Drugmaker Mylan has come under fire in recent months over questions about the cost of the EpiPen emergency allergy treatment, which has jumped in price by around 600% since 2009. In testimony before Congress this afternoon, Mylan CEO Heather Bresch defended the price hikes and claimed that her company ultimately only sees about one-sixth of the retail price for EpiPens. [More]
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Yes, You Can Rent-To-Own A Dog & It’s Expensive
By 4.14.16
Rent-to-own deals — where you pay weekly or monthly installments on a purchase instead of buying it outright — are typically offered for pricier home goods, like furniture, appliances, and electronics, and often end up costing significantly more than you’d pay in cash or with a credit card. Some retailers are extending this idea to pet-buying, and just like renting-to-own a new TV or fridge, a rent-to-own puppy is going to cost you a lot more than you’d pay otherwise. [More]
A List of Corporate Buzzwords From Pepsi’s Announcement Of Its Artisanal Cocktail Space
By 1.29.16
Do you have a hole in the heart that’s shaped like artisanal drinks made from a kola nut and peddled by a soda company that knows how to use all the coolest corporate buzzwords? You’re in luck! Pepsi is opening the country’s first “experimental kola bar, restaurant, lounge, and event space” in New York City. From the sound of the company’s press release, it’s where buzzwords go to die. [More]
T-Mobile CEO John Legere To Critics Of Binge On: “Who The F**k Are You?”
By 1.7.16
Earlier today, I predicted that there would be further slinging of words between T-Mobile and critics of its Binge On video streaming program. What I didn’t know at the time was that T-Mo CEO John Legere would go on Twitter to respond to, and profanely insult, those critics. [More]
Update To Google Translate App Interprets Speech, Translates Photos Of Text Instaneously
By 1.14.15
The halls of science fiction are filled with universal language translators — little ear gadgets that make everyone sound the same to everyone else, or floating screens rearranging letters before your eyes into something intelligible. While we haven’t reached a future of perfectly seamless translation yet, Google has update its Translate tool with some new tricks that might get us closer. [More]
Comcast VP Predicts Company Will Implement Broadband Data Caps Within Five Years
By 5.15.14
Most of us like to dictate when and how often we use the internet, but one media company is now considering placing limitations on that use. Any guesses on just who that company is? Sure, that was an easy one: Comcast. [More]
Debt Collection Company Actually Admits It Did The Wrong Thing After Bad Online Review
By 2.18.14
Does anyone currently see any pigs fluttering past the window? Or maybe there’s a new ice skating rink in hell? Because a debt collection company has actually admitted it was wrong. Specifically, the company that owned the supposed $3,500 debt a businesses levied against a customer who posted a negative review about an online shopping experience. [More]
Tenn. Official Warns Residents That Water Quality Complaints Could Be Seen As Terrorism
By 6.21.13
Taking a page straight out of the book Things You Should Not Compare To Terrorism, Especially While You’re Being Recorded, a Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation deputy director is under fire after warning a group of residents from one county that any unfounded complaints they made about water quality in their area could be considered “an act of terrorism.” [More]
Some Airlines Starting To Get It, Installing Roomier Overhead Bins
By 3.12.12
After seeing countless passengers refusing to believe that their wheelie bag isn’t going to fit in closed bins, while others just will not listen to flight attendants’ pleas of “please don’t put your coat in the overhead bin,” some airlines are actually expanding the size of their overhead bins. [More]
Jos. A. Bank Advertises "Super Jew Day" Sale?
By 12.15.10
Even though Hanukkah is over, it sounds like the folks at Jos. A. Bank (much more easily pronounced as “Joseph A. Bank”) are having a sale that might be perfect for Jewish shoppers looking to save on menswear. [More]
Why Can't I Use Staples Gift Cards On Staples.com?
By 1.6.09
It’s a simple question, and a little shocking that we have to ask it. I mean, it’s not like Staples specializes in technology or anything. Our tipster was shocked himself when he discovered this curious fact. His full story, inside.
