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Beyond Meat is replacing its signature plant-based burger with a version designed to taste more like animal beef. The newest recipe, which will eventually replace the current product, removes mung beans — a protein-rich legume — from the ingredient list and adds some vitamins and minerals to make the product taste meatier and more closely

Amazon’s Fire Kids tablets have long been popular among younger users, but now the company is targeting older kids with a brand-new lineup. Amazon announced on Tuesday that it will debut a Fire Kids Pro tablet aimed for users ages 6 to 12. Its existing Fire Kids models are intended for kids ages 3 to

Tesla just posted record quarterly profits, with one measure of earnings passing the $1 billion mark for the first time. But in order to justify its sky-high stock price, the automaker will need to overcome a growing list of challenges. What’s happening: A global chip shortage is snarling production, while the business environment in China,

Apple rolled out a major privacy feature on Monday that will allow iOS users to decide how they want their personal data handled — a move that has worried some companies, including Facebook. iOS users must now give explicit permission for apps to track their behavior and sell their personal data, such as age, location,

Tesla posted record profits Monday — its third record quarter in a row — as its adjusted earnings reached the $1 billion mark for the first time. The company recorded $9 billion in total revenue. That was slightly lower than fourth quarter sales but up 75% from the year-earlier period. Revenue was partly held back

Hiromi spent most of her life feeling trapped. Growing up, the now 58-year-old Japanese acupuncturist felt pressure to conform to Japan’s rules-based society, and to become a model worker and wife. She married young and had three children, but later divorced and says she still struggles to make ends meet. “I’m sure some Japanese people

Emergent BioSolutions’ stock lost more than half of its value since the disclosure that it ruined as many as 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine at its Baltimore plant. But the company’s CEO dumped more than $11 million worth of stock ahead of the stock’s massive decline. Johnson & Johnson announced on

Epicurious is changing up its diet to help fight climate change. The online food publication announced Monday that it has “cut out” beef: The ingredient will no longer appear in new recipes, articles, newsletters or social media posts. The move is meant to be “pro-planet,” because beef production creates large quantities of greenhouse gas emissions,

Investing in cryptocurrencies requires an appetite for risk and a whole new vocabulary. Here’s a beginner’s guide to the fundamentals of crypto lingo. Bitcoin Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency created in 2009 by an unknown person (or people) using the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. Unlike traditional currencies such as the US dollar, bitcoin isn’t controlled by a

Hollywood’s biggest night was also its smallest night ever. The 93rd Academy Awards tried to cover for a lost year in film with a boatload of intrigue: A change in venue that allowed for a maskless audience, a movie-style production led by director Steven Soderbergh, and a change in format with a surprise ending. None

Apple is the only American company to reach a $2 trillion market value. But it could soon have a lot more company in that elite club. Microsoft is worth just under $2 trillion. Amazon has a market capitalization of $1.7 trillion, and Google owner Alphabet is worth about $1.5 trillion. Tech stocks have come roaring

Apple is the only American company to reach a $2 trillion market value. But it could soon have a lot more company in that elite club. Microsoft is worth just under $2 trillion. Amazon has a market capitalization of $1.7 trillion, and Google owner Alphabet is worth about $1.5 trillion. Tech stocks have come roaring

After surviving a fear-filled year of the Covid-19 pandemic, getting vaccinated is a cause for celebration. As Covid-19 vaccines become more readily available, companies want to reward Americans who’ve been vaccinated with special offers after getting their shots. CNN Business put together a list of companies that are providing freebies when you show proof of

After a five-day losing streak, bitcoin was up about 8% Monday morning to $53,600. Last week, the cryptocurrency tumbled below $50,000 for the first time in a month — a steep decline from its all-time high above $64,000 that it reached in mid-April. And although the past couple of weeks have been a roller coaster

The European Union said Monday it is suing AstraZeneca over an alleged breach of its vaccine supply contract, a dramatic escalation of a months-long dispute over delivery delays that hampered the rollout of shots across the continent. The 27 nations of the European Union had ordered 300 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine from the

Domino’s Pizza is bringing back the Noid, its popular mascot from the 1980s — with a techy twist. For those who don’t remember the hair band decade, the Noid was a bunny-suited “antihero” that appeared in Domino’s commercials using antics like ice-shooting machines to try to prevent delivery of hot pizza. The commercials urged people