Evening links — October 15, 2026
KFC is finally breaking a 40-year habit: its U.S. restaurants will swap Pepsi for Coke by the end of March 2027, ditching the drinks supplier that once owned… — Liz
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Evening links — October 14, 2026
AI is creating jobs at Bank of America: Brian Moynihan says the bank hired 1,000 contractors to patch software flaws exposed by models including Anthropic’s Mythos, on top… — Liz
Evening links — October 13, 2026
Character.AI has filed for Chapter 11 and may shut down without a buyer—a reminder that keeping people chatting also keeps the AI bill running. [Ivan Mehta] Bending Spoons’… — Liz
Evening links — October 12, 2026
A supermarket hack goes straight for the frozen food <AFP>A cyberattack hit refrigeration systems at at least 300 Intermarché and Netto shops and more than 100 Coopérative U… — Liz
More turmoil at Matt Mullenweg’s Automattic: Interim CFO out! Company posts bizarre farewell on X
Another abrupt departure since Matt Mullenweg’s return to Automattic after last month’s thrilling boardroom coup drama: interim CFO Jeremy Klaperman, out after less than a month, Sarah Perez… — Cran
Morning links — October 12, 2026
The restaurant-brand buyer may start selling <Restaurant Business>After building a portfolio of more than 80 restaurant brands, MTY Group has ruled out selling itself but may shed weaker… — Liz
Morning links — October 9, 2026
An Asos breach included shoppers’ search histories <The Guardian>Asos says an intruder who impersonated a trusted contact reached a service provider’s data, exposing customer contact details and recent… — Liz
Evening links — October 8, 2026
Subway’s purchasing co-op faces a $200 million reckoning <Restaurant Business>The co-op’s former chief is accused of routing about $80 million in kickbacks through brokers and shell companies; legal… — Liz
Evening links — October 7, 2026
McDonald’s pricing tool lands in an antitrust lawsuit <The Guardian>A customer alleges the chain’s pricing tool coordinates supposedly independent franchisees; McDonald’s says stores set their own prices and… — Liz
SRX moves forward with ETFs built around Eric Jackson’s AI model
There’s a new development in the Eric Jackson/SRX mystery we’ve been following. This morning, SRX announced its long-anticipated plan for Jackson: a suite of ETFs funded by the… — Cran
Morning links — October 7, 2026
A restaurant bankruptcy reveals the cost of emergency cash <Restaurant Business>About a quarter of True Food Kitchen’s $42 million-plus debt came from alternative advances, including arrangements repaid through… — Liz
Evening links — October 6, 2026
A Lego claim exposes a bigger insurance-fraud bill <The Guardian>A fake theft claim for collectible Lego helped expose one fraudster; insurers say they detected £1.34 billion in bogus… — Liz
Morning links — October 6, 2026
Lindt’s $94,000 ticket to a chocolate suitcase <Business Insider>A voting share costs about 78,000 Swiss francs; shareholders who vote at Lindt’s annual meeting get a blue briefcase of… — Liz
Evening links — October 5, 2026
Crumbl’s cookie empire starts to crack <Restaurant Business>Restaurant Business reports at least 57 store closures this year and August sales 70% below two years earlier, even as franchisees… — Liz
Evening links — October 2, 2026
Rick Santelli says goodbye after nearly 30 years at CNBC <Talking Biz News>Bon voyage, Rick Santelli. CNBC will be much less entertaining without him. Ikea to shutter 3… — Liz
Morning links — October 2, 2026
California says Lyft will pay $272.5M to resolve driver-pay claims <California Labor Commissioner>The state calls it its largest wage-and-hour settlement; 87% is slated to go directly to drivers… — Liz
Links: October 24, 2024
Three years in, Fox Weather is attracting viewers — and proving the doubters wrong Keurig Dr Pepper to Buy Energy-Drink Maker Ghost for Over $1 Billion Continuing Jobless… — Lew
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Boeing Posts $6 Billion Loss Ahead of Strike Vote <WSJ> North Dakota voters could end property taxes — and pour ‘gas on the spark’ of a growing tax… — Lew
Evening links: March 7, 2024
Sargento recalls nearly a dozen brands of shredded cheese over listeria fears <CBS News> Someone’s buying votes in Disney’s ugly proxy fight <Morning Brew> Voyager 1 may have… — Lew
Closing bell clicks: Feb. 28, 2024
Webull to go public via SPAC <CNBC> Apple abandons electric vehicle project <Semaphor> Wendy’s denies reports that it will implement surge pricing <Reuters> Why are so many CEOs… — Lew
Closing bell clicks (Feb. 26, 2024)
FTC opens its 30,000th lawsuit against the Kroger-Albertson’s merger <CNBC> The one major tech player the FTC hasn’t sued, Apple, might be facing a justice department lawsuit <WSJ> Kellog’s CEO… — Lew