United Airlines passengers to see targeted ads on seat-back screens (www.cbsnews.com)
McDonald's is getting rid of self-serve drinks and some locations may charge for refills (www.cbsnews.com)
MIT-educated brothers accused of stealing $25 million in cryptocurrency in 12 seconds in Ethereum blockchain scheme (www.cbsnews.com)
California can share your baby's DNA sample without permission, but new bill could force state to publicly reveal who they're giving it to (www.cbsnews.com)
New government spending bill bans U.S. embassies from flying Pride flag (www.cbsnews.com)
The prohibition was one of many side issues included in the mammoth $1.2 trillion package to fund the government through September.
Colorado: union pushes for bill to protect employees who refuse to attend religious, political, and anti-union company meetings (www.cbsnews.com)
RIP Akira Toriyama Creator of Dragonball (www.cbsnews.com)
"A dream. It's perfect": Helium discovery in northern Minnesota may be biggest ever in North America (www.cbsnews.com)
"A dream. It's perfect": Helium discovery in northern Minnesota may be biggest ever in North America::For a century, the U.S. Government-owned the largest helium reserve in the country, but the biggest exporters now are in Russia, Qatar and Tanzania. With this new discovery, Minnesota could be joining that list.
Cal State: 97% voting undergrad workers approve largest undergraduate worker union in country, "this isn't just for us, this is for every student worker who comes after us" (www.cbsnews.com)
Military tracking high-altitude balloon flying over Western U.S. (www.cbsnews.com)
Military tracking high-altitude balloon flying over Western U.S.::The U.S. is tracking a small, high-altitude balloon that is drifting across the country but poses no threat to national security, the military said Friday.
Passenger sees Boeing 757-200 “wing coming apart” mid-air — United flight from San Francisco to Boston makes emergency landing in Denver (www.cbsnews.com)
Passenger sees Boeing 757-200 “wing coming apart” mid-air — United flight from San Francisco to Boston makes emergency landing in Denver::A United Airlines flight to Boston was diverted to Denver because of an issue with the plane's wing.
Technology has fueled a sports betting boom and a spike in problem gambling, addiction therapist warns (www.cbsnews.com)
Technology has fueled a sports betting boom and a spike in problem gambling, addiction therapist warns::There's been a surge of young problem gamblers since sports betting was legalized. An addiction therapist warns AI-powered sports betting has spurred a public health emergency.
Baltimore hospitality workers march: "As a cook, I make more than a lot of my co-workers, and I still have to choose between paying my car payment and buying food." (www.cbsnews.com)
Tesla recalls 2.2 million cars — nearly all of its vehicles sold in the U.S. — over warning light issue (www.cbsnews.com)
Tesla recalls 2.2 million cars — nearly all of its vehicles sold in the U.S. — over warning light issue::Warning lights on the Tesla vehicles are hard to read, raising the risk of a crash, according to traffic safety regulators.
FDA says 561 deaths tied to recalled Philips sleep apnea machines (www.cbsnews.com)
FDA says 561 deaths tied to recalled Philips sleep apnea machines::Update from the Food and Drug Agency comes days after Philips said it would stop selling the devices in the U.S.
Tech companies are slashing thousands of jobs as they pivot toward AI (www.cbsnews.com)
Tech companies are slashing thousands of jobs as they pivot toward AI::Technology companies are axing jobs as they pile deeper into artificial intelligence, with one expert calling it a "sobering signal."
Netflix wants to retire basic ad-free plan in some countries, shareholder letter says (www.cbsnews.com)
Netflix will implement the change in Canada and the U.K. in the second quarter of the year before "taking it from there," the letter said....
NASA uses laser to send video of a cat named Taters over 19 million miles (www.cbsnews.com)
Lego drops prototype blocks made of recycled plastic bottles as they "didn't reduce carbon emissions" (www.cbsnews.com)
Lego drops prototype blocks made of recycled plastic bottles as they "didn't reduce carbon emissions"::Danish toy giant Lego said 2 years of experimentation with blocks made from recycled plastic bottles showed they "didn't reduce carbon emissions."
