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By DEE-ANN DURBIN, Associated Press

Burger King is testing AI-powered headsets that can recite recipes, alert managers when inventories are low and even track how friendly employees are to customers.

Restaurant Brands International – the Miami-based company that owns Burger King, Popeyes and other brands – said Thursday it’s currently testing the OpenAI-powered headsets in 500 U.S. restaurants.

The system collects data on restaurant operations and shares it via “Patty,” a voice that talks to employees through their headsets. If the drink machine is low on Diet Coke, Patty will tell the store’s manager. If a customer uses a QR code to report a messy bathroom, the manager will be alerted.

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A week after the NASA Administrator promised consequences for the agency’s mishandling of the Boeing Starliner saga, two key leaders of its Commercial Crew Program are being replaced.

NASA said that Ken Bowersox, who announced his retirement Wednesday, is no longer associate administrator of Space Operations Mission Directorate. His last day at NASA will be March 6.

Steve Stich is also no longer the program manager of the Commercial Crew Program. Stich is remaining at NASA, but has transitioned to an advisor role for the Human Landing Systems program for Artemis.

The Space Operations Mission Directorate oversees commercial crew as well as the International Space Station, human research, launch services and human spaceflight capabilities among other programs.

Bowersox’s replacement is Joel Montalbano. He has been most recently a deputy under Bowersox and before that the program manager of the International Space Station. Stich’s replacement is Dana Hutcherson, who had been Stich’s deputy in the Commercial Crew Program. Both will be installed as acting leaders for their new roles, effective immediately NASA stated. read more

Tiny shards of grill brush bristles have been the subject of myriad news articles, social media videos and community chatter.

If consumed, the tiny bits of metal wreak havoc on the body. In one case, doctors searched for weeks to diagnose a man who suffered from extreme stomach pain, weight loss and other confounding health issues before the culprit was detected in a body scan. Reports of such ailments stretch back more than a decade.

Now, Weber is recalling millions of its grill brushes because their wiry bristles would be hazardous if consumed as part of a barbecued meal.

The company said it’s aware of at least 38 reports of people becoming sick after consuming pieces of grill brush bristles. At least four incidents included people who swallowed metal bristles and had to seek medical treatment to remove them from their throat or gut.

The recall of 3.2 million brushes involves those made with plastic or wood handles measuring between 12 and 21 inches long, the company said. The model numbers, found on the product packaging, include 6277, 6278, 6463, 6464, 6493 and 6494. read more

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart Inc. has agreed to pay $100 million to settle allegations from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that the retailer caused its delivery drivers to lose tens of millions of dollars’ worth of earnings by deceiving them about their pay and tips they could make, the commission said ‌in a ​statement ​on Thursday.

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Detroit under Donald Trump has rediscovered its love of the big, roaring engine.

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By gutting climate regulations, the president has freed U.S. automakers to sell as many gas-burning trucks and SUVs as they can. Muscle cars powered by rumbling V-8s and Hemi engines are back, with beasts like the Dodge Charger and Ford’s Mustang Dark Horse laying down rubber at this year’s Detroit Auto Show. Electric vehicles, pushed by years of federal policy, are now purely optional.

The sudden switch promises a new era of fat profits for the companies. They’ve always made their best margins on large vehicles with monster engines. Ford Motor Co.’s top executive even hailed the change as a “multibillion-dollar opportunity.” read more