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Yesterday, Amazon agreed to acquire the vacuum cleaner maker iRobot for approximately $1.7 billion, scooping up another company to add to its collection of smart home appliances amid broader concerns about its market power. iRobot is most known for its popular circular-shaped Roomba vacuum, which would join voice assistant Alexa, the Astro robot and Ring […]
The Wall Street Journal reported that, Equifax this spring sent out incorrect credit scores for millions of customers applying for home and auto loans. One of three major credit-reporting companies provides financial information and scores for consumers, affecting whether people are approved for products including mortgages, credit cards and car loans, and what interest rate […]
California food producer Lyons Magnus announced that it is voluntarily recalling nutritional and beverage products due to the potential for microbial contamination, including from the organism Cronobacter sakazakii. According to the company, affected products did not meet certain sterility standards and infections related to this are rare, but immuno-compromised folks are more susceptible to infection. […]
If you are looking for a job that will pay for college, Amazon may be right for you. Yesterday, the company announced a new program that will Amazon employees to pursue a bachelor’s degree at SUNY Brockport at no cost. Career Choice program will cover tuition and select fees for qualifying hourly employees who are […]
You might want to check your sunscreen at home, it could be doing more harm than protection. The manufacturer of Banana Boat voluntarily recalled multiple batches of a hair and scalp sunscreen spray after an internal review found trace amounts of the cancer-causing chemical benzene. A spokesperson from the company stated: “Importantly, no other batches […]
The era of Sprite soda coming in a green bottle has come to an end. For more than 60 years, the soft drink Sprite has come packaged in iconic green bottles, and will no longer be in these bottles for environmental reasons. Starting next month, the Coca-Cola Co., which produces Sprite, will package the lemon-lime […]
According to Deloitte’s 2022 back-to-school survey, back-to-school shopping is the second largest spend for families annually, behind the holidays. Parents plan to spend $661 per child, on average, for back-to-school shopping this year, up 8% from 2021 and 27% from 2019. Clothing and accessories lead the increase, costing 18% more this year on average. School […]
With U.S. inflation racing ahead worker wages, a growing number of Americans are taking on second jobs to make ends meet. Three-quarters of middle-income Americans say they don’t earn enough to pay for the cost of living, according to a recent survey. As the pandemic erupted in the U.S. in 2020, roughly 4% of employed […]
Byron Allen is set to acquire the Black News Network for $11 million. According to Cablefax, Allen was the only bidder for the Black News Network, stationed in Tallahassee, Florida. This led to the U.S Bankruptcy Court in Northern District of Florida to cancel the upcoming auction for the network. BNC had been shut down […]
In honor of the late Gloria Langston, WDKX celebrates her birthday with the announcement of the upcoming WDKX Podcast Network, launching on August 1st. Gloria was a lover of literature and a well-known storyteller, constantly sharing stories from her life. To continue her legacy came the creation of the WDKX Podcast Network, a platform to […]
WDKX Holiday Stream