National retailer Target is adapting new measures to make it easier for holiday shoppers including contactless purchase during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Author: Mike Snider, USA TODAY
After 6-month existence, video streaming service Quibi calls it quits
Short-form video service Quibi, launched in April and led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, is shutting down.
Microsoft Teams will use artificial intelligence to better reduce background noises in video conferences
During the coronavirus pandemic, co-workers connect via video conferencing. Microsoft’s Teams has a new feature coming to reduce background noises.
Wine supply – and prices – could be affected by wildfire smoke
Wildfires in California and on the west coast may impact wine supplies in a year already affected by COVID-19. That could raise wine prices, too.
Fisher-Price opens a virtual museum on Instagram to celebrate 90 years of its toys
Fisher-Price is opening a virtual museum Thursday on Instagram to celebrate its 90 years of making toys.
Hear Tom Petty’s ‘Wildflowers’ as he envisioned with previously unreleased songs, home demos
More than 25 years after its release, Tom Petty’s ‘Wildflowers’ gets an expansive reissue with a second disc of songs, plus home demos, live tracks.
Facebook goes on social media offensive to encourage users to get flu shots, vaccines
Facebook’s new flu vaccine information campaign includes a public health tool to help users find their nearest location to get the flu vaccine.
Apple’s new iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro models will come without charger and headphones
New iPhones will come with a Lightning cable with USB-C connector, which will work with standard power adapters. AirPods will also not be included.
Walt Disney Co. reshuffles media and entertainment industries to focus on streaming, direct-to-consumer offerings
The Walt Disney Co. has announced a reorganization of its media and entertainment business to focus on direct-to-consumer content, especially streaming.
Oreo gives away new rainbow cookies to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month. How to get yours
Cookie maker Nabisco has teamed with the group PFLAG to give away 10,000 free packs of limited-edition rainbow cookies.