
(Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File). FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2017 file photo, filmmaker James Gunn arrives at the 9th annual Governors Awards in Los Angeles. Gunn has been fired as director of “Guardians of the Galaxy 3” because of old tweets t...
James Gunn has been fired as director of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" because of old tweets that recently emerged where he joked about subjects like pedophilia and rape.James Gunn has been fired as director of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" because of old tweets that recently emerged where he joked about subjects like pedophilia and rape.Netflix unveils first 8 Shonda Rhimes projects for platform
Netflix unveils first 8 Shonda Rhimes projects for platform
(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File). FILE - In this March 4, 2018 file photo, Shonda Rhimes arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Partyin Beverly Hills, Calif. Rhimes’s first slate of shows for Netflix include a look at the migration of African-Ameri...
Netflix announces the first of 8 shows Shonda Rhimes and her company are producing for the streaming giant.Netflix announces the first of 8 shows Shonda Rhimes and her company are producing for the streaming giant.MGM turns to never-tested law to sue Vegas shooting victims
MGM turns to never-tested law to sue Vegas shooting victims
(AP Photo/Ronda Churchill, File). FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2017 file photo, an American flag waves near a police barricade on the Las Vegas Strip with the MGM Grand hotel and casino in the background after a mass shooting in Las Vegas. The unprecedented ...
The unprecedented move from MGM Resorts International to sue hundreds of victims of last year's mass shooting in Las Vegas relies on an obscure U.S. law never tested in court.The unprecedented move from MGM Resorts International to sue hundreds of victims of last year's mass shooting in Las Vegas relies on an obscure U.S. law never tested in court.Merkel: German govt is solid despite fight over migration
Merkel: German govt is solid despite fight over migration
(AP Photo/Ferdinand Ostrop). German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks on prior to the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, July 18, 2018.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to face questions at her annual summer news conference over the government's handling of the thorny issue of migration and Berlin's fraught relationship with the United States...German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to face questions at her annual summer news conference over the government's handling of the thorny issue of migration and Berlin's fraught relationship with the United States under Trump.Hawaii town hopes lava tourism will bring economic relief
Hawaii town hopes lava tourism will bring economic relief
(AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy, File). FILE - This Sept. 8, 2014 file photo shows downtown Pahoa, Hawaii. The small, rural town of Pahoa is the gateway to the eruption pouring rivers of lava out of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. Historic wooden buildings lining it...
Authorities in Hawaii want to set up a site where the public can view lava erupting from Kilauea volcano.Authorities in Hawaii want to set up a site where the public can view lava erupting from Kilauea volcano.Nevada's path forward unclear after twice-delayed execution
Nevada's path forward unclear after twice-delayed execution
(Nevada Department of Corrections via AP, File). FILE - This undated file photo provided by Nevada Department of Corrections photo shows death row inmate Scott Raymond Dozier, who was convicted in 2007 of robbing, killing and dismembering a 22-year-old...
Courts twice have blocked Nevada from carrying out its first execution in 12 years using a never-tried combination of drugs that it created after struggling to get lethal injection supplies.Courts twice have blocked Nevada from carrying out its first execution in 12 years using a never-tried combination of drugs that it created after struggling to get lethal injection supplies.Singapore: Hack of 1.5M patients' records targeted PM Lee
Singapore: Hack of 1.5M patients' records targeted PM Lee
(AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim, File). FILE - In this April 28, 2018, file photo, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks during a press conference to mark the end of the 32nd ASEAN Summit in Singapore. A cyberattack on Singapore’s public health sys...
A cyberattack on Singapore's public health system breached records on 1.5 million people and targeted the prime minister, a two-time cancer survivor.A cyberattack on Singapore's public health system breached records on 1.5 million people and targeted the prime minister, a two-time cancer survivor.
